The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-12
SYNOPSIS.

o1 NOFSlSs
Kirk Anthony, son Of a rich man, with
college friends, gets into fracas In a
New York resort A detective Is hurt.
Jefferson Locke inslnuates himself into
the college mems party.
Locke, aided by Kinks friend Higgins,
who thinks 1t Joke. drugs Kirk and puts
him aboard ship bound for Colon. Kirk
u 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 repudlates 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
call
Mrs. Cortlandt obtains Kinks release by
using influence with Colonel Jolson, head
Of the canal. The Cortlandts are in
triguing to. make Afarezs father pres-
dent of Panama.
Kinks father casts him off finally, and
Mrs Cortlandt obtains for him position
ba RuDDplS.
master Of transportation.
Now that the first surprise of meet
ing was over, Kirk began a really at
tentive scrutiny of this delightful
young person. His first glimpse had
told him she was raviShngly pretty,
but it had failed to show how dainty
and small she was. Her chief charm
lay in certain winsome vivacity.
Even now pure mischief looked out of
her eyes as she asked:
"Have you rested enough to attack
the orchd?"
Yes" He reused himself from his
trance, and with a strangely leaping
heart proceeded carefully to detach
the big air plant from its resting place.
Don't break it, she cautioned as
he came gtngerly down the tree. ut
is what we call 'Espiritu Santa the
holy spirit flower. See, it is like a
white bird"
May | rest a moment? I'm aw-
fully tired"
Certainly. You may stay as long
as you wish. When you are rested
the little path will bring you out"
But you mustn't go." he exclaimed
In a panic as she turned away. "Oh.
say, please! You wouldn't do thing
like that?'
II cannot speak to you this way,
sir" The young lady blushed prettily.
"Why not, I'd like to know"
"Oh!" She raised her hand and
shook her head to express the abso-
Lutte lmpossibility of such thing.
"Already l have been terrible. What
will Stephanie say?'
you've been nothing OF the sort,
and who is Stephanie?"
"She is a big black woman-very
Herce. 1t is because of Stephanie that
the fairies have gone away from here"
'Im so tired that l must sit down.
thought these country places were
unoccupied at this season."
$50 they are. But, you see, am do
ing penance. | am bad girl. l am
disobedient. Otherwise | would not
allow you to speak to me alone like
this. You are the first gentleman |
have ever been so long in the COM
pany with, Senior Antonio. For six
months l must wear these garments
public also, and have been sent here
away from the city for a time to cure
my rebellious spirit"
"Those dresses must be hot"
"Oh, very uncomfortable. But, you
see, was bad"
"Not very bad?"
Indeed. ! disobeyed my father, my
uncle, everybody" For the first time
her eyes grew bright with anger. But
did not wish to be married"
"Now l see. They wanted you TO
marry some fellow you don't like?
It's awful to marry somebody you don't
like" he declared, with such earnest
conviction that she inquired quickly:
"Ah, then are you married:"
"No. But everybody says its posi-
lively criminal to marry without love"
"The gentleman is very handsome"
He shuddcred. Beware of hand
some men. If YOU have any idea Of
marriage select large. plain man
with blue eyes and light hair"
81 do not know such person"
"Not yet, of eourse-that is. not we'll
enough to marry him."
at is not nice to speak of such
things" said the young lady primly.
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