Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-01-21


some facts which seem TO fortify my
suspicious, hut L would not dream
of making ~ charge against him.
In few days I shall know more"
by the way, there is something
You can do, il You will" added ChaI-
! urrs.
What is it?" Miss Carmody was
| much Interested
1T has but an indirect bearing on
this case" said Chalmers. Mr.. Van
Horne cablcd me to-day to have Mr..
Walter IL licstOr work on this mys-
terry. Now. Mr.. Hcstor has gone to
Europe with Mr.. Sidney Hammond
| forgot To ask him where he would
make his first landing. IIcstor 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. Will 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 IN get into com
munication with Mr. Hestor at once
He is the most brilliant newspaper
correspondent of the time His as.
sistancc would be invaluable"
IL will do so before Miss lie Eoy
leaves tonight" said Miss Carmodv.
| II am glad there is something | can
do. Is il not too bad that Mr.. Hes
tor went away just when he did?
He is so fond of big sensations that
he would have delighted in this one
and would have done all in his power
10 solve it"
Find out who made up the mem
| bcrs OF this dinner party and will
call You up tomorrow and you can
tell me" said Mr.. Chalmers. The
Record is to he congratulated on so
charming an addition 10 its repor-
torial stan
My assignment is an easy one. :"
said Mis- Helen. as Chalmers rose
to go. Must you go So soon. Mr..
Chalmer~? Wort you stay and i,,ih
us in cup of coffee"
II should be more than pleased 70
do so said Mr.. Chalmers. but we
nave M important paper to.horrow.
ana one difficult to handle prom
ised my assistants I won return
at certain hour and we lust
enough time tn make fh, distance
in
Mr. Chalmers made his apolorics
TO Mrs. White. Miss lie Eov and Miss
DE NouvilIc. Miss Carmody accom-
panied him to the door and thanked
him earnestly for the interest he
was taking i'm solving the mystcrv
She extended her hand at partinp
ana shook hands, not with the cold
| conventional touch, but with the
| hearty clasp of good friend.
"ThatSgirl is trump." said Cbo,-
in the au AND was whirlrd down "1 'Ss
prouf on " Wat H mi1s tHr TO be
make! How would il read" The
wedding ceremony of Mr. William
Chalmers. the gifted journalist and
MISS Helen Carmody. hcircss to tbc
Carmody millions, was the fitting
| climax to the social season. The
chnrch was throngcd with won
dcr how in the devil am going TO
put four big stories IN the first pnoc
| of to.morrow's paper"
! When Miss Carmodv returned to
| her guests. Miss lie Roy AT once mon
/ "poliIcd the conversation
/ Isn't Mr.. Chalmers bnnd.nm.n.
/ she SAID. clasping her hands. II
I think he is perfectly lovely. Such
deep brown eyes and such wavy hair.
And ne is so easy in his manner. Did
you see how he disposed of us a. If
we were children who were i'm his
way? | would resent such q thing in
most men. but IT, comes naturally 10
Mr. Chalmers. I suppose he is so
used To managing a lot OF newspaper
men that the handling of few vo-
men - matter Of n" consequence.
tut he IS Just splendid. don't Won
think so, iIclen?"
He certainly is snid Miss Car.
mody. II can talk To him ius, a.,
If he were my big brother
The adopted big brother i, ALWAYS
an interesting character" said Mrs
| White. Sometimes he changes his
relationship"
Miss Carmody bIushcd. laughed
/ good-naturadly, and changed the sub.
( jet.
BN the way" She said. address
I ing Miss Edith ~ Roy MIR. Chal-
/ mcr> informs mc that Mr.. Van Horne
! has cablcd him To ask Walter Hes.
! tor to take charge OF the search for
| the missing men. MIR Hcstor sailed
+ Tor Europe before this happened.
| Mr. Chalmers thought that possibly
/ you might know his first destination
I abroad. He left no word with Mr..
/ chalmers. and hc is anxious to com.
/ municatc with Mr. Hestor without
/ delay"
/ - am sure have not The rcmotcst
| IDEA. said Miss IT, Roy. II have not
seen Walter since the night we went
! 10 the opera and then had suppcr
/ at Delmouico's. He said nothing
/ about his European trip ~ that time
The first I heard about il ,yae nm