The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
SYNOPSIS.

Kirk Anthony, son Of a rich man, with
college friends, gets into fracas In a
New York resort A detective Is hurt
Jefferson Locke insnuates 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
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 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 TIE two are arrested by Colon
police for helping to put out fire.
Kirk and Allan are treated brutally in
Colon jail by young Afarez. command
ant Of police, Alan's release is obtained
by the British consul. but Weeks refuses
to aid Kirk. Mrs. Cortandt gets a phone
call
Mrs. Cortland obtains Kinks release by
using Influence with Colonel Jolson, head
Of the canal. The Cortlandts are in
trigu.ng 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 k.rk begins his work
Mrs. Cortlandt has learned who jefferson
Locke IS
Locke treal name Wellar) is a swindler
Kirk. The latter tries in vain in Panama
TO learn something OF Chiquita and meets
Alfarez again.
Kirk wins the capital prize $1,000, 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. pres-
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
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 Garavel for his daughter 5
hand. The banker wishes her to marry
Alfarcz to advance his own ambitions
Clifford, man from the States, asks
Runnels about Kirk
Her Interview with him was short
however, and when she emerged from
his house she ordered the coachman to
drive directly to the Garavel bank
This time she stayed longer, cloSeted
with the proprietor What she told
him threw him into something like IA
panic. 1t seemed that Anibal Alfarcz
was by no means so well reconcilcd to
the death of his political hopes rs had
been supposed. On the contrary. in
spite of Ill that had been done to pre-
vent it, he had been working secretly
and had perfected the preiminarieS of
a coup which he intended to spring at
the eleventh hour. Through Ramon he
had brought about an alliance with the
OUTGOING Calico. and intended to make
the bitterpSt possible fight against Gar
avel. Such joining of forces meant Sc
rious trouble, and until the bankers
position vas materially strengthened
1t would be most unwiSe to announce
his candidacy as had been planned.
She did not 20 into minute details.
There was no need, for the bankers
fears took fire at the mere fact that
Alfarez had revolted. He was dunn
founded, appalled,.
Ramon is partly to blame. He is
just as proud as you or as his father"
said Mrs. Cortlandt when he heard
Of your daughters engagement to our
friend Anthony
"Ah, now | see it all" His face
darkened so, this is my reward for
needing your advice in regard to Ger
trudis. She should have wed Ramon,
as was intended then | would have
had lever with which to lift his IA
Their from my path. Very well. then,
there is no engagement with this An
thony. 1t may not be too late even
yet to capture Ramon"
1.-THE city is already talking about
Gertrudis and Kirk"
NO word has been spoken. no prom.
Use given. There is not even an un-
derstanding Do you suppose would
allow my great ambition to be thwart-
ed by the within of a girl. to be upset
by strangers smile? Bah! At their
age / loved a dozen l could not sur
vive without them" He snapped his
fingers. Come. we will see my friend
Anibal at once"
But Mrs. Cortlandt checked him. say
ing quietly:
THAT is all right as far as it goes,
but you forget the other young man"
"Eh? How so? Gertrudis will not
marry this Anthony"
"Perhaps she loyes him.