The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-04
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Kirk Anthony, son Of a rich man, with
college friends, gets into fracas In a
New York resort A detective Is hurt
Jefferson Locke insinuates himself into
the college mems party.
Locke, aided by Kinks friend Higgins.
who thinks It a Joke, drugs Kirk and puts
him aboard ship bound for Colon. Kirk
IL on the passenger list as Locke
Broke" and without baggage. aboard
the ship Kirk makes the acquaintance OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Cortlandt
But when they had met and passed
he went his way vaguely disappointed.
Instead of girl. as the first sight of
her youthful figure had led him to eX-
pect, he had seen woman of perhaps
forty. She was certainly not so hand
some as he had imagined from a dis
lance. Yet the face was attractive
The eyes weN wide set. gray and very
clear, the mouth large enough to be eX-
pressive. Her hair shone in the morn
ing sun with delicate bronze luster
Ike that Of a turkeys wing,
He dismissed her from his thoughts
and continued his search for a number
seventeen shirt and collar to match.
But he did not fare well. He found
Mr.. Stein in the smoking room, but dis
covered that his size was fifteen and
half, and there was no one else to
whom he could apply.
For second time Stein importuned
him to buy chance on the ships run.
and failing in this. suggested that they
have a drink together Had not Kirk
realized in time his inability to recipro-
cate he would have accepted eagerly.
for his recent dissipation had left him
curiously weak and nervous At the
cost Of an effort however. he refused.
Stein laughed. Don't get sore. All
ships are alike We have to talk about
something. Sorry can't help you
with the shirt question. Deuced care
less Of them to lose your luggage"
"Yes. 1t makes one feel about rs
comfortable as man with a broken
arm and the prickly heat. Something's
got to be done about it. that's ALL He
glared enviously mt the well dressed
men about the room.
Over In corner. propped against the
leather upholstery, was Mr.. Cortlandt.
as pale. as reserved and as saturnine
as at breakfast. He was slipping
Scotch and soda. and in all the time
that Anthony remained he did not
speak to soul save the waiter, did
not shift his position save to beckon
for another drink Something about
his sour, retrospective aloofness dis
pleased the onlo0ker who shortly re-
turned to the deck.
The day was warming up, and on
the sunny side Of the ship the steamer
chairs were filling. Two old men were
casting quoits; a noisy quartet was
playing Switchboard After idling back
and forth on deck for a time Kirk Sc.
lected chair and stretched himself
out.
do you wish this chair for the voy-
age, sir?" asked the deck steward.
:. Eyes, l think So"
"I'll put your name on IT,"
Anthony. suit A. third floor front"
VERY well, SIR" The man wrote out
card and fitted it to the back of the
chair, saying, Zone dollar, If you
please"
II haven't got dollar"
The steward laughed, as If to humor
his passenger. Pm afraid. then, you
can't have the chair"
$50 must stand up all the way to
Panama. eh?"
you are joking, sir. III have to pay
1t myself If you don't"
That's right. Make me as uncomfort-
able as possible. By the way, what
size collar do you wear%
Sixteen"
Kirk sighed. Send the purser to
me, will you? I'll fix up the chair mat
ter with him."
While he was talking he heard the
rustic of skirts close by and saw the
woman he had met earlier seating her
self next to him. 1t annoyed the young
man to realize that out of all the chairs
on deck he had selected the one near
est hers
Then the purser appeared Did you
send for mel" he inquired.
Eyes. There was a strange man
around just now. and he wanted dol
lar for this chair
"Well?"
II want to establish line of credit"
The purSer grunted.
And. sayw Kirk ran on seriously.
1--WE been all over your little ship, but
the passengers are boys size. can't
wear this collar any longer"
"And I can't find any baggage of
yours. I've seen the captain about
that ticket matter" he went on, land
he says you must buy another. II you
are joking you've carried this thing