The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-14
SYNOPSIS.

Kirk Anthony, son Of rich man, with
college friends, gets into a fracas in a
New York resort 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 a 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 mis-
sion. In Colon Kirk, as the son OF big
railroad man, is taken up by Weeks.
American consul
Kinks father repudates him, and Weeks
casts him out as an impostor. kirk meets
Allan, a Jamaican negro canal worker out
Of q 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 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 presi-
dent Of Panama.
Kinks father casts him off finally, and
Mrs. Cortlandt obtains for him position
on the Panama railroad under tunnels.
master of transportation
The girl tells him her name is "Chiqui-
ia" lie 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 swindlcr
md has disappear Cd Ills description fits
Kirk The latter tries in vain in Panama
to learn something OF Chiquita and meets
Alfarez again
Ms vet. however he had not fully
considered what this Ntlldfall meant
to him. His first thought had been
that he eoG!d now discharge his debts,
go back to New York and clear himself
thought of it the less eager he became
to return. Seven thousand five hun
bred dollars in gold to Kirk Anthony
of Panama. collector. was a subStan-
tial fortune. 20 Xix anthony Of Al
bany. distributor. it was nothing,
Suppose he went home and squared
his account with the police, what
would he do then: Nothing, as usual
Here, he was proving that the An
thony breed was self supporting ut
least. And there WAS another reason,
the weightiest of all. Long before he
had reached the end Of his run he real
lied that not ION times the amount OF
this capital prize would tempt him TO
leave Panama before he had seen CHI
quita.
Chiquita was beginning to seem like
q dream. At times during the past
week he had begun to wonder if she
were not really product of his own
imagination. His fancy had played
upon her SO eXtravagantly that he
feared he would not know her if eyel
LQey Cdllle lace " luSS.
This was most unsatisfactory, anc
he reproached himself bitterly for the
Involuntary fathlessness that could al
low her image to grow DIM He was
almost without hope of seeing hel
again. And then, with the incense
ouence of dreams and sprites, she ap
peared to him.
It was but a glimpse he had and
tantalizing flash Of recognition from
her eyes. 1t happened in the dusl
during the confusion that accompanied
the arrival of No. at Panama. |
lasted only moment and he los
sight of her again in the crowd
But there was no doubt that she hat
recognized him, and nothing now coule
prevent him from continuing III:
search. The trouble was that his pres
ent occupation allowed him no oppor
tunity. He was tied TO the railroad
except at night.
1t was perhaps two weeks later tina
a serious shakeup occurred in the ofhc'
force. of which no one seemed to know
the cause. There was mad scramble
for advancement all along the line, il
which Kirk took no part But unex
pectedly Runnels summoned him t
his office.
How would you like an inside posi-
tion?" said the master of transporta
tio,, avain0 him kaanlV
$50 soon:"
~ said Id advance you if you mad
good" He paused an instant, then SAT-
deliberately. when you get the ham
of things here you'll have a chance t
be my assistant"
Kirk opened his eyes in amazemeni
Gee. That's great, But do yo
think l can get away with it,
"Not at once. 1t will take time, Q
course, and you'll have to work lik
the devil. Look here, Anthony, II
partly selfish in this, for | beliey