The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-31

| ~ eek> tx IA fool. He wouldn't 90
anything Wait She stepped To the
| instrument and rai.- violently. Give
me Colonel .Iol~on's office. quickly. If
! he IS not there. find him. don't
care where h. il. find him: it Is i'm
portant This * Mrs. cortiandt speak
! ing
| What do y"u mean To do said
| Cortla ndt
Go tn coIen at once. This is young
| AlfareZ'S doin- the whipper snapper
| You must lay him out for this How
| dare he.
| Better ga carefully Remember
/ General AIfareZ is his father
| Il understand. But we are bound to
/ come tn II breach sooner ar later"
| Il hardly think so. | helieve we can
| bring him around all right anyhow
! haven't lost hope. Anthony chose the
| worst poSSible time for this oscar ade
! | suppnSe it will nlean diplomatic
/ difficulties and all that. and once we
| lose old AifareZ''
We will lose him anyhow" snapped
| the woman. I've seen it coming al
though you could not. I'll break
| Ramon for this.
Then ynII'll break us. DO you think
| Anthony * worth it,
| My dear Stephen. they nearly killed
! that poor boy. and SHAN allow it.
| Don AnibaI AlfareZ is not the only
presidential timber in the republic If
| he breaks with us it will cost him
| dearly You think he is friendly. but
| | know that deep down in his crafty
| old heart he deSpiSeS all us Americans.
| The moneIt he dares. he'll turn
| against us
| COrtlandt'S frosty countenance show
| ed si"nS of unusual a"itation as he an
! swerpd: you're mad. You threaten to
| ruin everything. You understand per
| fectly there's nn use of my explain
| ing. Let NE call on him this afternoon
| He will instruct his SON
No: He would prorraStinate as
| usual. There would he the customary
| delays and excuses and meanwhile
! Anthony would be i'm jail at Colon.
| They would have Il defense all pre-
! pared. Besides. if it's to he Il fight we
must have all the weapons possible
anu tilS duHiI MA. nv" Stou Olic
| Anyhow. you mustn't ask a favor of
! him at this time: he must ask. not
you
The telephone rang. and the speaker
snatched the receiver from its hook.
| Hello. Colonel .IOlSon. I'm very
| glad ! caught you. This is Mrs. Cort-
| landt. Colonel .I0lSon. young Ramon
| Alfarez has arrested Kirk Anthony of
whom | spoke to you. They have NAL
treated him. as usual. and have hid
den him for three days. Yes. yes:
discovered it quite by accident while
| Mr.. Cortlandt was downtown. Oh.
this is serious. and I'm furious.
That will do no good: ! have reasons
| for preferring to handle it myself.
Thank you for the compli
ment. We must go to Colon at once.
and thought you might give us spe-
| cial." There was a slight pause. then:
Good. That will do quite as well. In
| Sfteen minutes. Thank you. >Goodby."
Turning to her husband. she ex-
planned swiftly: THE colonel's auto
mobile will he waiting at the station
in ffteel minutes. Are you ready?"
| 81 think you are going about this in
| the wrong way" he said coldly.
when will you learn:''- She check
ed her crisp words at the flush that
3aped to his cheeks. Il beg your par
Ton, STEPHEN. Please do as Colonel
Jolson has done and trust me to man
age this affair.""
He bowed and left her, saying. 81
will have a coach waiting at the door"
Fifteen minutes later gasoline rail-
road motorcar with two passengers in
addition to its driver and aagman roll
ed out of the yards at Panama City
and took the main line, running under
orders like a special train.
| iContinued Monday