The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-26
SYNOPSIS.


college friends. gets into fracas in q
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 Joke, drugs Kirk and puts
him aboard ship bound for Colon. Kirk
u 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 a 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 fire.
Kirk and Allan are treated brutally in
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 a phone
call
Mrs. Cortlandt obtains Kinks release by
using influence with Colonel Jolson, head
Of the canal. The Cortlandts are in.
triguing to make Alfarez's father pres-
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.
The 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, $15.O0O 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, Garavel's daughter. She Is
Kinks "Chiquita." 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. a 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.
Cortland 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 Chiquta. 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 intermisson between dances
at ball Chiquita and Kirk are married,
the girl returning Immediately to her ia
theirs side.
"Silence" Numbered the banker.
"Yonder stands your affianced hus-
band"
at is mistake she persisted
gently.
"No. no. no. There is no mistake"
chartered Ramon. "Those other men
have told all, and your Antony is now
In the carcel under guard. 1t was l /
who saw to his arrest. Nor is that all.
He is not at all the man he pretended |
to be, even his name Is false This
there arrived an American
officer Of police to arrest him on other
charges. He is thief, it seems, hav- /
Ing stolen $4,000 gold from his en-
ployers. Oh, there is no mistake.
Within the hour | have been talking
with this detective. and he has the
papers of proof. Is not that enough?"
ut is, indeed" gasped the father.
"But 1t is not true" maintained the
girl simply. and her eyes were as
steady as altar flames. Take me to
him. please. must go at once to the
,arcel."
But he only answered her with a
stare Of amazement. Cor he MUIR
nured, after an instant. "Have lost
ny senses?" ]
eyes, must go, for he is my hus-
band. We were wed last night"
Mother Of Godr' the banker ejacu-
ated hoarsely. and sank into the seat
rom which he had arisen. Ramon
vas staring from one to the other, his
lead turning jerkily.
"Oh, yes. The Judge from Colon
married US during the dance. I would
ave liked church wedding, but that
will come later The Senior Ronnels
nd his wife were there also, and they
will tell you. 1t made me very happy"
Ter fare was TRANSPORTED by a look
hat left the two men no choice but
o believe. -