The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-23

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" ..-..
IT don't want damages Kirk re-
piled. II want to get him out alone
some time"
For heavens sake, don't think Of
itr Mrs. Cortlandt exclaimed. "All the
American influence on the isthmus
wouldn't help you then. Fifty men
would perjure themselves, to convict
you" :.
mo. 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 drst part Of Mr. ,0ortlandt's pre-
dictton was soon proved true. for the
sick alcalde recovered sufficiently to
appear on the scene within half an
hour. Then. after much signing Of efi-
cial documents and certain other for
maltties, Kirk Anthony walked out Of
the Colon jail In company with his
friends. ...,-&:.~..
In the midstaof Kinks expressions of
gratitude forsthe timely 1ntercession Of
Cortlandt and his wife, the former
surprised him by, saying in a genuine
" hearty tone: !.
my wife. has told me all about you,
Anthony. andfHswant you to come over
to Panama as my guest In the hotel
until you hearsfrom<your father I: .z
When Kirk informed him Of the
cablegram that had cast him axirift
in Panama. Costlandt 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" 2
= Seeing a warm second to his invita-
ton in Mrs. Cortlandt's eyes, Kirk ac-
cepted gracefully, explaining, you
know this Is the first time was ever
mp against hard luck, and / don't know
Just how to act. w.: = : ~r-
We've missed the .4:s5, 10 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 q half
hni1Y9o Hn1ov xpns1H A.
They pursued their way to the sta
ton. But here. an unexpected en-
barrassment arose. A. : they made
ready to board Colonel Jolson's motor
car they were annoyed to And, 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 tho Jamaican boy sat on the
step Of the machine.
Once more the little automobile took
on the dignity Of 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-
plain the points Of interest as they
passed. She showed him the old
French workings where a nations
hopes lay buried, the mechanical ruins
that had cost kings ransom, the
Mount Hope cemetery, whittier daily
trains had borne the sacrifice before
science had robbed the fever Of its ter
rors. " =: s~':.. =, = = :.
will they really finish the scanal?''
he asked. Wont something happen? p
1T Is already dug. The rest Is mere.
" a matter Of excavation and concrete
The engineering difficulties have all
been solved,f and the big human ma
chine has been built up. What Is mora
important, the country is livable at
last. Over at Ancon hospital there 10
4 quiet, hard working medical man
who has made this thing possible
When the two oceans are. Joined to
gether, and the Job is finished; his. wtlI
be the name most highly honored., B
1T must be nice to do something
worth WHILE" Anthony mused vaguely,
ITO do anything" his companion OBJ
served. with shade Of meaning: then,
1T is amusing to look back on the old
Spanish statement that it would be
impious to unite two oceans which the
Creator Of the world had separated"
As Kirk dropped asleep that night
after the luxuries Of a bath. clean
clothes and meal on white linen and
china, he reflected contentedly that,
after all, things have way Of coming
right in this world for those who &C.
cept them cheerfully az they come.
On the following morning Kirk dis
patched long letter to his father, ex-
planning. as well as he could, how he
came to be in Panama and giving q
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