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them and threw them back on the
floor. One bore the name of big
grocery house. Another was from a
liquor house A third from u fur
niture, establishments. Yet another
was from Il billiard table manufac-
turer. The fifth contained the adj
dress of Il dealer W smoked and can
ned meats. There was one from
manufacturer of awnings, one from
piano house, and another from a
dealer in guns. fishing tackle and
sporting goods. There were several
other letters with the names of we'll
known New York merchants on their
upper left hand corners.
"Hcstor is quite business man,"
unused Chalmers as he sorted over the
letters. "rhese are bills. 1 know
bill as cat knows his home. Bills
for stuff on his yacht, suppose.
Very likely. ! wonder what they are.
There is a way to find out, and I am
going to do it. This is all wrong,
perhaps, but l am going to find out
if there is anything in my suspicious.
Hestor is queer fish. He left New
York the night these men disap-
peared. Where did he go? Why did
he go? Van Horne wants him to
work on this case. 1t is my duty to
locate him. Hestor would be glad to
take hold of mystery like this. 1t
is right in his line"
Mr.. Chalmers sent for Il reporter
| named Benson, n cautious. self-pos-
sessed gentleman who could extract
information from sources barren to
all but the select few who are mas
ters of the art. 1t was not necessary
| to waste words with Benson. He
thoroughly understood his business.
'Here are some business addresses,
Benson" said Chalmers, handing
him n slip of paper. 81 promised Mr.
Hestor I would attend to certain
bills as they became due. Go to these
houses and ask for itemized state
ments of any bills against Mr.. Hes
tor. If necessary explain that Mr..
Hestor has suddenly been detailed
to work abroad and that through an
oversight he neglected to leave the
key to his room where his mail ia
delivered. You should have no diff
Guilty. Merchants seldom object to
the prompt settlement of accounts.
This is a personal matter, concern.
ing no other member of the staff"
Mr.. Benson bowed, said not word
and quietly left the room. Late in
the afternoon he was admitted to
Mr.. Chalmers Office. He produced
from deep inside pocket small
package and handed it to Chalmers.
! "There they are" he said.
Cali of them?"
J Mr.. Benson nodded an affirmative
turned on his heel and vanished.
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facts, and they r,ay be dismissed
from consideration

facts, and they rsay be dismissed
from consideration
"By the way, has that man L. Syl-
vester Vincent been heard of?"
''Who is hep" asked Chalmers.
'You had a paragraph about him
yesterday" said Stevens. '.He is
missing from the Broadway Central
hotel. Has not been seen since Mon
day night. He may have something
to do with it. l have sent man to
Chicago for his record"
Stevens went away and left Chal-
mers to his reflections. The man
aging editor leaned back in his chair
and gazed for long time at the
ceiling. Then he lit cigar and blew
rings of smoke at the wall above,
as if to lombard it into surrender
of the secret. He placed his feet
on the desk and allowed his mind to
wander at will over the dark fields
of the mystery. There was no thor
oughfare. Chalmers leaned back I'M
til the Office chair threatened to fall.
He then stood up, kicked it savagely,
and paced up and down the room.
Its queer; mighty queer" Me-
chanically he picked up Mr.. Van
Horne's cablegram and again read it.
PUT Hestor to work on the
case,'" he unused. Il will do right
well putting Hestor to work on the
case. l wish ] knew where l could
find him.
"Hestor came in here on Satur-
day." muttered Chalmers as he hurled
pile of unotfending exchanges in the
direction of the waste basket. "He
said he was compelled to make a
hurried trip to Europe, and expected
to sail on Monday or Tuesday in his
yacht the Shark Queer chap, that
Hestor. Of course it's only a coin
cidence; but l cannot help thinking
about it,
Chalmers paced up and down the
room with his head thrown back and
his eyes half closed in thought. He
attempted to recall every word and
action of Hestor's during the days
Immediately preceding his departure.
ITS too deep for me-" he said, as
1iC IStuIucu W Ills ucSk ana me-
chanically picked up the Van Horne
cablegram. "What does Hestor want
in the Mediterranean? How in thun-
der am going to reach him?"
He turned the knob on the door to
Hestor's private Office. 1t was locked,
and Chalmers knew it was locked.
He sent for the janitor.
"Have you Il key to that door?"
mo. sir. Mr.. Hestor has the only
key" the ,janitor replied.
/. Take off the lock and put in a new
one" he said. ''Wc must have room
for Mr.. Stevens and some of his men.
Hestor may be mad but 1 can't help
it,"
The door was soon opened and
Chalmers entered. The heavy oak
desk was closed. At the base of the
door, opening into the hall, were
number of letters which had been
dropped through a slit by the post
man. When Hestor returned from
his long expeditions lie frequently
found bushel basket full of &C.
cumulated letters.
There were perhaps Il dozen let
tiers now lying on the floor Chal-
mers picked them up and looked at
the Inscriptions. Three were in
dainty white envelopes and sealed
with wax. Chalmers glanced at
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If that young lady anticipated any
prolonged resistance on the part OF
Mr.. Chalmers she was unaware OF
the traits which had been developed
by his newspaper experience as man
aging editor of the Record. He
would have been delighted to have
been able to offer a reward of a mil
lion. He attempted to convince Miss
Carmody that it would be a good
plan to make the reward $35O,OOO,
of which the Record should contrib
ute 100000, but she would not listen
to it, and for the first time in his
career the young journalist was die
tated to by an outsider.
II will tell you what we will do"
he said. as he comprehended the pos
slbilitieS and rose to the occasion.
I'VE have a large staff, but not large
enough to meet this emergency. I
will detail ten of our best men to
this work. Then l will secure ten
OF twelve of the best men from other
New York papers. Then there are
some famous detective reporters in
Chicago. We will have them. We
will scour the country for all the
talent which money can purchase.
will take personal charge of this
force, map out a plan, and keep at
it. We shall succeed; 1 know we
shall succeed"
Miss Carmody clapped her hands
in her Joy and enthusiasm. All
traces of sorrow and care had dis
appeared from her face. She sprang
to her feet and grasped Mr.. Chal-
mers' hand. There was nothing of
holiness in this action. nor did Mr..
Chalmers construe it as such. 1t was
the joy natural to a generous-heart-
I'd girl who loved her father and
appreciated the hearty sympathy
which Mr.. Chalmers expressed in his
offer of cooperation.
"You are just splendid!" she de-
clared, her eyes dancing with excite
ment and pleasure. II do not know
how to thank you. You are right;
We are certain to find papa. Oh, II
there was anything I could do! But"
she said, with 4 little sigh, as she re-
turned to her seat. 81 will do all I
can. You will let me know every
thing that happens, will you not, Mr..
Chalmers?"
II will put in private telephone
and have it connected with your resi-
dence, if you will give your consent"
Mr.. Chalmers replied.
'rhat is an excellent PLAN" said
Miss Carmody. "Then it will not be
necessary for me to come to your
office and take up your time as l am
now doing"
you need not let that disturb
you," replied Chalmers. with a broad
smile. ''Now that we are partners
in this enterprise, l am going to be
so bold as to ask you to be permit
ted--as Mr.. Van Horne's personal
representative-to cal! at your resi-
dence as occasion may demand, ana
make more consecutive report of
what has been done than I could over
the telephone"
''It is unnecessary for me to give
YOU permission" said Miss Carmody.
"You may consider it standing in
vitation, with as much of the nature
of command as ] have a right to
give"
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lie KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
A Tale Of Wall Street
and the Tropics q q
By FREDERICK U. ADAMS
CHAPTER VII.--CoNr1NuED.

Copy 1901, by Lothrop Publishing Company
All rights reserved.
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good health. Every one so unfortu-
nate as to be afflicted with rheu1na-
tism should know Of the great merit
of Rheumo.'
Alex. Hallmen, of Merriam Park.
Ramsey county, Mimi, says RHEUNIO
is the only remedy that gave him
relief. He writes as follows:
"RHEUN1O is not as fragrant lini-
ment as it is effective. Its odor is
most detestable but it's merits are most
commendable. have spent over
$4,000 III doctoring for rheumatism
during the last five years, and l am
free to say that derived more ben
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Returning, leave Chicago e:10 p. m.
Arrive Minneapolis 8; st. Paul $40
q. m.
]. G. R1CKEL. G. T. A..
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My. Chalmers examined the slips
with much interest. The first one
was from Il furniture house. 1t was
an itemized bill for long list Of
articles, among which were the fol-
lowing:
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M.ARCHER,
MERCHANT TAILOR


New Location All Henuepin Ave.
Since the disastrous fire
which occurred at our Seventh
Street Store in December we
have been looking up a new loca-
ton and are now established at
All Hennepin Ave. where we
have fine new stock of foreign
and domestic woolens at popular
prices. Our former patrons and
many new ones are invited to
visit oar New Store. Our work.
manship and prices are sure to
please.
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THE IRISH STANDARD.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.
RHEUMATISM?
RHEUMO:

The latest scientific medical discovery
of the age, is guaranteed cure for
rheumatism, lumbago, sprains, stiff
joints. etc. RHEUNIO is a powerful
liniment that penetrate, Immediately,
the tissues that surround the
large joints, also attacks the liga-
ments, tendons and muscles.
Emmett Golf, Municipal Court officer,
Minneapolis, says: ....
CAS- all my acquaintance know, l
was crippled for over two years with
rheumatism. l tried various remedies,
but it was Rheumo that restored me to
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LANDS IN WASHINGTON.
Improved and unimproved city
property, farms, farm and timber
lands for sale. Easy terms. Home
stead and other government lands To-
Gated on.
JOHN T. CASEY & CO..
400 Pacific Block. Seattle, Wash.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-24
FROM ROCK PILE HARRINGTON
APPEALS FOR HIS FREEDOM.
Wall of Protest to His sMartyrdoEi"
Comes After Three Weeks Stay
mt st. Louis WorkhOuse.

From the gloom of his imprisonment AZ
the St. Louis Workhcuse. where he has
spent three weeks of hard labor at breaking
rock. +. Seymour Darlington. as he still
signs himself. but without the aristocratic
prefix and military appendange. sends forth
an appeal I.otesting against his enforced
martyrdon
Darlington is still smarting under the
humiliating treatment administered to him
by the brother of Miss Wilheimina Grace
Cochrane of Kansas City. Kas. at the home
of the latters brother-in-iaw. r. r. Elliott,
NO. 1868 West Belle place. when il was dis
covered that the man who had wooed into
marriage young woman who thought him
Colonel in the British Army and a person
of royal rank. was not what he claimed
Haughtily. however. he declares that his
hoEor remains intact and that those who
nave adorned him with half-a-dozen aliases
and are seeking to fasten score of mis-
deeds 10 his record Of one strenuous stunt
in 81. Louis. are only his enemies The
communication is addressed to the newspa-
per and reads
NY arrest. and am still Illegally and unjustly
lncarcefated In the Workhou3e. shackled with
cnalis on a charge OF which 4 have been proven
innocent.
| appeal 10 every justice loving. fair-minded
Citizen Of st. Louis TO mark their sense of this
II appeal 10 every citiz,r to protest against
to their fair city, while this iegal inprson-
ment Is permitted to remain u:.:ectified.
maintain that IT :. gross insult to the city
OF St Louis to railroad to prison either denlzen
or stran-er.
! have committed no crime and. therefore, I
take\ this oppor.unii;' TO openly and fearlessly
challenge any one TOY come forward with proofs
and. face to face. acchse me OF the committal Of
any crime whatsoever.
Who Will take up this challenge? Who accuses
me? Surely. If / scoundrel some one can
be found to testify against me-some to con-
meet me with some kind of crime. But II ant.
why Illegally imprison me?
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1Oc.T. AND STBURBAN.

F. Seymour Darlington. the bogus Eng
l.sh nobleman. who was sent to the work
house after entrapping into marriage MISS
CSchrane OF Kansas City. Kas., appeais 10
the public for his release
Sheriff levies on office fixtures OF National
Securities Company to satisfy claim OF
$7.79S.
Daniel Hussey was killed by Roscoe Rey-
noIds in saloon at Nineteenth and Olive
streets.
Father Coffey tells the Evangelical Alli-
ance the result of his watching an Illegally
conducted saloon in st. Louis Sunday night.
Funeral of Joseph II. Barr. who died In
Hot Springs, will take place to-day.
Prominent ST. Louis women suggest plans
for advertising and enforcing the new anti
expectorating law.
Microbes in st. Louis water. It was
shown before the Chicago Drainage Canal
Commission. are reduced 95 per cent al the
Chain Of Rocks reservoirs.
Louis Wolff who became notorious re-
Gently because of an alleged attampt TO rob
Miss Walton at De Honey's Dancing Acad-
envy, was arrested on the charge Of picking
the pocket OF a passenger on a Suburban
car.
Charles Kratz and Charles Carroll are
said to be prospering at Guadalaj jsra. Mex
leo
Adam A Koch eloped to Clayton with
Miss Grace Appellee. sister % his brothers
wife, who also eloped.
F. NJ. Gray. who married Miss Clara
Babbs at Clayton. has a cigarette IN his
mouth during the wedding ceremony.
1 James A. Featherstone was waylaid by a
ifoctpad while passing on Twelfth street op-
aposite the City Hall.
Mrs. Charles d. Lewis of No. 4i6S Wash
sington boulevard. was seriously injured In a
icollision between her surrey and an Olive
sstreet car.
I Enough dry goods to start small store
were found on two women who were ar
crested on the charge OF shoplifting.
Congressman Fred Kern was nominated
for Mayor of Belleville by the Good Govern.
hment Association
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.

I One of the Kansas City incubator chill
iiren expires In the nurses arms. The other
two of the triplets are doing nicely.s Z :
The merger Of packing houses is to be
completed by April l. according to plans
tmade public at Chicago.
The farmers Of Lee County Mississippi.
form an organization for the purpose of
compelling candidates for Office to work.
fThey adopt resolutions. agreeing to force
candidates to hoe corn for pledges In their
Support.
Trainer Kiley has arrived in Chicago with
ithe string Of horses which the Arnold
f-oncern had been racing on the coast.
The Illinois Legislature is again slow TO
return to its tasks. though the pay roll con-
finues to grow and the employees" of the
fwo houses draw their pay with marked
regularity.
The Arkansas Senate passes an antitrust
ibill. which is duplicate of the measure
already passed by the House. and which is
expected to strongly effect fire insurance
business In the State.
An agent of the Connecticut Bible Society
declares that polygamy Is practiced in sew
,eral towns of the State ard in the rural
districts in the northwestern section.
The Missouri House passed the Senate bill
TO establish plant in the Penitentiary for
ithe manufacture Of binder twine, to be sold
TO farmers at cost. The bill passed the SEN
ate and now goes to Governor Dockery for
his signature TO become law.
The Committee on Rules in the Missouri
House of Representatives fails to make any
report on the amendment offered to enlarge
the Committee on Textbooks, declaring
that 1t would be Offering offense to the
committeeman This prevented vote, and
fhe expected fight between the administra-
tion Democrats and the Filipino combina-
tion did not develop.
The Mardi Gras festivities open In New
Orleans with the largest crowd in the his
tory OF the festivities. Admiral Schley.
Gsneral Joe Wheeler and Miss Alice Roose-
welt are the guests of honor -,-
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers Union was the guest of
homer at joint conference OF the Illinois
operators and mine workers at Springfield,
Ill
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BINDER TwINE BILL PASSES.
Measure Provides for q Factory in
the Penitentiary.

BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Jefferson City, NO., Feb. 23.-Representa-
tive Hams succeeded in haviSg the Biggs
binding-twine bill passed by the House this
afternoon by vote of ia to s. after short
and sharp debate that called down the pro-
tests OF the supporters of the measure on
the heads of the few opponents.
some time ago Senator Biggs introduced
the establishment of binding-twine factory
in the Penitentiary. Thirty-flve thousand
dollars Is set aside to purchase equipment
and machinery and $4,000 for a new build
ing. The sum OF sl250OO is to be used as a
revolving fund. sst
Hams moved that the rules be suspended,
and the bill taken up for final passage short
ly after the Governors message had been
read. The motion was carried without dis
sent. He then told of the great need for
lower prices for binding twine.
The trust charges rs Just as much as 1t
sees ft. he said. If we establish this fac
sive monopoly"
Tichacek o. St. Louis arose to protest
against the bill We have thousands and
thousands of employees in St Louis, he
said, who are working in twine factories
Why should the State put convict labor in
competition with theul?''
Hams. O'Fallon. Creson, Smith and Far
ley asserted that no binding twine was man
ufactured in St Louis or Missouri Gipson
of Charlton protested against the passage
OF the measure. On questions BY Hafns. he
ticle..
On roll call only five voted against It.
they being Gipson. Riley. Selph. Tiehacek
and Doan.
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Bowen Declines to Give Draft in
Violation of Protocol.

Washington. Eeb. 2.-Having failed in the
effort to obtain from Mr.. Bowen the i'm
mediate payment in cash of the s27, 500
which it was provided in the protocol of
February 13 should be. paid to Germany
thirty days from date, Germany to-day re-
quested Mr.. Bowen to give a draft for the
amount. payable in Caracas on the latter
date.
This latter request was made on behalf of
the German Embassy by Herr Baltazzi.
formerly Charge dAnaires at Caracas. but
who has since come to Washington and has
been assisting the embassy in the pending
negotiations.
Mr.. Bowen declined this request, at the
same time reminding Herr Baltazzi that
he was bound by the terms of the protocol.
which provided that the money should be
paid at Caracas on March 10 to the diplo-
matte representative of Germany
Just what reason was given by the Ger
man representative for making the request
Is not known. Such a draft. however. 1t is
presumed. would be negotiable. and the re-
suit would be that the Germans could I'm
mediately obtain the money 1t called for
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ENGLAND INVITED BY FRANCIS.
Continued From rage One.

country in the globe will visit us in rep
resentative numbers. attracted as they will
not only by the merit of the exhibition, but
by the desire to see in their own abode
a people who within the past half decade
have started out upon new policy, taken
UP new problems and assumed new respon-
SibilitieS, people whose example and IN
fiuence command and merit observance and
study, a people whose reputation for hospi-
tality is whole esouled and proverbial."
MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY
PROMISES EDUCATION EXHIBIT.
When he sat down he was warmly con-
graduated by the Duke of Devonshire, upon
whom Mr.. Franciss statement that the peo-
pie of America looked to Great Britain to
occupy the first place amongst the nations
Df the world at the Worlds Fair seemed
to make a strong impression.
John Barrett, who has been doing mis-
sionary work in the far East. in proposing
success to the British exhibit at ST.. Louis.
referred to the spectacle at the Delhi Dur
bar as an example of the way in which
the nations of the world would come to pay
homage at st. Louis to the King Of Com
merce.
The Marquis of Londonderry. who replied,
while expressing the most cordial senti-
ments on behalf of the British Government
for the success of the st. Louis Exposition
regretted he was unable to state officially
what the British Government might do with
regard to a national exhibit. He promised,
however, that the Department of Educa-
ton. of which he is the head. would make
the best exhibit CT which 1t is capable
Every speech. whether delivered by Amer
leans or Englishmen. was replete with ref
erences to ST. Louis. 1t Is safe to saw that
the exhibition town Is far better known In
England now than It was before the Amer
lean Society conceived the happy idea of
aiding In the work of bringing the objects of
the st. Louis Worlds Fair before the British
people.
After dinner I had chat with ".
Vittorio Zeggio. Commissioner for Itaiy.
who is very enthusiastic over the part his
country would teke in the Exposition. He
SAID his Government. in all probability.
would appropriate very large sum for its
exhibit while great number of private
corporations had pledged their participa-
ton.
Joseph Brucker. Commissioner to Ger
many. was also very sanguine as to that
country's exhibit, which. he said. would
even exceed the magnificent showing made
In Paris and Chicago.
PRESIDENT FRANCIS MEETS
KING AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
A pleasant feature of President Francis's
visit was his presentation to King Edward
at to-day's levee. In company with Mr.
John Barrett and Mr.. George and H. B.
Hill. he was presented by the American
Ambassador at Buckingham Palace
Unusual interest was manifested in the
event, as no such function had been held
there in nearly twenty years.
1t Is said that his Majesty intends to fur
ther show his interest in the Exposition by
appointing royal commission to take care
Of the British exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
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CHILDREN ARE MONEY-MAKERs.

4 am not a Filipino"
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FOREIGN.

The Sultan Of Turkey promises to insti-
tute at once the reforms demanded by the
European Powers.
The Germans restore to Venezuela the
captured gunboat Restaurador at Puerto
cabello.
Newfoundland trains which were stuck
in snowdrifts have been relieved and are
packing slowly to places OF safty, 10 await
The coming OF less severe weather.
The Earl of Dunraven expresses the be-
lief that the Government or Great Britain
Will bring about such legislation as 4,
needed to put into operation the plans for
reform recently formulated by the confer
ence Of landlords and tenants
d. r. Francis. president of the st. Louis
Worlds Fair Company. in his speech be-
fore the American Society at London. in
yites Great Britain to take the seat of
honor at the great international exposition.