Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-05

| 'SssE9..11 but was forced to lie down
80 again without delay. "If
this is ship must have come aboard.
How did do it? When? Where?"
You came on with two men. or,
rather, between two men. about $40
this morning. They put you i'm here,
gave your ticket to the purser and
went ashore. The slim fellow was
crying, and one of the decllhands had
to help him down the gangway.'
THAT was Higgins, all right Now.
doctor. granting just for the sake of
argument that this is a ship and that
am Jefferson Locke. when is your
next stop?'
Zone week."
"WhatT' Kinks eyes opened wide
with horror. 81 can't stay here
week."
"You will have to-
But tell you can't just can't
bought new car the other day, and
It's standing in front of the New York
theater. Yes, and l have two rooms
and bath at the hotel at $l5 day"
The physician smiled heartlessly.
you must have been drinking pretty
heavily, but guess you will remem-
Der everything by and by
II can't understand it," groaned the
bewildercd invalid. What ship is
this-f it is really ship?"
'"The Santa Cruz. Belongs to the
Consolidated Fruit company. This is
one Of the bridal suits 1t is 11:3O D.
~. Nov. q. We are bound for Colon.
Good night That capsule will make
you Sleep"
When the officer had gone Kirk turn
ed over and fell asleep. Morning
showed him the truth Of the Doctors
information. He awoke early, and, al
though his head still behaved queerly
and he had moments of nausea, he
dressed himself and went on deck.
A fmitless, oily sea stretched out
before his bewildered eyes, He touch
ed the rail with his hands to verify his
vision. He felt as II he were walking
In his sleep. He realized that great
fragment had suddenly dropped out of
his life's pattern.
Although Anthony -wHs~a youth of
few responsibilities, he awolSe sudden
" to the fact that there were thou
sand things that needed doing, a thou
sand people who needed to know his
whereabouts, thousand things that
we're bound to go wrong For in
stance. there was his brand new
French car. standing with motor blank
eted beside the Forty-fifth street curb.
What had happened to it and to the
nrchin he had left in charge of it? He
owed $1,000 on Its purchase. which he
had promised to pay yesterday That
remittance from his father had come
lust in the nick of time. Suddenly he
recalled placing the check in his bill
Ease, and he searched himself diligent-
". but found nothing. It was simply
Imperative that he get some word
ashore.
He let his eyes rove over the ship In
desperation. Then q happy thought
came to him.
'"rhe wireless" he said aloud. "Bonc
bend. Why didn't you think of that
.oDs a2o?" n glance ut the rigging
showed him that the Santa Cruz was
equipped with plant, and moment
.ater no was hammering at the oper-
ltor's door.
II want to send message right
iwayw he cried excitedly But the
wireless" shook his head, with
,mflA
We're installing new system. The
Did apparatus wasn't satisfactory, and
It's being changed throughout"
Then you-you can't send message
possibly"
Nothing doing until the next trip
Kirk strobe forward and stared dis
.onsolately down upon the freight deck
IN vain endeavor to collect his
If that wild night and began to have
hsquieting doubt Did that chance
meeting with the chap from st. Louis
have anything to do with his presence
here. or had he really decided in some
foolish, drunken whi1n to take trip to
Central America? He recollected that
Jefferson Locke had not impressed
aAAu Vo1y LaVO1dOy Ut Liz SLdFC.
The sound Of a bugle, which Kirk
Interpreted as an invitation to break
fast, reminded him that he was fam
lshed, and he lost, no time in going be-
low. Upon his appearance the stew
ard made It plain to him in some
subtle manner that the occupant of
suit A needed nothing beyond the
mare possession of those magnificent
quarters to insure,the most.considerate
treatment Kirk was placed at the
ceptain's table, where his hunger was
soon appeased and his outlook grew
moro cheerful with the complete res
borat1n Of bodily comfort.
Getting your sea legs, Mr.. Locke?'
inquired the man at his right.
Ny name Is Anthony"
II beg yrurspardon! The passenger
list said'-
''That5w mistake"
my name is Stein. May ask
where you are bound for:"
X think the place ia Panama"
Going to work on the canal?"
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