The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-02-20
CHAPTER IX.-CoNTINUED.

Jack Stevens lost no time in &C
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 thing
for?" asked Stevens. at is all Greek
to me. Talk about motives! What
motive would man like Hestor have
in kidnapping such men as these? He
has plenty of money. He would not
demand a ransom. Most of these
men have known him since he was
boy; so 7 am told. His father was
big figure in Wall Street. What
the devil was his motive?"
az will never tell you,'' said Chal-
mers. "He has always been more or
less crazy about the newspaper bust
ness. That interview with the Gear
turned his head. This is probably
his coup de maitre. If so, it is a
wonder!"
How much better off are we now
that we believe Hestor is the MANI"
asked Stevens. where is he? That
ts the question. How are we to
find him?"
''You may as we'll 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 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. eff he did he
Is planning to build house to pu'
that furniture in. If not, the house
probably is built"
az have reason to believe the house
is already constructed" said Chal
mers. He told Stevens of Hestor'i
talk about his house, the night aftel
the Waldorf-Astoria dinner. While
they were considering this phase %
the case the news editor entered will
. telegram. 1t read as follows:
St. Louis, May z.
To William Chalmers, Managing Edito
New York Record:
Have arrested L. Sylvester Vincent. H
refuses to make confession. How mucl
shall 1 send? Big story. Can wire 10.
90 words before midnight Wire $500.
BERNARD SEYMOUR.
'Your man Seymour is a dream,
said Chalmers, passing the Telegram
to Jack Stevens. "Wire him to sen,
Us 1000 words information, not 70
publication, and tell him to stick t.
Vincent and make him talk" Ste
Sens sent the proper dispatch. An
other telegram was received, an hou
lnter, from st. Louis. 1t read:
ST. Louis, May 7.
To Editor New York Record: Man al
Rested as L. Sylvester Vincent by you
gcpTC proves 10 DS rev. f1lllO
Wesley, Of Chicago. Where can you
representative be found?
p. SULLIVAN, Chief of Police.
II don't believe he can be found,
said Chalmers. "Wire the chief tina
the man who represented himself a
our correspondent undoubtedly
an impostor. / wonder where NJ
Bernard Seymour is?"
He was not long in doubt. Shortl
before midnight this telegram wa
received:
illinois Central Train No. AZ, En- Rout
South. To William Chalmers Managin
Editor New York Record: VIII explai
later. Am hot on trail. Send $500 to s
Charles hotel, New Orleans.
BERNARD SEYMOUR.
81 am glad he is headed for Nev
Orleans" said Chalmers. ''We ca
aAs hE2 there. New, tell you whs