Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
THE KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
BY FREDERICK U. ADAMS.

A TALE OF WALL STREET AND THE TRopIc.

urCHAPTER 1.-The sensational news of
the disappearance of four eff New Yorks
S Meait 1 mathematics appears in the
aSSW ork Record and starties that city
CHAPTER u.-Robert Van Horne is
owner OF the Record and William Chal-
Z. mers IS MS managing editor. Mr.. Hestor.
= young millionaire friend of Van Horne,
i nas hoboy for journalism and offers
ms services gratis. Hestor has made
Worldwide reputation as a reporter, and
sS :. constantly ISL, planning some great coup
CHAPTER III-Hestor arranres a
meeting with p. j. Morton, financier and
seallroad magnate, and states his plans
ior ,ri fhe i,y formation of a newspaper trust.
SHAPIER lV.-R. j. Kent, the famous
ooaru OF trade operator, stampedes the
STOCK market. forcing many small firms
CHAPTER v.-one morning Andrus
Sarmody Palmer j. Morton. r. j. Kent
ana simon Pence. millonalres, cannot
st s L1una and the stock exchange is panic-
CHAPTER Vino clew to wherea
pouts of men car be discovered but next
ing they are all safe. L. Sylvester Vim
cent, Chicago promoter, has also dis
T. CHAPTER VII.-Miss Helen Carmodv
daughter of Andrus Carmody, calls on
Chalmers and arranges Tor payment of
large reward through the Record for
rescue OF the milltonaires and arrest OF
CHAPTER v11I-chalmer bends ev-
ery. effort TO work of rescue, greatly for
Helens sake. Seymour, a reporter at Chi
cago, telegraphs that Vincent is the alb
ductor. Chalmers endeavors to learn of
Hestor's whereabouts;, latter had report
geI asRPT + rs Tsxeh9 ihs SHAH
evidence Is unearthed pointing to Hestor
e. the abductor. Chalmers and Helen
Garmody become quite Friendly While
WSSI IIh E.r together on the case.
r,riea1,s a Ely ,A.-oeymour goes to New
a house built for him RECENTLY son,aub :. ~.
In the tropics sot'is"hete
,,o CHAPTER XL-Hestor had Invited mil
ven nbfe a 10 take short cruise in his
scheme. They had accented ana w. uSe
ont on OF the harbor he told them they We're
he b 10 De sn, ms guests for some time as
r MSuad continue to run in their absence.
Iney are all thunderstruck AT the infnr.
a nas.on n. vincent, the promoter, makes his
nond, young lawyer friend Of Eestnr
u y also one of the party.
4 CHAPTER XII.-Ah attenpt to brihe
f fstor to return to New York proves a
CHAPTER X1II,-After voyage of a
tropics. ~ INC
CHAPTER XIv.--Hcre they debark and
find a house newly built and evidently
intended for them. Hestor unloads great
quantities of provisions and furnishings.
telling the millionaires they will stay here
for some time. They. awake next morn
ing to find Hestor and the Yacht gore
CHAPTER XN.-rheY discuss situatio!
and find there is nothing to do but to
.;ake the best of it.
CHAPTER XvI.--Next day is spent in
eXploring island. which is situated evi.
GENTLY in the bay of a larger island.
4ChApTER NvTI.--sidney Kent. Pence
end Vincent set out on a raft for the
Ima!niand on a tour of exploration. A
IR1ous hurricane overtakes them.
.I CHAPTER NVITI,-Pence and Vincent
discover an old temple In ruined CITY
and find n number of solid gold idols.
much to Fences happiness
CHAPTER NIN.-FThe captives dicide TO
build a houseboat and attempt to escape
to. the mainland
CHAPTER xX.-one day boat is
sighted and It comes close to the island
out fails to heed the signal of distress
which the islanders have erected
CHAPTER MIA boat is found on
the. shore filled with various delicacies
and dainties with Hestor's compliments.