Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-10

Miss Carmody. She looked at MI
Chalmers with an expression half o
interrogation and half of confidence
IN his ability to solve the riddle. I'll,
chatter of Miss lie Roy sounded musi
cal as it came through the draw
portieres. Two newsboys wer,
working the street" with late edi
ton. In the distance their erie.
sounded like the "honking" of wild
geese.
1T is remarkable that so many
things should point to this man Vim
cent" said Mr.. Chalmers. ''Hc disap
peared the same time your father
did. He had been here several times
the week before. And, on top of this,
our man Seymour wires that Vincent
is the man."
do you think that he is, Mr.. Chol-
mers?' Miss Car11ody looked eagerly
into the eyes of the managing edi-
tor, and that gentleman was so hyp-
Noticed that he WAS lost at the mo-
ment for an answer.
"I--I--no, 1 do not think he Isl
said Mr. Chalmers. SIT is probably
nothing more than a coincidence"
but your Mr.. Seymour seems SO
sure that Vincent is at the bottom Of
the mystery" said Miss Carmody.
Seymour is a good reporter, Bat
he is too emotional at times" saii
Chalmers, smiling, Gle is like many
of our detectives who first make up
their minds, and then make tie facls
tit to prove their theory. 1t is bell
ter to get the facts first, and form
your theory later. Of course S.v-
monr may have some important
clews, but he did not send them in
his bulletin. | have good reason :.or
suspecting certain person of com.
plicity in this matter, and l have
some facts which seem to fortify my
suspicious, but I would not dream
of making charge against him.
In few days / shall know more.'
by the way, there is something
you can do, if you WILL" added Chal-
mers
What is it?" Miss Carmody was
much Interested
1T has but an Indirect bearing on
this case,' said Chalmers. "Mr. Van
Horne cablcd Inc to-day to have Mr.
Walter b. Hestor work on this mys
terry. Now, Mr. Hestor has gone To
Europe With Mr.. Sidney Hammond.
! forgot to ask him where he would
make his first landing. Hestor and
Miss lie Roy are friends. Hestor
said something to me concerning a
dinner party he gave about a week
before he went away, and if my mem
DRY serves me right, he said Miss LIE
Roy was present. VIII you ask her
about this dinner party? 1t is likely |
that Hestor may have talked over
his plans with Miss lie Roy or Mr..
Hammond. We wish to get into com
munication with Mr.. ifestor at once
He is the most brilliant newspaner
correspondent of the time. His as
slstance would be invaluable"
u will do SO before Miss LIE Row
leaves tonight" said Miss Carmodv
Il am glad there is something 1 can
do. Is it not too bad that Mr.. Hes
tor went away just when he didP
lie is SO fond of big sensations that
he would have delighted in this one
and would have done all in his power
to solve it,"
Find out who made up the mem
oers OF this dinner party and ] will
call you up tomorrow and you can
tell me- said Mr.. Chalmers. THE
ltccord is to be congratulated on SO
charming an addition to it's renor.
torial staff"
MY assignment is an easy one.
SAID Miss Helen, as Chalmers rose
70 go. Must you go SO soon Mr.
chalmers? Won't you stay and ioin ,
is IN cup of coffee?"
1 should be more than pleased TO
10 So said Mr.. Chalmers, ..but wa
nave an important paper tomorrow. +
ma one difficult to handle. | prom.
sea my assistants I would return
u certain hour, and | have inst
enough time to make the distance
NJ uis 'ance
MI Chalmers made his apologies q
o Mrs. White, Miss lie Roy and Miss :
'c Melville. Miss Carmodv accom-
panied him to the door and thanked
nm earnestly for the interest he {
vas taking in solving the mystery
ne extended her hand at narting {
nd shook hands, not with the cold .
touch, but with the
earty clasp of good friend.
mat girl is trump said Cha1. L
1ers to himself, as he settled back !,
the auto and was whirled down the I
treet. She is daughter to be \
ronf of. What a wife she wonld
1ake! How would it read? oTbe j
,eddlng ceremony of Mr.. William n
!. the gifted journalist, and =
llss Helen Carmody, heiress to the
armody millions, was the fittino
lmax to the social season Tbe
n'irch was thronged With won. "a
er how in the devil am going to K
Ut four big stories on the first paoe
to-morrow's paper?" "
When Miss Carmody returned TO +
II guests Miss LIE Roy at once mon =
pollzed the conversation.