The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-06
SYNOPSIS.

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Kirk Anthony, son Of rich man, with
college friends, gets into fracas In
New York resort detective Is hurt
Jefferson Locke insnuates himself into
the college mems party.
Locke. aided by Kinks friend Higgins.
who thinks 1t a Joke. drugs Kirk and puts
him aboard a ship bound for Colon. Kirk
Is on the passenger list as Locke
Broke and without baggage, aboard
the ship Kirk makes the acquaintance OF
Mr., and Mrs. Stephen Cortlahdt
A three stored building was already
half Quilted. out of its windows roar
ed long fiery tongues The structure
snapped and yolleyed a chorus to the
sulen monotone of destruction. The
street was Uttered with the household
belongings of the neighborhood On
all sides was a bedlam which the ar
rival of the firemcn only augmented.
The fire captains shouted orders to the
bugers. the buglers blew fecbly upon
their horns, the companies deployed in
obedience to the buglers. Then every
body waited for further directions.
Again the trumpet sounded, where
upon each fireman began to interfere
with his ncighbor. A series Of quarrels
arose as couplings were made or
broken. Then. after IN intcrminable
delay, water began to flow as if by a
miracle; but. except in rare instances.
it failed to reach the flames. A ladder
truck, drawn by another excited com
pany. now rumbled upon the scene, its
arrival adding to the general disorder.
Meanwhile the steady trade wind fan
ned the blaze to ever growing proper
tons.
"Why the devil don't they get
closer?' Kirk inquired of his jamaican
companion
"Oh. Lard my God. it is too ot. sar,
greatly too 'ot. 1t would take stout
cart to do such a thing"
NONSENSE They'll never put it out
this way. Hey" Kirk attracted the
attention of nearby nozzleman
walk up to it. 1t won't bite you"
But the valiant fire fighter held stub
bornly to his post. while the stream he
directed continued to describe grace
full curve and spatter upon the side
walk in front of the burning building
you're spelling that old woman's
bed" Anthony warned him, at which
q policeman with drawn club forced
him back as if resentful of criticism
For perhaps ten minutes there was
no further change in the situation
Then great shout arose as it was
seen that the roof of an adjoining
building had burst into flame. At this
the fanfare Of trumpets sounded again.
Firemen rushed down the street. drag
ging line of hose and drenching the
onlookers. But, despite their hurry,
they halted too soon. and their stream
just failed to reach the blazing roof.
BY now the heat had grown really in
tense, and the more hardy heroes in
the vanguard retreated to less trying
positions. The voice of the crowd had
arisen to roar rivaling that of the
flames.
Kirk pointed to the nearest fireman,
If he'd get up under that wall he
could save the roof and be out of the
heat. ! cant stand this. Let's give
him hand, Allan"
Every well, sar." -. -.
, Here! Help me get kink in this
hose. There! Now you hold it until
you feel me pull" Kirk forced his
way out through the crowd to find the
fireman holding the nozzle, from which
feeble stream was dribblinG, and me-
chanically directing 1t at the fire
Kirk laid hold of the canvas and, with
heave, dragged it along with Its
rightful guardian ten feet forward
But there had been no hugle blown or
der for this, and the uniformed mar
pulled backward with all his might
chattering at Kirk in Spanish
We'll, then, let go" Anthony shool
the Panamannikin loose. then ran for
ward across the street until he brough
up at the end of the slack and felt TIT
hose behind him writhe and swell a
Allan released his hold The next in
slant the negro was ut his side, and tn
two found themselves half blstered b.
the heat that rolled out upon them. Blu
the newly ignted roof was With
range. and the stream they playe
upon il made the shingles fly.
The fireman they had despoiled he
gan to drag ut the hose from SAT
distance, but when Kirk made as If
turn the nozzle upon him he scampere
away amid the jeers of the crowd. d.
few moments later the American fel
a hand upon his arm and saw an angr
policeman who was evidently orderln
him back. Behind him stood the e'
cited nozzleman with two companion
HE says you should return the 'os
where you found it" Allan Translated
Leave US Alone" Kirk replied. "Yo