Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-12
THE KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRE RES
BY FREDERICK U. ADAMS.
SYNOPSIS.
TALE OF WALL STREET AND THE TROPICS

the Disappearance of four ef New York's
Wealthiest millionaires appears in the
New York Record and starties that city.
CHAPTER 1I-Robert Van Horne is
owner OF the Record anG William Chal-
mers Is his n m,ianaging editor, Mr.. Hestor.
has hobby for journalism and offers
his services gratis. Hestor has made a
Worldwide reputation as a reporter, and
is constantly planning some great coup
MAT will immortalize his name
CHAPTER II.-Hestor arranges a
meeting with p j Norton tinancier and
Ca the formation of a newspaper trust.
CHAPTER IV-R. ]. Kent, the famous
board of trade operator, stampedes the
STOCK MARKET. forcing many small firms
to the wall
CHAPTER N--One morning Andrus
Carmody, Palmer j. Morton, r. j. Kent
snd simon Pence, millionaires, cannot
be found aud the stock exchange is panic-
stricken as a result.
CHAPTER Vino clew to wherea-
bouts of men car. be discovered but next
day letters are received from them say
Ing they are all safe. l.. Sylvester Vim
cent, Chicago promoter, has also dis
appeared
CHAPTER vII:,-Miss Helen Carmody,
daughter of Andrus Carmody, calls on
chalmers and arranges Tor payment of
Q large reward through the Record for
rescue OF the niiiionares and arrest of
the abductorS
CHAPTER vIII.-chalmers bends ev-
CRY effort 10 WOTKs OF rescue. greatly LOT
Helen's sake. Seymour, a reporter at Chi
/, cago, telegraphs that Vincent is the alb.
duetor,. Chalmers endeavors to learn Of
Hestor's whereabouts latter had report
Eprope in his yacht: the Shark"
G5iASTERe l-S.--Strong circumstantial
evidence Is unearthed pointing to Hestor
Sarmody become quite friendly while
wo91king .together on the case.
o S1fiAliEi; N.-oeyrnour goes to New
Orleans hDt i - :.
house built for him recently somewhe re
IN the tropics
CHAPTER XI.-Hcstor had invited mil
Bonaires to take u short cruise in his
yacht and discuss his newspaper trust
acheme They had accepted and when
out Of the ilarbor he told them they were
he had intended to learn if the universe
would continue to run in their absence
Ihey are al thunde-strucl at the infor-
nation Vincent. the promoter. makes his
appearance on the toat. Sidney Ham
mond young lawyer friend of Hestor.
ls also one of the party.
CHAPTER X1I-An attempt to bride
Y failure
CHAPTER xIII-After voyage of a
Few days they come to an island in the
tropics.
CHAPTER NIv.-Hcre they debark and
find house newly built and evidently
intended for. them. Hestor unloads great
quantities of provisions and furnishings.
telling the miliiona!res they will stay here
for some time They awake next morn
ing. to find Hestor and the yacht gone.
CHAPTER NV.-They discuss situation
and find there is nothing to do but to
! wake the hest Of it.
CHAPTER XvI.-Next day is spert III
e1plorins island. which is situated evi.
IDENTIFY in the bay Of a larger island.
caA Al XvIT-sidney. Kent Pence
and Vincent set out on q raft for the
mainland on tour of exploration. A
furious hurricane overtakes them.
,,gHAl'TrR XVIII.-.Pence ard Vincent
ard tfd n number of solid gold idols.
much 70 Pence's happiness
CHAPTER XIX.-The cantives dicide tn
hutid houseboat and attempt to escape
to the mainland
CHAPTER xx.-One day a boat is
sighted and it comes close to the island
hut fails to heed the signal of distress
Wh,ch the islanders have erected.
CHAPTER NMI.--A boat is found an
the shore filled with various delica cies
and eainties with Hestor's compliments. :