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"No; tall and thin" AS Kirk merely
looked at him in a puzzled way, he
continued: II suppose we're all sus-
picious down here, there's so much Of
that sort of thing. If he has anything
on you
"Hes got nothing on me-
"I'm glad of that. You're the best
man I have, and that shakeup told
you about is coming off sooner than I
expected. I'd hate to have anything
happen to you. Do you think you could
hold down my job?'
tWhat? Do you really mean it?"
~ do
1T goes without saying that I'd like
to- be master of transportation, but not
until you're through
"WeI, the old man has had another
TOW with Colonel Jolson and may not
wait for his vacation to quit. I'm
promised the vacancy"
Then you have seen the colonel?'
mo, but have seen Mrs. Cortlandt.
! felt I had right to ask something
from her in return for what did for
you. I know that sounds rotten, but
you'll understand how it is. Colonel
Jolson wants his brother-in-law, Blake
ley, to have the place, but I'm entitled
TO- it, and she has promised to fix it for
me. If 60 up you go too. That's
why was worried when this Clifford
party appeared"
There is something, / suppose, l
ought to tell you, although it doesn't
amount to much. l was mixed up in
a scrape the night I left New York. A
plain. clothes man happened to get his
head under falling bottle and nearly
died from the Effects
"This Clifford party is stopping at
the Hotel Central. Better look him
OYer.'!..s
~ will" said Kirk, feeling more con-
: Germ than he cared to show, but his
. apprehension turned out to be quite
unfounded. On inspection Clifford
proved to bear no resemblance what
ever to Williams, nor did he seem to
have any concealed design. He was a
good sort, apparently, with knack of
making himself agreeable, and in the
weeks that followed he and Kirk be-
came quite friendly. Meanwhile, no
word had come from Senior Garavel.
and Kirk was beginning to fret But
just as he had reached the limit of his
patience he received a note which
transported him with Joy.
= Senior Andres Garavel, he read. would
be III the city on the following Tuesday
evening, and would be pleased to have
him. CALL
Even with his recent experiences Of
Spanish etiquette Kirk hardly realized
the extent of the concession that had
been made to him. He knew nothing
OF the tears, the pleadings and the spir-
tied championship of his cause that
mad overborne the last parental objec-
ton. 1t was lucky for him that Chi
qu1ta was spoiled child and Garavel
a very Americana Spaniard. How
ever, as 1t was, he went nearly mad
With delight and had hard work to re-
Train from shaving himself twice that
Tuesday evening, so overcareful was he
about his toilet, yet his excitement was
as nothing compared to that Of Allan,
who looked on with admiration tenn
pered by anxious criticism.
1T will be grand wedding, sar," he
exclaimed. Allan will be there for
giving you away"
The residence Of Senior Garavel Is
considered one of the show places of
Panama. It is of Spanish architecture,
built Of brick and stucco and embel-
lished with highly ornamental iron bal
comics. 1t, stands upon a corner over
looking one Of the several public
squares, guarded from the street by a
breast high stone wall crowned with
stout iron fence. Diagonally oppo-
site and running the full length of the
block Is huge weather stained cathe-
dral, and fronting upon the intersectinp
street is tiny shrine with an image of
the Madonna smiling downward. AT
night it's bright radiance i1lumines the
darkness round about and lends the
spot Certain sanctity
An Indian woman, clad in barbarous
i colors,- her bare feet incased in san
IL dals, admitted him, and the banker
II himself met him In the hall. He led
& the way into great barren parlor,
where, to Kinks embarrassment. he
found quite company gathered. His
host formally presented him to them,
q one after. another. There were Senior
Pedro Garavel, a brother of Andres;
Sonora .Garavel, his wife, who was fat
and short of wind the two Misses
81. Garavel, their daughters; then little
rinkled, brown old lady in stiff black
stlk who spoke no English. Kirk gath
cred that she was somebody's aunt OF
grandmother. Last Of all, Gertrudis
came sshyly forward and put her hand
In his, then glided back to a seat be-
hind the old lady. just as they were
4 seating themselves another member OF
the family a1nea rad=this time >aec.