The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-18
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Kirk Anthony, son Of rich man. with
college friends, gets into fracas in a
New York resort A detective Is hurt.
Jefferson Locke insinuates himself into
the college mems party.
Locke, aided by Kinks friend Higgins,
who thinks It a Joke, drugs Kirk and puts
him aboard ship bound for Colon. Kirk
b 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 repudiates him, and Weeks
casts him out as an impostor. Kirk meets
Allan, Jamaican negro canal worker out
Of 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
cali.
Mrs. Cortlandt obtains Kinks release by
using influence with Colonel Jolson, head
Of the canal. The Cortlandts are in
trigulng 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 Runnels.
master Of transportation.
Tho 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. N5.000 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.
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.
IL call her that" Kirk explained
in confusion; Ito myself, Of course"
Indeed! So do l." said Senior Cara.
vel dryly. For a moment he frowned
In meditation. There were many
things to consider. He felt certain
sympathy for this young man. with his
straightforwardness and artless brus.
Querie. Moreover. though the banker
was no great respecter Of persons, the
mention Of Darwin K. Anthony had
impressed him. If Kirk were all that
he seemed he had no doubt of the ulti-
mate reconciliation Of father and son.
At all events 1t would do no harm to
learn more Of this extraordinary suit
or, and meanwhile he must treat him
with respect while carefully guarding
his own dignity against possibly i'm
pertinent advances.
"She has been promised to Ramon"
he said, at last, land have considered
her future quite settled. OF course,
such arrangements are frequently al
tered for various causes, even at the
last moment, but-who knows" he
shrugged his shoulders "She may not
wish to entertain your suit. So why
discuss it? Why make plans or prom
ises? 1t IL a matter to be handled
with the greatest delicay; there are i'm.
portant issues linked with it. For
young man have known so very short
a tme"-he smiled genially-"you have
impressed me not unfavorably. l
thank you for coming to me, at any
rate"
The two men rose and shook hands;
Kirk was not altogether cast down by
the result Of the interview. He I'M
derStood the bankers allusion to the
poooipIC ShuuSc VI dlldllSclucutS, anu
felt sure from what Chiquita had told
him that the marriage with Ramon
could not take place after the true ma
ture of Garavel's political aspirations
became known.
The truth was that Andres Garavel
had not hesitated long after that
memorable night at the Tivoli before
accepting the brilliant prize which the
Cortlandts had dangled so alluringly
before his eyes, and the decision once
made, he had entered into the scheme
with all his soul He was wise enough,
however, to leave his destiny largely
In their hands.
1t was not long after Kinks visit to
the bank that Garayel, during a con-
ference with the Cortlandts. took &C.
casion to bring up the young mans
name Cortlandt had been called to
the telephone, and Edith was left free
to answer without constraint.
81 have seen you and him riding
quite frequently" her guest remarked,
with polite interest "IS he, then, an