The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-28

SYNOPSIS.

01 NOFOl9s
Kirk Anthony, son Of rich man. with
college friends. gets into a fracas in q
New York resort A detective II hurt.
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 ship bound for Colon. Kirk
p on the passenger list as Locke
Broke and without baggage. aboard
tho ship Kirk makes the acquaintance Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Cortlandt
Cortlandt Is in the American diplomatic
service and Is going to Panama on a mis-
sion. In Colon Kirk. as the son Of Z. 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 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 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 Alfarezs father presI-
dent Of Panama
Kinks father casts him of finally. and
Mrs Cort1op nd q ipo fnr him rOc{fiOyN
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 (real 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. prest-
dent Of Panama
AfareZ's son, Kinks foe. Is engaged to
Gertrudis. Garavers daughter. She Is
Kinks "Chiquita. He meets her again
at the opera through Mrs. Cortlandt's aid.
Kirk makes love to Chiquita. Edith
Cortandt. infatuated with Kirk. goes rid
ing with him frequently.
Kirk receives permission to call on
Chiquita. Young Alfarez challenges him
to a 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 on
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.
During an intermission between dances
at ball Chiquita and Kirk are married.
the girl retunaing Immediately to her IA
TIERS side.
Kirk breaks with Mrs. Cortlandt. At q
dinner rendered to Cortlandt by the rail-
road men Cortlandt openly gives" his
wife to Kirk. creating great sensation.
Next morning Kirk goes out with Allan.
Cortlandt tells his wife what he has done.
She denies any wrongdoing with Kirk.
Cortlandt is found shot, and Kirk is ar
rested. Gertrudis tells her father she is
Kinks wife. and the banker visits Kirk
In jail
Shes not there" Runnels hastened
to say. I've tried to find her, but |
was told she was out at the country
place."
'Then l think I'd rather drive out
there than eat Won't you go with
me, dad?"
Well-yes! | want to see this bank.
er fellow, and-I'm not so banked
hungry, after all. Well settle this
thing right now"
The afternoon sun was still an hour
high when Kirk Anthony came down
the hill from the Garavels' home and
crossed the meadow toward the forest
glade he knew so well.
Chiquita was there. huddled upon
the seat where they had rested togeth.
er, one foot curled beneath her like q
child, her head bowed down disconso-
lately. From one brown hand, now
dropping listlessly, few wild flowers
had scattered, and her slim figure was
clad once more in the stiff, coarse
denim dress Of blue. Her other hand
was toying with her beads mechanical.
ly, as If the fingers had learned their
task from long practice. Her dusky
eyes were fast upon the lights that
wayered In the pool.
As If to prove that the spot was
really peopled by kind spirits. a gentle
voice seemed to whisper the news to
her and she turned to find him smiling
at her. She rose and met him with
her hands outstretched. her face trans.
figured.
After time she leaned backward In
his arms and said gravely: "You see!
When one says many, many prayers
the good saints always answer. The
padre told me that l should never
cease until you came. but grew very
tired. senior"