The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-24
SYNOPSIS.

Min <AASAOhyS Dull VI . AACh lAoLs Will
college friends. gets into a fracas in a
Jefferson Locke insinuates himself into
the college mems party.
Locke, aided by Kinks friend Higgins.
who thinks It Joke, drugs Kirk and puts
him aboard a ship bound for Colon. Kirk
- on the passenger list as Locke
"Broke'' and without baggage. aboard
the ship Kirk makes the acquaintance Of
NJ and Mrs. Stephen Cortlandt
Cortlandt is in the American diplomatic
service and is going to Panama on mis-
sion. In Colon Kirk, az the son Of big
railroad man. is taken up by Weeks.
American consul.
Kinks father regulates him. and Weeks
casts him out as an impostor. Kirk meets
Allan, q Jamaican negro canal worker out
Of . Job. The two are arrested by Colon
police for helping to put out nra
Kirk and Allan are treated brutally in
ant of police Allan's release IL obtained
by the British consul. but Weeks refuses
to aid Kirk. Mrs. Cortlandt gets q 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 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. Cortlandt has learned who Jefferson
Locke is.
Locke treal 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. $4,000, 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
Vert uulS, bdTdVel > uduSHltT. Ouo 10
Kinks "Chiquita" He meets her again
at the opera through Mrs Cortlandt's aid.
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 GaraveI for his daughter S
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.
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 or
his daughter
Kirk manages to see Chiquita 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.
DuTlIlS an lHtGlIIllSSlOll DtlWeSu uuieSs
at ball Chiquita and Kirk are married
the girl returning Immediately to her ia
TIERS side.
Il want to thank him before all OF
you for what he has done for me per
sonally. When | landed in Panama
got into trouble of the worst sort, and
Mr.. Cortlandt got me out. He was my
bail bond, he put me up at his hotel
gave me clothes and paid my way until
l got started | was a stranger, MIND
you, but he's been just like one of my
own people, and if ever succeed in
doing anything really worth while il
will be due to the start he gave me-"
Though the words were common
place enough. they carried sincere
message, and Cortlandt saw by the
faces about him that the others were
pleased. His own gaunt features
turned more sallow than ever. The
memory of what he had heard on the
porch of his own house a few after
moons ago, Of what he had seen al
other times, of his wife's telltale be
havior on this very evening, swept
over him, tanning anew the suller
emotions he had cherished all these
months. How far would this fellow
dare to go, he wondered? He dropped
his eyes to hide the fury In them.
81 want to give you a little remem
brance Of my own" Anthony wa!
speaking directly to him. 1T ism
much, but it means good deal to me
and l hope it will have some sort o.
personal association for you. Mr.
Cortlandt" He drew from his poke
a plush case and took from 1t a yer!
handsome thin Swiss watch with tn,
letters rs. c." artfully enameled upol
the back.
Cortlandt accepted the gift mechan
ically; then. as it touched his flesh, ;
sudden color mounted to his cheeks
only to recede. leaving them bloodles
again.
81 really didn't expect this" he be
gan slowly as he rose. ANTHONY ex