Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-04

with the ighes' courtesy an kindness
in my presence Every man in the
prison will testify to those fac"
why did you keep him locked up so
long? Why didn't you try him?'' said
COrtlandt.
"Ah! For that l shall inquire also.
/ am inform. 'owever. that the wat
you call lodge is seeck.'
WELL look into that later We're
here now to arrange for Mr.. Anthony's
release"
"The aIcalde will be please to ac-
rommodate at the earlies'. l myself
shall see to it. Tomorrow
There will be no tomorrow about
It," Mrs. Cortlandt exclaimed, posi-
lively. ''If you cannot arrange the
bail yourself, my husband will take
up the matter with the zone govern
ment, and Colonel Jolson will call upon
the president of the republic within
an hour He is waiting word from us
now"
Senior Ramon Alfarez became sud
denly galvanized. He broke into effu-
Eive apologies for even so small
delay as had already occurred. While,
to be sure. no power was vested IN
him. and his willing hands were most
miserably tied. nevertheless he would
SO far exceed his authority as to
promise instant freedom to the prison
er. He FASTENED forth to set in mo-
ton the proper machinery. and while
he was absent Kirk told his story. 1t
left the woman white Tipped and In
coherent, and reused even the icy Cort-
landt to genuine wrath.
"Of course" the latter said. "Alfarez
will prove by his men that it's all i'm
agination on your part and that your
injuries were sustained at the time Of
your arrest. He'll assume a righteous
indignation and start Spiggoty inves-
tigation. You see. his father is the gov
ernor Of Panama province and one Of
the strongest men In the republic, so
Ramon will probably make good his
position. Even so, you may recover
damages"
81 don't want damages" Kirk re-
piled. II want to get him out alone
some time"
For heavens sake, don't think of
it," Mrs. COrtlandt exclaimed. "All the
American influence on the isthmus
wouldn't help you then. Fifty men
would perjure themselves to convict
you"
No That method doesn't work
here" her husband agreed. You're
lucky to escape so easily He will ar
range bail. never fear. and you will
probably not come to trial. He'll never
forgive you. of course. but that won't
matter to you"
The first part of Mr.. COrtlandt's pre-
diction was soon proved true. for the
sick aIcalde recovered sufficiently to
appear on the scene within half an
hour. Then. after much signing Of Off
cial documents and certain other for
malitieS, Kirk Anthony walked out Of
the Colon Jail in company with his
friends.
In the midst of Kinks expressions Of
gratitude for the timely intercession Of
Cortlandt and his wife, the former
surprised him by saying in genuine
~ hearty tone:
MY wife has told me all about you.
Anthony. and | want you to come over
TO Panama as my guest in the hotel
until you hear from your father"
When Kirk informed him of the
cabIegram that had cast him adrift
in Panama. Cortlandt replied reassur-
ingly:
'Oh, well, your father doesn't under
stand the facts In the case. that's all.
You sit down like q sensible person
and write him fully"
Seeing a warm second to his invita-
ton in Mrs. Cortlandt's eyes, Kirk ac-
copied gracefully, explaining, You
know this is the first time | was ever
up against hard luck, and don't know
just how to act"
We've missed the 4:35, SO we will
have to return the way we came" said
Cortlandt I'D like to stop at Gatun
on a business matter of some import
ance, and if you don't mind a half
hours delay we'll do So"
They pursued their way to the sta
ton. But here an unexpected en-
barrassment arose. AS they made
ready to board Colonel Jolson's motor
car they were annoyed to find that
Allan insisted on going too. He in
sisted, moreover. in such extravagant
fashion that Mrs. Cortlandt at last
was moved to say, For heavens sake,
: let the poor thing come along" And
| thereafter the Jamaican boy sat on the
| step of the machine.
Once more the little automobile took
on the dignity of a regular train and
| sped out of the network of tracks be-
hind Colon. AS it gained speed Mrs.
COrtlandt, to divert her guests mind
from his recent ordeal, began to ex-