Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-21
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''Is he short and thick setr'
NO: tai. and thin As Kirk mereI,
looked at him In n puzzled way. b,
continued: II suppose we're all sus
picious down hero, there's so much o.
that sort of thing. II he has anythins
on you
| Hes got nothing on me-
I'm glad OF that. You're the best
man have. and that shakeup 1 told
/ YOU about Is coming Off sooner than
expected. I'd hate TO have anything
happen TO you. Do you think you could
hold down my job:"
what? Do you really mean it?,
~ do"
at goes without saying that I'd like
TO be master OF transportation, but not
until you're through"
well. the old man has had another
row with Colonel Jolson and may not
wait for his vacation to quit. I'm
promised the vacancy"
Then you have seen che coloneI?"
mo, but 1 have seen Mrs Cortlandt.
felt had a right TO ask something
from her in return for what / did for
you. i know that sounds rotten. but
you'll understand how IL 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 1 go up you go too. Thets
why / was worried when this Clifford
party appeared"
There is something, 1 suppose
ought to tell you. although it doesn't
amount TO much. l was mixed up in
plain clothes man happened to get his
head under a falling bottle and nearly
died from the effects"
'"This Clifford party is stopping at
the Hotel Central. Better look him
over"
81 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 10 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,
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 in 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 10 him. He knew nothing
of the tears. the pleadings and the spir-
tied championship of his cause that |
had overborne the last parental objec- |
ton IL was lucky for him that Chi |
quita was n spoiled child and Garavel !
n very Americanized Spaniard. How /,
ever. as it was. be went nearly mad /
with delight and had hard work to re-
frain 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
ut will be grand wedding. sar." he
exclaimed. "H'Allan Will be there for
giving you away"
The residence of Senior Garavel Is
considered one of the show places of
Panama. 1t is of Spanish architecture,
built of brick and stucco and embei-
ished with highly ornamental iron bal
'onies. 1t stands upon n corner over
ooking one OF the several public
squares. guarded from the street by
Dreast high stone wall crowned with /
stout iron fence. DiaZonally opDo-
ite and running the full length of the
flock is n huge weather stained cathe-
raj. and fronting upon the intersectlng
treet is tiny shrine with an image of
he Madonna smiling downward. At
light its bright radiance illumines the |
darkness round about and lends the
pot a certain sanctity.
An Indian woman, clad in barbarcus
olors. her bare feet incased In san
ais, admitted him. and the banker
imself met him I'm the hall He led
ne way into n great barren parlor, .
here. TO Kinks embarrassment. he
,und quite company gathered His
ost formally presented him to them.
ne after another. There were Senior .
edro Garavel. a brother OF Andres:
enora Garavel, his wife. who was fat
nd short of wind: the two Misses
aravel, their daughters; then a little
brown old lady in stiff black
TX who spoke no English. Kirk gath ;
ed that she was somebody's aunt or | !
Last of all. Gertrudis
me shyly forward and put her hand
his. then glided back TO a seat be-
nd the old lady. Just as they were
ating themselves another member OF
e family appeared-this time a sec
ID cousin from Guatemala. Like the u
he was as ignorant OF =
1glish as Kirk was OF Spanish. but =