The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-23
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CHAPTER III.
Panama Next Stop.

kE1-=l but was forced to lie down
l9t again without delay. If
this is a 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'll here.
gave your ticket TO the purser and
went ashore. The slim fellow was
CRYING. and one of the deckhands had
to help him down the gangway.
That was Higgins. all right. Now,
doctor. granting just for the sake OF
argument that this is II ship and that
| am jefferson Locke. when is your
next stop:
One week.
WHAT Kinks eyes opened wide
with horror. Il can't stay here a
week"
You will have to-.
But | tell you | can't just can't.
l 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 $15 Il day
The physician smiled heartiessly.
You must have been drinking pretty
| heavily. but ! guess you will remem-
Der everything by and by"
Il can't understand it," groaned the
bewildered invalid. What ship is
this-if it is really ship?"
THE Santa Cruz. Belongs to the
Consolidated Fruit company. This is
, one of the bridal suits. 1t is II 80 p
m. 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 be
dressed himself and went on deck.
A limitless. oily sea stretched out
before his bewildered eyes. He touch
ed the rail with his hands to verify bis
vision. He felt as if he were walking
| in his sleep. He realized that a great
fragment had suddenly dropped out OF
his life's pattern.
Although Anthony was a youth OF
few responsibilities. he awoke sudden
ly to the fact that there were thou
sand things that needed doing. a thou
sand people who needed TO know his
wherea bouts. thousand things thai
! We're bound to go wrong For in
stance. there was his brand new
French car. standing with motor blank
eted beside the Forty-tifth street curb
What had happened to it and to the
urchin he had left in charge of it? HI
owed $1,000 on its purchase. which BIZ
had promised to pay yesterday Tha
remittance from his father had com,
just in the nick of time. Suddenly b,
recalled placing the check in his bill
case. and he searched himself diligent
~. but found nothing. 1t was simpl.
imperative that he get some wore
ashore.
He let his eyes rove over the ship il
desperation. Then happy though
came to him.
The wireleSs,' he said aloud. Bone
head. Why didn't you think of tina
long ago. \ glance at the riggin!
showed him that the Santa Cruz wa
equipped with Il plant. and momen
later he was hammering at the oper
ator'S door.
Il want to send Il message RICH
away" he cried excitedly. But tn
wireless shook his head with
smile.
Were installing Il new system. Tn
old apparatus wasn't satisfactory. an
it's being changed throughout
Then you-you can't send a MESA g
-possibly?''
Nothing doing until the next trip
Kirk strobe forward and stared dis
consolately down upon the freight dec
in vain endeavOr TO collect hi
thoughts. He recalled the incident
of that wild night and began to hav
a disquieting doubt Did that chanc
meeting with the chap from St Loui
have anything to do with his preSenc
here. or had he really decided in som
foolish. drunken within TO take trip {
Central America? He recoliected ri:
Jefferson Locke had not impreSse
him very fayorabIy at the start.
The sound of !. hugle which Xii
interpreted as an invitation to breaI
fast. reminded him that he was far
ished. and he lost no time in going b
low. Upon his appearance the stey
ard made it plain to him in son
subtle manner that the occupant
suit A needed nothing beyond Il
mere possession of those magnificel
quarters to insure the most considera
treatment. Kirk was placed at ii
captains table. where his hunger W:
aa,,, .~l bite ,,rtt1ot- .rro