The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-25
SYNOPSIS.

00HeTSUH AOCh6 llSluudtc6 uIlu56lI lltO
the college mems party.
Locke, aided by Kinks friend Higgins,
who thinks 1t Joke. drugs Kirk and puts
him aboard ship bound for Colon. Kirk
70 on the passenger list as Locke
"Broke' and without baggage. aboard
the ship Kirk makes the acquaintance Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Cortlandt
Cortlandt is in the American diplomatic
service and Is going to Panama on a mis-
sion. In Colon Kirk, as the son Of big
railroad man, is taken up by Weeks.
American consul
Kinks father repudiates him. and Weeks
casts him out as an impostor. Kirk meets
Allan, Jamaican negro canal worker out
Of Job. The two are arrested by Colon
police for helping to put out a fire.
Kirk and Allan are treated brutally in
Q Colon Jail by young Alfarez, command
ant Of police. Allan's release Is obtained
by the British consul. but Weeks refuses
to aid Kirk. Mrs. Cortlandt gets phone
call.
Mrs. Cortlandt obtains Kinks release by
using influence with Colonel Jolson, head
Of the canal. The Cortlandts are in
triguing to make Alfarezs father presi-
dent Of Panama.
Kinks father casts him off finally, and
Mrs. Cortlandt obtains for him position
on the Panama railroad under Runnels.
master of transportation
The girl tells him her name is "Chiqui-
ia" He learns later that that means only
little one" Kirk begins his work.
Mrs. Cortlandt has learned who Jefferson
Locke Is.
Locke (real name Wellar) is a swindler
and has disappeared. His description fits
Kirk. The latter tries In vain in Panama
to learn something Of Chiquita and meets
AlfareZ again.
Kirk wins the capital prize. $4,000. In
the lottery. He and Runnels make plans
for advancement. The Cortlandts. hav-
ing turned from the older Alfarez. intend
to make Senior Garavel. banker. presi-
dent of Panama.
Alfarez's son, Kinks foe. is engaged to
Gertrudis, Garavels daughter. She Is
Kinks "Chquita." He meets her again
at the opera through Mrs. Cortlandt's aid.
Kirk makes love to Chiquita. Edith
Ccrtlandt, infatuated with Kirk goes rid
Ing with him frequently.
She avows her love for him. Their ride
and talk are interrupted by her husband.
Kirk asks Garavel for his daughters
hand. The banker wishes her to marry
Alfarez to advance his own ambitions.
Clifford. man from tina States. asks
Runnels about Kirk
Kirk receives permission to call on
Chiqulta- Young Alfarez challenges him
to duel. Kirk laughs at him. Mrs.
Cortlandt asks Kirk to call on her.
Cortlandt overhears his wife make love
to Kirk, who tells her he loves and Is en-
gagged to Gertrudis. Prompted by Mrs.
Cortlandt. Garavel forbids Kirk to call on
his daughter
Kirk manages to see Chiquita. She loves
him. but will obey her father. Mrs. Cort-
landt blocks Kinks and Runnels' path.
Detective Williams seeks Kirk, known to
him as Locke or Wellar.
During an intermission between dances
at ball Chiquita and Kirk are married,
the girl returning Immediately to her ia
theirs side
She flung him away from her so VIC.
lently that he nearly fell.
ITS lie. You know it's lie!"
Its true. I'm no fool"
She beat her hands together distract
eddy. What have you done? What
will those men think? Listen! You
must stop them quickly. Tell them it's
not So"
He seemed not to hear her. I'm
going away tomorrow" he said, but
I'll never divorce you, no matter what
you do, and | won't let you divorce
me either. No, no. Take him now If
you want him, but you'll never be able
to marry him until I'm gone. And l
won't die soon-I promise you that.
I'm going to live
you can't co.
There's q boat tomorrow"
Don't you see you must stay and ex-
plain to those men? My God! They'll
think you spoke the truth. They'll be-
lieve what you said"
"Of course they WILL" he chartered
shrilly. That's why l did 1t in that
way. No matter what you or he or l
can do or say now they'll believe it
forever. 1t came to me like fash of
light, and l saw what 1t meant all in
a minute. Do you understand what 1t
means, Ell? Listen! No matter how
you behave they'll know. They won't
say anything, but they'll know, and
you can't stand that. can your?
you have no evidence"
"No? What about that night at Ia
boga? You were mad over the fellow
then, but you didn't think saw. That
day ! caught you together In the jun
gle-have you forgotten that? Didn't
you think it strange that should be
the one to discover you? oh, pretend
ed to be blind. but l followed you ev-
erywhere l could, and / kept my eyes
open"
"You saw nothing, for there was