The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-21
SYNOPSIS.

Kirk Anthony. son Of 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 1t a Joke, drugs Kirk and puts
him aboard a ship bound for Colon. Kirk
u on the passenger lst 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 mis-
sion. In Colon Kirk, as the son Of big
railroad man. Is taken up by Weeks.
American consul
casts him out as an impostor. Kirk meets
Allan, Jamaican negro canal worker out
| Of q Job The two are arrested by Colon
police for helping to put out fire.
| Kirk and Allan are treated brutally in
Z Colon jail by young Alfarez, command
ant Of police. Allans 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
| trigung to make Alfarez's father presi-
dent Of Panama.
Kinks father casts him off finally. and
| Mrs Cortlandt obtains for him a position
on the Panama railroad under 'Runnels.
master Of transportation.
Tho girl tells him her name Is "Chiqui-
ia" He learns later that that means only
little one" Kirk begins his work.
Mrs Cortandt 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, H5,000 in
| the lottery He and Runnels make plans
| for advancement The Cortlandts hav-
| Ing turned from the older Alfarez, intend
to make Senior Garave, banker. presi-
| dent of Panama
| Alfarez's son. Kinks foe is engaged to
|
| Kinks 'chiquta." He meets her again
| Kirk makes love to Chiquita Edith
Cortlandt, 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
Chiquita. 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.
] tie pT0Ceeled at once to put his plan
into execution, his first step being to
rent a room Mt the Tivoli. taking par
ticular care to select one on the first
floor in the north wing That evening
he and Allan moved Runnels tele-
phoned during the evening that he
had been equal to his part of the task,
so there remained nothing to do but
wait for the hour of the dance.
1t was considerably after dark on
Saturday evening that John Weeks,
American consul at Colon, received a
caller who came to him direct from
the Royal Mail steamer just locked.
At first sight the stranger did not
impress Mr.. Weeks rs man of par
ticular importance. His face was in
significant, and his pale blue eyes
showed little force. His only notice
able feature was displayed when he
removed his hat. Then 1t could be
seen that a wide, white scar ran from
just over his temple to point back Of
his right ear.
He made his name know as Will
liams, which, Of course, meant nothing
to the consul, and while drinking one
Of Weeks highballs, inquired idly
about the country, the climate and the
people. as If in no hurry to come to his
point He studied the fat man and
when he had satisfied himself, came
out openly with these words:
"rm looking for chap named Wei
lar. He landed here some time late
In November"
"Friend of yours?"
"Um-m-not exactly" Mr.. Will
liams ran a hand meditatively over
the ragged scar on his scalp. as If
from force of habit.
"Welar? | never heard of him."
"He may have Travelled under an
other name. Ever heard of fellow
called Locke"
The consuls moist lips drew to-
gether, his red eyes cleaned watch
fully. Maybe l have, and maybe
haven't" said he. 'Why do you want
him?"
"Im a detective. and I'm after Wei
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