The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-20


1t was about this time. perhaps two
weeks after Kirk had replied to his
fathers letter. that Runnels called him
in one day to ask:
do you know a man named Cliff
ford?''
No"
He dropped In this morning. claim
States: wanted to know all about ev-
erything on the canal and-the usual
thing. He didn't talk like a writer.
though. thought you might know
him. He asked about you
Me- Kirk pricked up his ears.
Il gathered the impression he was
trying to pump me" Runnels eyed
his subordinate shrewdly. Il boosted
you
rs he short and thick set?''
NO: tall and thin" As Kirk merely
looked at him in a puzzled way. he
continued: Il suppose we're all sus-
picious down here. there's SO much Of
that sort of thing. If he has anything
on you
Hes got nothing on me-"
I'm glad of that. You're the best
man | have. and that shakeup told
you about is coming off sooner ttan I
expected. I'd hate to have anything
happen to you. Do you think you could
hold down my job?"
what? Do you really mean it?"
Il do"
lit goes without saying that I'd like
&c be master of transportation. but not
until you're through"
well, the old man has had another
row with Colonel Jolson and may not
wait for his vacation to quit I'm
promised the vacancy
Then you have seen the colonel?"
No, but | have seen Mrs. Cortlandt
l felt l had right to ask something
from her in return for what did for
you. | know that sounds rotten, but
you'll understand how it is Colonel
Jolson wants his brother-in-law. Blake
ley. to have the place. but I'm entitled
to it. and she has promised to fix 1t for
me. If | go up you go too. That's
why l was worried when this Clifford
party appeared"
There is something. ] suppose l
ought to tell you. although it doesn't
amount to much. l was mixed up in
scrape the night left New York. A
plain clothes man happened to get his
head under a falling bottle and nearly
died from the Effects
This Clifford party is stopping at
| the Hotel Central Better look him
| over"
Il WILL" said Kirk, feeling more con-
| Germ than he cared to show, but his
apprehension turned out to be quite
| unfounded. On inspection Clifford
| proved to bear no resemblance what
ever to Williams, nor did he seem to
have any concealed design He was q
good sort. apparently. with a knack of
making himself agreeable. and in the
weeks that followed he and Kirk be-
came quite friendly. Meanwhile. no
word had come from Senior Garavel.
and Kirk was beginning to fret But
| just as he had reached the limit Of his
patience he received a note which
transported him with Joy.
| Senior Andres Garavel, he read. would
be in the city on the following Tuesday
| evening. and would be pleased to have
him call
Even with his recent experiences of
| Spanish etiquette Kirk hardly realized
| the extent of the concession that had
been made to him He knew nothing
of the tears. the pleadings and the spir-
! tied championship of his cause that
had overborne the last parental objec-
ton. 1t was lucky for him that Chi
| quita was Il spoiled child and Garavel
very Americanized Snaniard. How
ever. as it was. he went nearly mad
with delight and had hard work to re-
frain from shaving himself twice that
, Tuesday evening. SO overcareful was he
about his toilet. yet his excitement was
as nothing compared to that Of Allan.
| who looked on with admiration tenn
pered by anxious criticism
''It will he a grand wedding. sar." he
exclaimed. "H'Allan will he there for
giving you away
The residence of Senior GaraveI Is
considered one Of the show places OF
| Panama. Ii Is of Spanish architecture
built of brick and Stus-r'o and eml,r.
ifshed with highly orilanlrntal iron bai
| comics. 1t stands upon ~ .-orrpr over
/ looking one of the several pubii
| squares guarded from ths. street i,y =.
| breast high stone wall crowned wif',
Stouf iron fenp Dia;on:lly t",,a
| site and running the fnil length of III
block IL huge weather si;.iil,d c.itIit
| dral. and fronting rI'Hn tn i''te'"se, +,
| street Is Il tiny shrine with nr irlfcn >,
! the Madonna smiling dcv-nw:rrd !,
| night its bright radiance iIiun,in,,s RI
| darkness round aho,it and Ieip!~ IN
| spot d rert;in Sanrtity
An Indian woniaB ,-itd in bnrbaro,.>
| tOlor>. her bare fe...I itit.'S..st in Sail
| daiS. admitted Tim AMI the Iritlkpi
/ himself lset him i'm tha hall He lee.
the WAY into n "rp1t ibarfen IEtrlur
where To kirk'S embarrassment H..