Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-09-12

decisive in instructing Chalmers Ia
make public the facts. The Inference
was plain that Mr.. Van Horne had
no hesitancy in sharing his manag-
ing EDITORS suspicious. Mr.. Chalmers
therefore prepared eour-page arti-
Gle, and awaited for the day fixed for
the disclosure.
Miss Carmody ordered the steam
yacht bearing her name put in com
mission, and her captain announced
that he was ready to weigh anchor
on an hours notice.
At three o'clock Tuesday afternoon
cablegram was handed to Mr.. Chal-
mers. 1t was in the cipher which had
been given to the reporters working
on the mystery. Translated il read
as follows:
Havana. Cuba, Tuesday, May IS. To
William Chalmers, New York Record:
Have solved mystery. Col. John McIn-
tyre. Of Havana, built Hestor bungalow
year ago. Hestor designed 1t. Located
nine hundred miles southwest Of Havana.
Mcintyre will act as guide. Mcintyre
Is in Havana with me. / saw the Shark
Sunday in Gulf. Wire instructions to
Hotel Pasaje. Also wire $780, Claim
special reward of $4,000.
BERNARD SEYMOUR,
Envoy Extraordinary"
Chalmers dashed into Jack Stevens
room with the cablegram.
Scan we rely on that?" asked Mr..
Chalmers. Seymour was deceived
once. He may be wrong again.
What do you Think"
81 think he has found our man."
said Stevens without moments
hesitation. "That cable sounds like
business. 1t explains Seymour's 81.
lence. He is the luclliest reporter in
the country. 1 would stake my life
he is right"
"We will take the chance" snid
Chalmers. "Do not say word. We
will leave for Havana tonight. BE
ready to start at seven o'clock. You
will go by rail-"
Chalmers issued few instructions
to his assistant and hurriedly ex-
planned what had happened. A few
minutes later he was on his way to
the Carmody mansion, having first
ascertained that Miss Helen was at
home. In few words he explained
what had happened. The young
heiress was radiant with JOY.
Il knew you would find them!" she
exclaimed. From the moment you
said we could not fail, was sure of
success! Oh, isn't it splendid! !
could cry for ioy!"
"This is no time to cry" said the
practical Mr.. Chalmers. "We must
start for Havana at once. How soon
can you be ready?"
II can be ready in an hour" said
Miss Carmody. "Mrs. White is here.
She is going with me. Can you go,
Mr.. Chalmers?"
Certainly can CO." said that gen.
tleman. "You did not intend to leave
me behind. did you?"
"Why of course not" said Miss
Carmody, ''but 1 am so excited / do
not know what / am saying. Will
Mr. Stevens go with us?"
"He will go by rail and boat, and
we will meet him in Havana" said
Chalmers. "You had better send
word to your captain at once. Tell
him / will be on the yacht by seven
o'clock. Please warn him to keep
the destination secret. Do not for
get to take along lots of wraps; it
may be cold on the ocean,"
Chalmers returned to his Office,
and for an hour was busy with in
structions to his assistants. He is
sued orders that The Record should
give no hints of pending develop
ments, and selected special cipher
to cover new possibilities. He then
proceeded to the pier and boarded the
yacht. Miss Carmody and Mrs. Isabel
White had arrived, and the latter was
in flutter of excitement. The yacht
swung on her keel and headed down
the East River and out into the bay.
Before twilight had faded, the 'Hel-
en- Carmody" was well out to sea and
making for Havana with a ''bone in
her teeth"
The Helen Carmody" was fine
specimen of marine architecture. She
was fitted with every convenience
and luxury. She was larger than
the shark" having more staterooms
and more powerful engines. While
more comfortable and stauncher,
she was not so fast as the "Shark."
Mr.. Carmody had sacrificed speed
for room and artistic effect, yet there
were few yachts that could show
wake to the "Helen Carmody."
1t was late Saturday afternoon
when the frowning heights of Moro
castle were seen across the waters,
and it was nearly midnight when they
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