Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

CHAPTER0IX,-CoNr 0
Jack Stevens lost no time in ac-'
guainting 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. cit is all Greek
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
hoy; so I am told. His father was
a big figure in Wall Street. What
the devil was his motive?"9
"I will never tell YOU" said lChal-
ners. "He has always been more or
less crazy about the newspaper busio
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 offoare we now
that we believe. Hestor is the man?"
asked Stevens. Where is he? That
is the. question. How are we TO
find him?" E
-"You may as well call off your
men at Provipcetown," said Chal-
mers, after a pause, in which both
did some hard thinking. So''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. It 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"
! 1T 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 a house to put
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'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
telegram. 1t read as follows:o
St Louis. May Z.
To William Chalmers, Managing Editor
New York. Record: q
Have arrested L. Sylvester Vincent. He
refuses to make confession. Q How much
shall 1 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 Stevens. Wire him to send
us 1000 words information, not fol
publication, and tell him to stick tc
Vincent and make himo talk" Ste
vens sent the proper dispatch. An
other telegram was received, an hour
later. from ST. Louis. 1t read:
ST. Louis, May
To Editor New York Record: Man ar
rested as L. Sylvester Vincent by you
representative proves to be Rev. Hilton
Wesley, of Chicago. Where can YOU
representative be found?
p. SULLIVAN. Chief of Police.
81. don't believe he can be found,
said Chalmers. ''Wire the chief tha-
the man who represented himself a.
our correspondent undoubtedly i.
an impostor. / wonder where Mr.
Bernard Seymour is?'
He was not long in doubt. sShortl,
before midnight this telegram wa.
received:
Illinois Central Train No. AZ, En- Rout
South. To William Chalmers. Managin,
Editor New York Record: Will explain
later. Am hot on trail. Send $500 to sA
Charles hotel, New Orleans. -
BERNARD SEYMOUR.
81 am glad he is headed for New
Orleans said Chalmers. I'VE cal
ese him there. Now, tell you wha