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

Gut of it?''
'Give it up" said Chalmers. 'Ii
is too deep for me. Hestor iss not
the kind to think. of details like that.
| He gees ahead and lets consequences
take care of themselves He did not
! even take the precaution toe destroy
! these check books. We can trace
him like a rabbit in new fall of
snow."
Stevens Hove TUNED Shis. attention
! to such cities as Baltimore, Washing
ton and number of western cities,
T in the fainto hope that some
| cIew might 5be found. Instructions
| were sabled to London. Paris,
| and other European cities, and q
search made i19 these art centers,
/ but (. nothing waza learned.
Chalmers was a daily visitor at the
! Carmody residences. He inspired Miss
Helen, with hope, and would not lis
ten to her fears of failure. She
was anxious to fit out the Gar1Aody
yacht, the "Helen Carn1ody.S' and be-
kgin at once a search for her father
and his companions. @ 90
That is a good ideaS,"o said Mi.
Chalmers. go ahead and put the
yacht in commission, and supply her
: with provisions for al month s
| cruise, but do not start until my
men have had a chance to complete
their search. It is now the 18th
| of the month. Give me until Tues
T day, the 10th, and if oyye have
no news oby that time we will send
the 'Heien.' AS you know, there are
a score of boats securing the ocean
now 1t is a. good-sized globe, this
old ewor1doof ours, and there are mil
lions Of places, any one of which Hes
| tor may have selected. For all we
know, che may be- cruising. in the
boundless waters of the Pacific: On
/ the 10th Sve will make public all
the facts in our possession in case
1--WE DO not in the meantime find a
definite elew..9 Z do >notYfeel justified
| in doing so, except as a last, resort,
Hester may notobe guilty. HIS &C
Btiehs,eso faE56as we know, can all be
| explained. Our evidence against him
is purely circums tantial. We will give
| Hestor time to0reach some port in
Europe. We. have wired instructions
to every foreign harbor, and will oat
once heare from him cib he be oinno-
cents G This is an lawful charge to
make. against an honest man, and
we must gi1eo Hestor8s9the benefit of
every doubt"
os"Fou are 9rdight, Mr. Chalmers $
said Miss Hefen.a Il VIII have the
yacht prepared for long cruise. II
/ does not seem. possible thatoMr. Hes
tor eceuld do spcla a thing. He rs
SO kind and generous It would be
awful to falsely accuse bim.'o 3 90
@ 1T need not GbeS supposed that these
daily interviews betweeno the journal
ist and othe charming heiress were
entirely DEVOTED to otheosoIving of the
mystery which tSeas theocause of their
acquaintance. Mf. Chalmers esteemed
st o his drftyoto direct cher thoughts
to more pleasant topics; and he led
the conversation, into literature and
1 to othe discussion of current events.
PChalmers was an entertaining stalker,
with AN aptitude to perceive the
grotesque side Of things, and lie pos
sessed the rare art of the good story
| teller. a. few odd facts We're suf-
| ficient ,toeform the theme of a mirth-
full tale, and Chalmers was by nature
and sraining an adept in the art of
nsrratiSe. He had an appreciative
listener in Miss Carmodg.' and duncon-
| sciouslS she found herself waiting
for the hour when the self Possessed
and animated Chalmers would ar.
rive, ando with news or fancy lighter
] the inonoteny of the hours %
| 80 ITe BE continued-f
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