Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-05
Copyright 1901, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
All rights reserved.
CHAPTER IX.-CoNrINUED.

CHAGlER lA.-CONTINUED.
Jack Stevens lost no time in ac-
quainting Chalmers with what he had
learned. They no longer had any
doubt they were on the right track.
"But what did he do such a thing
for?" asked Stevens. 1T is all Greek
to me. Talk about motives! What
motive would a man like Hestor have
in kidnapping such men as these? He
has plenty of money. He would not
demand ransom. Most of these
men have known him since he was a
boy; so | am told. His father was
a big figure in Wall Street. What
the devil was his motive?"
81 will never tell YOU" said Chal-
mers. HE has always been more or
less crazy about the newspaper busi-
ness. That interview with the Gar
turned his head. This is probably
his coup de maitre. If so, it is a
wonderi"
"How much better off are we now
that we believe Hestor is the man?'
asked Stevens. "Where is he? That
is the question. How are we to
find him?"
"You may as well call off your
men at Provincetown," said Chal-
mers, after pause, in which both
did some hard thinking. "'They can
find nothing there. If Hestor did
this job, he probably brought the
Shark into Cape Cod bay and posted
the letter from Provincetown. Then
he dropped a man off at or near
Boston and had him mail the various
letters from Springfield Albany, and
the other places. 1t requires no
great reasoning to see through that.
The last letter came from Philadel-
phia. Hestor may have made the trip
himself. 1t would be just like him.
If SO, the yacht probably picked him
up at some point along the South
Atlantic coast"
at strikes me that the thing to
do is to ascertain if Hestor loaded
any building materials into. that
yacht" said Stevens. "If he did he
is planning to build house to put
that furniture in. If not, the house
probably is built"
81 have reason to believe the house
is already constructed" said Chal.
mers. He told Stevens of Hestor's
talk about his house, the night after
the Waldorf-Astoria dinner. While
they were considering this phase OF
the case the news editor entered with
a telegram. 1t read as follows:
St. Louis, May T.
To William Chalmers, Managing Editor
New York Record:
Have arrested l.. Sylvester Vincent. HI
refuses to make confession. How much
shall I send? Big story. Can wire TO-.
900 words before midnight. Wire 500.
BERNARD SEYMOUR.
"Your man Seymour is a dream,
said Chalmers, passing the Telegram
to Jack Stcsens. "Wirc him to senc
us 1000 words information, not fol-
publication, and tell him to stick tc
Vincent and make him talk" Ste
vens sent the proper dispatch. An
other telegram was received, an houl
1ater, from st. Louis. 1t read:
St Louis May 7.
To Editor New York Record: Man ar
rested as l.. Sylvester Vincent by YOU
representative proves to be Rev. Hllltof
Wesley, OF Chicago. Where can YOU
representative be found2
p. SULLIVAN, Cbief Of Police.
81 don't believe he can be found, >
said Chalmers. "Wirc the chief that
the man who represented himself as
our correspondent undoubtedly Is
an impostOr. / wonder where Mr.
Bernard Seymour is?"
He was not long in doubt. Shortly
before midnight this telegram was
received:
Illinois Central Train No. A.. Eu H5ut,
South Ns william Chulmsrs. Munurint
Editor New York Record. WIN sNp1ir
later. Am hot ON trail Send g08 90 sd
Charles hotel New Orleans
BERNARD SEYMOUR
- am glad hc Is headed for New
Orleans" said Chalmers. owe can
Ilag l.m There. A.g, o.. .... ..at