Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 11, 1914, Page 2

1 COPYRIGHT, 1010, 1811, i SYNOPSIS. Kirk Anthony, son of a rich man, with college friends, gets into a fracas in a New York recort. A detective is hurt Jefferson Locke insinuates himself into the college men's party. Locke, aided by Kirk’s friend Higgins, who thinks it a joke, drugs Kirk and puts him aboard a s bound for Colon. Kirk is on the passenger list as Locke. wout t ge, aboard “Broke” and w the ship Kirk n Mr, and Mrs. St vintance of t s the en Cor Cortlandt is service o sion. In C railroad man, American consul Kirk's father repudi casts him o1 Allan, a Jar of a job. 'l police for he Kirk and / a Colon jall ant of p by the I to aid KK call, Mrs, Cortlandt obtains KKirk's release by using with Colc of the triguir dent of I e Alfarez's father Kirk's f s him off finally, and d Mrs. C for him a position on tt oad under Runnels, master of trunsportation The two visitors éxplordd the village, even to the quaint, tawdry chapel, with its impo blues and rusted gilt. and noon fonnd them eager to in- e contents of ir lunch path up the hill, they came ot )y 1 spring of cool water, and here ( spread their meal under & mango tree bent beneath tons of fruit t | The afternoon sped quickly., [If at times Kirk found anion re- garding him with a strangely timid, half defiant look, he refused to connect it with the epizode of their landing, Promptly at 4 they came down the drunken little main street and ont upon the beach. But no launch was in sight. “ITello} ed Kirk, “The captain told me he'd be ready his com Where's our boat?" exclaim- guilla or”— She hesitated with a trou- bled frown. “You told him to wait?" “Distinctly.” Seecing an idler in the square above, she questioned him in Spanish. “This man says the launch left for Panama two hours ago, They went on a Sunday spree. e says they came ashore and bought a lot of liquor, and he heard them quarreling later.” “That means we'll have to get an- other boat.” “I don’t know where we shall find one.” “Neither do I, but there must be some sort of craft that plies back and forth regularly. “Only once or twice a week, I be- leve, and it belongs to the sanitarium. Perhaps we'd better wait awhile; our men ‘may come back."” At last, as the sun was dipping into a bed of gold. Kirk broke out: “Gee whiz! We've got to do some- thing. Mr. Cortlandt will be getting worried.” “In all probability he won't know anything about it until too late to come for'us. Ile is dining with those people * from Bocas, and may not get back to the Tivoli betore midnight.” “Nice fix we're in!" remarked An- thony. *I'd like to lay hands on that captain.” “We may have to stay here all night.” “Well, at least we have a haven of refuge. They'll take us in at the hos- pital.” “I don't care to ask them. There's some one up there I don’t wish to see. That's why I didn't go near the place | today.” He laughed to hide his embarrass- ment. will say.” “OlL, you mustn't be troubled about that. It isu't your fault, you know, anyhow. Besides. people won't say anything because they won't know anything about it—if we stay away from that sanitarium.” “It's getting along toward dinner ! time,” he said, “so let's see what we can find in the way of food.” They stumbled out into the unlight- ed street and began their search, but. een close at hand, the cooking ar- gements of Taboga ved most un- ctive. But eventually they found |° @t looking place, where they y in, and, after an intermi- ' afood was set before them— , with rice and cocanut, ocoanut, fresh, warm E'ER-DO-WELL A Romance of the Panama Canal REX BEACH BY HARPER & BROTHERS at 4. Perhaps he has run over to Tabo- | “I'm wondering—what people | they had dined he Wwas Uk 1n The depths of self abasement. In reply to his knock an old woman came to the door and sleepily admit- ted them. Edith said good night and, quietly entering. closed the door be- hind her. Kirk experienced a sudden desire to escape. To remain where he was sim- ply prolonged his humiliation. But evi- dently he could not desert Edith. He sat down upon the doorstep and gave himself up to bitter thoughts. She was such a wonderful woman, he told himself; she had been such a true friend to him that he had been worse than criminal to lose her respect. And Cortlandt had been so decent to him! It was significant that this gave him the most discomfort of all. He had betrayed a man's friendship, and the thought was unbearable. No pun- ishment could be too severe for that! When the first faint flush of dawn stole over the hill crest behind him he rose to wander toward the water front. As the harbor assumed definite form he beheld a launch stealing toward the Stephen Cortlandt as that gentleman stepped out of the tender. “Where's Edith?" eagerly demanded her husband. “She's asleep. | her”— “Not at the sanitarium milk and a wondrous assortuient of hothouse fruits. In spite of their equivocal situation, Edith scemed fully to have regained her spirits. Even the prospect of spending the night in this place ap- parently did not dismay her. They *No, no S descended to the square again, stared ; I'm glad to see you! We'd berun to at all the way through open doors and | feel like real castaways. I've been up followed by a subdued murmur of | all nizht.” comment. Then they sat for a long | “‘What happened?” [P, Cortlandt was deeply agitated. I found a place for o time watching the stars. As if in despair over their impossible | “Our loatmen evidently got drunk Ldith zave way to a ! and pulled ont [ tried to get a sail | boat, but there we village and ten minutes later greeted | One of these houses. Lord, It was plain that | FLA., MARCH 11, 1914 gymnasium Tiogs —were SWUng )4 chains to a massive limb, a flight of stone steps led up the bank and into & hut artistically thatched and walled with palm leaves to harmonize with its setting. After staring about him for a long time he took a lingering, tarewell look and turned to retrace his steps, where- upon some one laughed at him soft- ly. He paused abruptly, then turned around. Then with the sweetest for- eign accent imaginable he heard some one say: “You had better cross upon the wa- terfall, sir. There is no bridge above.” After an instant, during which he strained his eyes to find the owner of the voice, she laughed again. “Here 1 am in the tree across the pond.” «Oh!" Looking over the fork of a tree trunk, perhaps twice the height of his head above the ground. Anthony beheld a ravishing face and two very bright eyes. Without removing his gaze he leaned his gun carefully azainst 2 bush—firearms have an abom- effect upon hamadryads—and o inable said, “How did you get up there “I climbed up.” “why didn't you hide under the wa- tertail? «1 did not hide, senor. I am trying to reach my orchid.,” A little hand appeared beside the er pointed to one of the e Kirk beheld pvelous white, dove shaped flow- Ting upon a slender stalk. y vou wish to cross the stream?” her. 6o Y1 dt Work Now Under ™ and Glenada Hotel @ Lowest Pine Street Avij / e Prices Ry All Work Guaranteed First Class in Every Respect. Estimaty; Furnished o n Short Notice. Residence Phone 274 R Office Phone 257 FOR EVERY DAY USE 1RGP PR BB T s tivacity, and Kirk, 1 a piece of | s somewhat exaggerated | too rouch to {ry er with a skiff.” | ALl T A ¢ a4 woman's sensitive feel- | It took them but a moment to reach | St e , ‘ vally strove to help her make | the ho and soon the three were | d you'd zone for g | st of things in her own way. [ back at the w ek laed "x: Ing man gray e wa 40 fol concession of her | IR AW e D his 2 d stepped out i o of the feminine | landt complait asbiob b i pt and complete with- | thonght you'd never com fi ~tag 100 N, Lad struck Jse note | ¢ didu't et ba to the Tivoli | Ko t she would have turned ‘!”'m n ht. and "'”““ I had "‘””‘VJI" ! Qlje | tant in findi oat to bring me over. \ ‘ See my It was on their return to the hous I supy thayaveLe ARG I e | that the elimax leaving him | hotel” . strangely sl couvsa toole | 1 snld. nothing about it he res ssurance he ) o ] 116 anie hiel ! i “i‘.l'-‘\' H them past Frightened i turned, qui h hi ywo his eves by a dru | within. she picked | face flushed. S Whsliau for brief instant ‘; ;.’n g } -"V’H P‘l Lup her 1 W fled into the dark- | casion, he exclai a low voice: for- a safe passage, and &Iy j},, ¢ & Faf g S aw unfortunate—at this time. | i ness, Kirk stmmbling along behind her Clod! How unfortunate—at this time. st he stood beside her he | & Were you mad?" i<tibl i (i n ! Njoo : i stible desirve to seize her - oy Al I At Inst she stopped out of breath, and | She looked at him and her eyes burn- 1t she could not escape, 4l hl-\\ i Y B w b !" | ed, but she said nothing. CHAPTER XL Chigu ' he overtook her, *You mnstu't run throngh these dark ‘ he ecri sharply. i “Xoulll | [alf impatient at alleys,” break yonr neck.” <irk borrowed a his hysterical behavior, he seized her shoty 1 went hunti by thae arm. | He w 1 t away son “Oh, I'm so frightened!” she breath where collect his sent, ut least, he view with Mrs, | thoughts, For the | wished to avoid an inte | Cortlandt he lifted were ed, and he felt her tremble her white 1t and her luminous in the gloom, eres Before he realized what he was do- | At midday he pansed in an open ing his arms had closed avound her | glade inst a hillside to eat his and his lips had met hers. 1t may | Junch. 1wk of him the rising ground }\\:!s heavily timbered; beneath him a {confusion of thickets and groves and (eleared fields led out of a green plain ias clean as any golf links, upon which were scattered dwellings. Evidently this was the Savannas of which he had heard so much, and these have been the romance of the night, the solitudoe, of her breath, | head and knew the intoxicating warmth At any rate, he lost his nothing save that she was a4 woman and he a man, As for her, she offered no resistance, made no sign beyoud a startled sigh as their lips came together, But, impulsive as his action had | been, it was no more sudden than his recoil. e released her and stepped back,,crying: $ “Oh, my God! I—I didn’t mean that. Forgive me. DPlease.”” She said noth- ing, and he stammered desperately again: “You'll hate me now, of course, but T don't know what ails me. I for- got myself—you—everything. It was unpardonable, and T ought to be shot.” Ie started off down the blind street, his whole hody cold with apprehension and self disgust, “Do you intend to leave me here in the middle of this"— “No, no! Of course not. I'm rattled, that's all. I've just got a cowardly desire to flee and butt my head against the nearest wall. That's what I ought to do. 1 don't know what possessed me. [ don’t know what you'll think of AV - “We won't speak of it now. Try to compose yourself and tind our lodg- ing place.” “Why, yes, of course. I'll see that you're fixed up comfortably, and then T'll get out.” “Oh, you mustn't leave me!” she cried in a panic. “I couldn't stay in that awful place alone.” She drew a little nearer to him, as if demanding his protection. A wave of tenderness swept over him. She was just a girl, after all, he retlected. “I—I won't leave you. you," he stammered. “I won't believe that you could have | 2N “You must look where you go,” she ad- monished. I'll stay near . 3 | foreign looking bungalows were the taken me for the kind of woman lr”” DOLTUE, PHEC) Sre Ll R country homes of the rich Panaman- | who"— 3 | ians. *No, no!” he cried in an anguish of | ", : d " The wood was crowded with plant | seif TEDROAS b A Iw 1',"1 .. |life utterly strange to him. Vines and “No,” she said, “I don't—I couldn't | % - s \ to think that. - Path e | creepers abounded. from the ti o PO el honeysuckle that reared itself partly to blame. But I didn't think. I ought to have known that no man can really be trusted. But I thought our friendship was so beautiful, and | feeble filaments, creeping thro the forest like a thon, throttling full grown trees in its eml On every side was the never z battle fo to the gi liang e. now you've spoiled it."” “Don’'t that!” exclaimed Kirk. “Say you'll forgive me some time.™ | But inste | stumbled Iy she proceeded in the same strain, | probing his wounded self respect to the quick, m: | ceasi gle of the weak against the strong. of the scene last, out into a cleared where he paused with an exclam: of surprise. say liring at answering him direct- | ing his offense seem blacker A ! wl A brook had been dammed Pt t { widened into a deej d g h over and ¢ which the clean. w tom lent : 1 it ov purling To step su | wilderness bewildering gasp with ¢ air of strictest assured her impulse of rded her The me! no mercy. choly, regretful tone she adopted was | ten times worse than anger, and by the time they reached the inn wh«:re; A T invited oune to plunge, a pair of iron board mirrored in the depths below | * she § 1id at length, and he | ! tound he had been standing stock still | & Clneust I ¢ ¥ Yl f”"i(.u:«m\:u?ugng 3 a 1 | £ st Y] e deres 16 ) | it B D Rhe di 1 ind tur I S e ", our Vitming :ll‘, ko8 ' hog RP\. E— | There have been no f here since I T was a very little girl, t once upor {a time there wi 1v—oh, a , i many!" It was ossible to de ibe t sound her tongue gav h words, It was not liy an a iting manunerism [ the odd, s\ | to the 1 | dialect, | cions {unfami “Did you ever see them?” “N-no! I arrived always a little to | late. But there are such things.” She pointed to a path, saying: “It tears their dresses.” “Oh, one cannot tear a this.” She glanced down at her skirt. | Allowing his ¢ severely. | elad, oddly enough, in a suit of denim her neck. | shells; then. leaving it beside the bath- | house, wert to the tree where he had | first seen her. lapon the trunk, he turned to say: I'm up the | or a bird o ivthing like that.” “Yes, yes.' | the young man lounged idly the tree. he remarked. I mean it's funny I 'should have stumbled rizcht on you this | There's only one of you and one . and senor. Do you fear she inquired, 1 of amusement at fort to prolong the con- 1l seated himself comforta- downward through ¢ht of her. he the exclaimed. out of breath that you stop Il ded. “I need to rest a minute. Sa my name ony K n- th I'lien a pause, “I'm an ‘So am I, at least I am a My n s an A1 1 " He reseated himself I suppose your mother 0 speak English?%" “I also attended school in RBalti- t more. l (To Be Continued.) . Just a deli ‘ born of “This way will bring you to the road, dress like es to leave her face for {a moment, Kirk saw that she was which was buttoned snugly clear to He broke his gun and removed the With one hand resting | “I'romise you won't disappear while i » or change into a squirrel | Then instead of beginning his climb cainst | | | i “Ifunny how I found you, wasn't it%" this country is so hig! | with | i A farmer, named Joshua Spence, Came to town, for some good Wire Fen He Ca Our St ] /. SO\ ‘ M LA | /] 1 sir, if you wish.” PN\ VVhel‘l w 1 “But—1 don't wish—not yet" He \!‘"l“ ! | sought wildly for an excuse to stay : \ ] 'Tf-"fA Fence guf and exclaimed: “Oh, the orchid, 1 y 7\ % ‘ must get it for you.” \ N\ “That will be very nice of you, sir. 5\\.&. For two years I have awaited its | blooming. If you had not arrived I & would have got it anyhow.” And wentaway happy, from thence. “(iirls shonldn’t elimb trees,” he said | Y We sell the best Fence* Your money can buy, But don’t get the idea That it comes at all high. Itiwill keep the hog in, Or will keep the hog out— Depends on which side The hog is with his snout. Buy American Fence and be Happ | B " TTTTTTeeccvcreecrrvvrveves am WILSO HARDWARE C( PHONE 71 OPPOSITE DEF™”