Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 20, 1914, Page 2

PAGE TWO NE'ER-DO-WELL A Romance of the Panama Canal REX BEACH COPYRIGHT, 1910, 1811, SYNOPSIS. Kirk Anthony, son of a rich man, with eollege friends, gets Into a fracas in a New York resort. A detective is hurt. Jefferson Locke {nghiuates himself into the college men's party. Locke, aided by Kirk's friend Higsgins, who thinks it a joke, drugs Kirk and puts him aboard a ship bound for Colon. Kirk is on the passenger list as Locke. “Broke” and without baggage, aboard ' the ship Kirk makes the acquaintance of Mr, and Mrs. Stephen Cortlandt. Cortlandt s in the American diplomatic service and is going to Panama on a mis- sion. In Colon Kirk, as the son of a big rallroad man, is taken up by Weeks, American consul. Kirk's father repudiates him, and Weeks casts him out as an impostor. Kirk meets Allan, & Jamaican negro canal worker out of & job. Tne two are arrestad by Colon police for helping to put out a fire Kirk and Allan are treated brutally In a Colon jail by young Alfarez, command- ant of police. Allan's release is obtained but Weeks refuses Mrs. Cortlandt gets a phone by the British consul, to aid Kirk call, ndt obtains Kirk's release by 1 Jolson, head dts are in- triguing Alfarez's father pres'- dent of P Kirk's t and sts him off finally, tains for him a position d under Runnels, tion Mrs, ( her name is *Chiqui- that that means only his work. d who Jefferson > Wellar) is a swindler eared. His description fits s in vain in Panama iquita and meets u:v C Kirk wins the the lotter, for advanc ing turned to make Senor dent of Panama, Alfare Gertrud Kirk's at tl Kirk ma Cortlandt ing with him frequently. capital prize, $15,000, in He and Runnels make plans ment. The Cortlandts, have- rom the older Alfarez, intend Garavel, a banker, presi- Son, Kirk's foe, is engaged !0 , Garavel's daughter. She Is “Chiquita.”” He meets her again opera through Mrs. Cortlandt's aid. love to Chiquita. “She avows her Tove tor him. Thelr ride and talk are interrupted by her husband Kirk asks Garavel for his daughter's hand. The b er wishes her to marry Alfarez to adv uice his own ambitions Clifford, a man from the States, asks Runnels about Kirk “Tier interview with him was short. however, and when she emerged from his house she ordered the conchman to drive directly to the Garavel bank. This time she stayed longer, closeted with the proprietor, W she told him threw him into something like a panic. It seemed that Anibal was by no means so well reconciled to the death of his political hopes as had been supposed, On the contrary, in spite of all that had been done to pre- vent it, he had been working secretly and had perfected the preliminaries of a coup which he intended to spria the eleventh hour, Through Ramon he had brought about an alliance with the | out. Galleo, and intended to mak the bitterest possible fight against Gar- avel, Such joining of forces meant se- rious trouble, and until the banker's position was materially it would be most unwise to announce his candidacy had been planned. She did not into minute details There was no need, for the banker's fears took fire at the mere fact that Alfarez had revolted. He was dum- founded, appalled. “Ramon is partly to blame. He is Just as proud as you or as his father,” gaid Mrs, Cortlandt. “When he heard of your daughter's engagement to our friend Anthony”— | “Ab, now [ see it all!” His face darkened, “So, this is my reward for heeding your advice in regard to Ger- trudis. She should have wed Ramon, as was intended, then I would have had a lever with which to lift his fa- ther from my path., Very well, then, there is no engagement with this An- thony. It may not ve too late even ¥yet to capture Ramon.” “The city is already Gertrudis and Kirk.” *“No word has been spoken, no prom- fse given. derstanding. Do you suppose T would allow my great ambition to be as o talking about thwart- ed by the whim of a . to be upset by a stranger s smile? Bah! At their age I loved a dozen. I could not sur vive withont them.” He snapped his fin “Come Anibal at once But Mrs, Cortlandt checked him, say- ing quietly: “That is all right as far as it goes, but you forget the other young man.” “Eh? How so? Gertrudis will not marry this Anthony.” “Perhaps she loves him " ars. ., we will see my , thrcugh " which ; month, Edith - fatuated with Kirk, goes rid- ' | Alfarez I wasn't any | strengthened | ' the church? | was BY HARPER & BROTHERS BLsmdiioh ey a fancy, a something seen distant haze, an illusion vapishes with the sun. In a in a year, she will have for- ' gotten: bat with me it is different. This is my life's climax: there will be | no other,” : “But how will you handle Anthony?” Garavel looked at her blankly. “He is in my way. He is ended! Is not that . all? i “l am glad you are practical; so many of yvou Latin-Amoricans are ab- | surdly romantic.” “And why should I not be practical? I am a business man. I love but two thin madame—no, three, my daugh- | ter, my success and my country. By this course I will serve all three.” “Since you take this view of it, I am ' sure that with Ramon’s help we can dissuade Don Anibal from his course. The general sensible and doesn't want a ficht any more than you do. If your danghter will consent”— “My dear lady, give yourself no un- | easiness. She does not know the mean- ing of rebellion.” “Then let me look up Ramon. He and T will approach the general to- gother)' She ve him her neatly gloved hand. “Things are never so bad as they seem.” That afternoon Kirk received a for- “Love 1s is mal communication from the banker which filled him with dismay. It ran: My Dear Mr Ktreme aist I he rudis s to bee neither for this v your 1ssure you that e nor 1 blame you in the least rtunote report, but since busy tongues will wag upon the slightest ex- cuse, we feel it best that no further oc- casion for gossip should be given. I am sure you will co-operate with us. Sincere- 1y and respectfully vour friend, ANDRES GARAVEL. A sense of betrayal crept over him as he read. YWhat the letter signified, be- yond the fact that Mr. Garavel had changed his mind, he could not make clung to Stephanle more closely, as if | out, and he resolved to go at once and to hold herself from falling. thought to gain their point by sending him on wiid goose chases like this they were greatly mistaken. e proposed to have Chiquita now, if he had to burst his way to her through barred doors. e had yielded to their left handed customs out of courtesy. It wias time now to show his strength, What folly he might have committed it is hard to tell, but he was prevented from putting any extravagant plan into operation by a message from the girl herself. As he dismissed his coachman and turned toward his quarters Stephanie came to him out of the shadows, “Chiquita is at the house. She wants to sece you." “Of course she does. I her doing hunting everywhere for her. “At 9 o'clock she ppill be in the Plaza. You know the dark place across from If we do not come wait."” Long before the appointed time Kirk at the place of meeting, but scarcely had the city chimes rung out O when he saw two women emerge from the dark side street next the Gar- | avel mansion ahd come swiftly to- | ward Lim. He refrained from rushing out to meet them. but when they were close to his place of concealment he stepped knew this I've been of forws with Chiquita’s name upon his lips and his arms outstretched. She | drew away. l “No, uo, senor!” she cried. *I sent for you lecause there was no other way, that is all. My father would not let you come to the house. You will not think me bol ! “Of course not.” | | “I could not let you go until you knew the truth. You do not—believe it was my fauit?” “1 don't know what to believe, be- There is not even an un- I cause I don't know what has hap- i All I know is that I got a note But no matter what pened. from your father it is I'll never give you up,” he de- I feared you would say those rds, bu n I t do it we. It will be hard for us both, w, but”"— She choked and shook d as the words refused to come. “Because in spite of all I am to mar- ry Ramon,” Gertrudis said wretchedly. “Who said so?” “My father. He has forbidden Ilel | He is proud; ! be would rather give his life than be | understood, demand an explanation. But at the “You are very sweet to me,” she me, for T had the idea that I was bank he was told that the proprietor tald, with piteous tenderness, “and 1 doing something patriotic, something younunvozxuks o had gone home, and he drove to the thall never forget the honor, but you for my country. That's the way they RADING HER $ BANK ACCOUNT 1 | O alk ¢ 1S ang \ house only to learn that Senor Garavel gec I cannot. This 18 more to my fa. | USed to talk about this canal, you et LA L ' ] and his dflll:-'llll-}' had left for Las .\:l ther than Mis life. It is the same to know. I've put in four years of hell: \ l‘ Cr. vannas not half :mAhour before. So "all our family, and 1 must do my I've lost step with the world; I've ] back through the city he urged his duty. 1 could not let you go away | Jost my business connections in the "'“ our 8[0“ dlll'i\'ur, 2Cross th’«- bridge and out along thinking this was my doing, so I sent ' States, and I haven't saved up any the country road, tfor you. No, one must obey one's money 1 can't ( i Durkness had M‘llhu! when he l'(‘-llu\n]»!\-, for they are wi and good. :to for if I'm fi Vo | turned, 13 at the trickery that lad But one should be honest. ' to go back there nul sta the are lower, beep practiced upon him. I they | The tears stealing down her | tom again, Those 'y (is terribly | bled.” ing you a sacrifice, , his MARCH 19, 1914, , FLA THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAN nol 1 cannot TMeet you again Tn this manner.” And Stephanie nodded her ngreement Mann Plumbing, | that is, Qamrdm You are Um}”‘-‘ Nz Best Plfl the big ball at the Tivoll with him | work YOIII' ' and the Cortlandts. I mnst see you | to Yhink of you and ordered that 1 marry Ramon. Sick or well, living or dead, I must marry him.” | “I'm hanged if you do!” “It'is those miserable politics again. If I do not obey, my father cannot be president, do you see? Senor Alfarez angry that I refused to to whom since I was a Now Under then, so make sure to be there. :md; i meanwhile don't give up.” marry his son, “Oh, there is no hope.” | little child I have been engaged | wppape lis always hope. I'll think of snd Glenada Hotel aM Ramon also is furious; he threatened something.” to kill himself. So it comes to this “We must go,” said the Bar rbadian | pine Street Am then. If I will not bind myself to the | 0 o ningly. west [ agreement. Senor Alfarez will contest “Yes, ves! Is is of no avai 4 0 ln the election. I do not know how YOU | gist» came the @ . e say those things, but my father will She stretched out her be defeated. Perhaps he will be hum- | e X : then, looking up at 1 tainly, again ¢ —cease lov me once, so t! He breat! and took while the n muttering. Even HM-MW@?‘?“M@E"? Prices Ry Work Guaranteed First Class in Every Respect, Estimaty p it Furnished on Short Notice, Office PL.ne 257 Residence Phone 274 3y N —_— e i st e s eSS s “I won't stand for it. They're mak- | that's all. What | is it who would sell | kind of a father daughter”— | no! You do not understand. ! he cannot accept defeat; and humiliated. Furthermore, he wishes ¢ h i Stephanie had 5 Phone: Office, 102; Re me to marry Ramon, and so that ends ”“.1 Hetstdon Room 17 Kentucky Bldg } estdence, 1y it." Her lips were trembling as she spell of that « ty ¢ peered up ot him to see if he really suffusing Then be t him W. FISKE JOHNSON REAL ESTATE AND LOANS | made his went slowly beheld a vi What does What does “Tet them rave, dear it matter who is president? anything matter to you and me?”’ | e " “He says I 1;nn Lxlm .\uimg to know | CHAPTER XX) CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTY A SPECIALTY my own uind, and-perhaps that is & A true, or Antonio; Il'urlmlhs I shall A Business Proposition. LAKELAWD, FLA. soon forget you and learn to love ' DITH CORTLAND tamon as he loves me. 1 do mot view wi fih know" — dates f In spite of the pathetic quaver in her idenecy fol Kirk cried with jealous bitter- her plan. She next hel ! sation with Colone von't seem to object very! that on I W om you seem to care about as g pumor that threw hin Alfarez as you do for me. IS st consternation. It w | that instead of his succes she said bravely. { office of superintendent | declared Slcphm:lu.‘ tain his old | voice, ness: “You strongly; much for that it*" “Yes, senor,’ “You are lying!" It you want ta buy property we have it for sale; it you o gell property we nave customers, Or can get them for you, My out vour list and see me today. S FiA AR B g B O OTOF P BT O TR OO e S by 3 » 4 suddenly, 1 son's brother-in The girl burst into a perfect torrent | him. Althonzh the v of weeping that shamed him. Then, ' thoritative, it c: Alonla LOJc'In u,{_TOWflScnd without any invitation, she flung her- ' self into his arms and lay there, trembling. palpitating like an im- rectness to leay it was, of recklessly \ charge, for it mear cout LOGAN § TOWNSEND i “l":lle:riw:”fnv, dear,” he exclaimed, txfi(t!l:m‘;;”yw‘::‘ o 1 BUIL DI NG CONTRACTOHS softly. “I knew better all the time. | tolerable to did not resizn vol force him build up You mustn't think of doing what they ask; I won't allow it.”" She looked up with eyes gleaming through her tears and said, brokenly We Furnish *v»uer Rends On Al (ontr:(ts to do so, an org ni if you want a careful, consistent. and re “Renor, T love you truly. You see, Inasm 1 ; II.;I('-II'“IIK}X‘A{:I:;ll intoxicated him, and he 311411’::' ' has liable estimate on the construction of your bent his head to kiss her, but Ste- | fore him building, SEF US IMMEDIATELY. “Then this would se fine hopes, safd K phanie tore her roughly from his arms The woman showed the strength of a TELEPHONE 66 Futch & Gentry Bldg o eh? man, and her vulture-like face was “Rathe Runnels 1 . working fiercely as she eried: [ly. “I've worked har irl *JWWF‘" “No! She is mine! She s mine! She deserve promotion if anybody eve proven that. Why, I've forgotten n railronding than he'll ever know. ery man on the system hates hin likes me; and on top of it al | promised the job. It's tough on the wife and the kid.” ITe stopped to swallow his emotion and went on: “I gave this job the hest I had in “Oh, T am wicked.” Gertrudis said “I love yon, Keerk—yes, I love you very dearly, but my father—he re- fuses—I must obey—he has the right, and 1 must do as he wishes.” “Come with me now. We'll be mar- ried tonight,” he urged, but she only ']‘he re is a man, by name, Mr, Denny, Who is wise and saves every penny. | ; were te thritled to his plead- (anything alout ,W\‘. e wondrous musie, yet 1 adamant, and all lover's desperation could not shak her. Seeing that his urging o matters w {th chieeks, and ings as to she was he sai , imore y are many “You are exalted now with the t | spent mu lottery of self sac ce, but later you will see | the bar that 1 am vight. I am not discouraged. ' and ha A thousand things may happen. Who | You and knows wl tomorrow wmay bring? | Allan ane w Lot's wi ul see If we can't find a ' hike way out. wothat T know you love ' to do. \ me [ have the cour to face V- nel re | lh‘x v and | am go l-l win you, Tove! Youre the-real stuif [ 1 { e L We do not Sacrifice Qualil life, llul 1 don't n.l\wl to 1». Il NOW ‘other party » " ‘ ¢ “My wife “Good Le dq! In Order 10 Quore Low Prices “No, but I'm about your tr mine. I'll » you weep li Briefly he told his of the fll '! h 1«1 g0 <1udde o1 We Have Set the Standard of agreed Runnels \\|n'|l he had heard ” wel has set his heart on the pres H H | idency, and he'll pay any price to get uallt "l h I it. It's the same all over Central America. | politics.” “But the game isn't over. 1 n‘:m‘"» the ball forty yards once for a tou down in the last ten seconds of p.\\ ‘rm(] Yale won. I had good ‘interfer { ence’ then, and I need it now., body'll have to run ahead of me." | Runnels smilyd. | count on me. These people are mad on Coupling with it a Price made as Low# a Moderate Margin of Profit will, pern Your Interests are Conserved! Trading With Us. Some- “T guess you can | What {s the plan®" : For the next half hour the two talg i ed earnestly, their heads togzether, thmr | voices low | “T don't | boy,” ! these | Lord. menti want believe it will Runnels said at last. ple work, my “l know better than you, and yet— WILSOX good deal to thank hir f‘m 1 outside of this, and I it does come “Kiss me once so that | forget.,” may never ODf [or I'll see your father in the morning, ol L ey go apd l 11 be here again tomorrow with my part.” night”— - But at this Gertrudis cried out: “No, | : | PHONE 71 (To Be Continued., OPPOSITE DEP?