Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 25, 1914, Page 6

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Address, General Delivery. Res., 501 North Iowa Avenue. 4 \_\ [ W. K. Jackson-ssscutee. WK, McRa “About Cortlandt. He's dead!” happen?”’ “Nobody knows just how. He was found on the sea wall near Alfarez's house, shot.” “Shot! Good Lord!” “Did you see Cortlandt again after I left you?’ Runnels swallowed hard. Kirk whirled about and faced him. “Great heavens! No! See here, that idea is ridiculous!” Runnels sank weakly into a chair and mopped his face. *“When you said you'd gone out again it knocked me flat, understand?” “I can prove where I was, for Allan was with me. I couldn't sleep, so I tried to walk off my excitement. No, no; I couldn't do a thing like that! I thought last night that 1 could, but—I couldn't, really.” “I'm afraid Wade will tell all about the party if we don't stop him.” “Then we'd better hunt him up.” Kirk resumed his dressing, while Run- nels consulted his wateh. “No. § is due in twenty minutes. We'll probably find him at the office.” Together they hastened to the rail- road building, Runnels telling all he knew of the tragedy as they along. Cortlandt's body, it seemed, had been found about daylight by a Spig- goty policeman, who had identified it. Becoming panic stricken at the impor- tance of his discovery, he had sounded the alarm, then reported directly to the governor, whose house was close by. The whole city was alive with the news. The police were buzzing like bees. Rumors of suicide, murder, rob- bery, were about, but no one seemed to know anything definite. “It was suicide,” Kirk averred, with conviction. “The man was insane last night, and that accounts for what he said about me. He's been sick for a long time.” “If those boys will only keep their mouths shut,” Runnels said anxiously. “There’s no telling what these Spig- goties might do if they heard about that row." “Cortlandt was an American.” “But it happened in Panama, and it would be their affair.” Although it was Sunday, the four young fellows who had taken part in Owner and Manufac- turers’ Agent c.(\tato Brokerage--Real Estate TELL U8 WHAT YOU HAVE T0 SELL, WE WILL TRY T0 FIND A BUYER TELL US WHAT YOU WANT Te l"; WE WILL TRY TO FIND A SELLEY} . Rooms 6 and 7, DEEN & BRYANT Building » 7 Florida = Lakeland MAYES GROCERY C0. T “Reduce the cost of living,” our motto for nineteen fourteen Will sell staple groceries, hay, feed, Wilson-Toomer Fertilizers, all kinds of shipping crates and baskets, and seed potatoes, etc., at reduced prices Mayes Grocery Co. LAKELAND, FLORIDA eagerly., Toward Kirk, however, they maintained a disheartening constraint. The acting superintendent began to caution them tersely. “It's a bad bu said Runnels, “and it's something I for one don't want to be mixed up in. I've heard rumors already about some sort of a quarrel at our party, so I'm afraid you fellows have been talking.” Wade acknowledged it recklessly. “Yes, I'll answer for my part, and I'm not going to make any promise of se- crecy either.” Into the office behind them came Ra- siness,” “Dead? When? Where? How did it | went | the entertainment on the night before | had gathered in the office and at the | appearance of Runnels greeted him | EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., MARCH 25, 1914. [} mon Alfarez and two Panaman police- men, one evidently a sergeant. “Eh, there you are!” Alfarez cried as he caught sight of Kirk. *“You are ar- rest’!” “What for?” “Gentlemen, you will be so kind as to geeve the names, yes? The jodge will desire to make inquiries regarding those sopper to Senor Cortlan’ I8’ night.” At that moment the building began to shake and reverberate as No. 5 roll- ed in from Colon, bearing John Weeks, American consul, and Mr, Williams of St. Louis ‘n one of the forward coach- es. As the two hurried out through the turnstiles they found the street blocked by a considerable crowd, evi- dently interested in something quite apart from the arrival of the morning train. But before they could learn the cause out from the nearby building came Ramon Alfarez, accompanied by several policemen and a group of rail- road employees, among whom wus Kirk Anthony. “There he is!" wheezed the consul, clutching at his companion’s arm. “Get before his friends.” him now L] Get, Results Sherwin-Williams Ready Mixed Paint And be Convinced that it is THE BEST DB EIIEIIBIBIDITDEBIBIES FORMULA: Zinc Oxide, 33 per cent. Lead Sulphate, 22 per cent. 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Wr'at is this?” Alfarez bustled into the conversation, “Embezzle? He is then a t'ief?” “Exactly. If you're the inspector I'll ask you to make this arrest for me. I believe we're on forelgn ground.” “I regret you 'ave arrive’ so late,” | smirked Alfarez, “The gentleman is already arrest’ for the murder of Senor Cortlan’. He will first answer to that, I assure you.”" It was during the lunch hour that Ramon Alfarez called at the Garavel home, finding the banker and his daughter still loitering over their mid- | day meal and discussing the topic that bad electrified the whole city. “So fine a man,” the father was say- ing. “He was, indeed, my good friend. It is shocking.” “Yes, and to think he should have been killed in this cowardly manner!” “Killed! Is it believed that he was | murdered? Caramba! I supposed he had shot himself. That was the gos- sip an hour rzo.” “Upon ieaving the Tivoli last night Senor Cortlan' dined with six of his | friends at the Central. There was | drinking. The waiters have been ques- tloned; also one of the men who was present has recounted to me what oe- curred. It seems that for a long time Senor Cortlan' has been jealous of his wife. Cortlan' openly accused his ene- my before all the others. It was most dramatic, it was terrible! There was a scene of violence. The other man made threats.” Garavel breathed an incredulous ex- clamation. “Ah, but wait! It was Senor Cortlan’s best friend, too, the man for whom he had accomplished many favors, whom he accused.” He noted with mingled anger and satisfaction the pallor that was creeping into the girl's cheeks. “You would never guess. It was—l hesitate, and yet you are bound tol learn, my dear friends—it was this Ant'ony.” “It is a lie!” said the girl quietly. “He loved no one but me.” “Gertrudis!” The banker was shock- ed beyond measure at what he.consid- \ ered his daughte g are not nice words, “I do not believe it.” Ramon had not counted upon such a spirit, and. hi r getting the better of him, he sne« ¢ “I should not have spoken. [ did not know you still care.” | “She does not care,” Garatel de- clared loudly. “Ah, but I do. Iy.” The two men were upon their feet in an instant, staring at her, the elder in amazement, the younger with rage and resentment blazing from his counte nance, (To Be Continued.) I love him very dear- LAKELAND AUTOMOBILE]} AND SUPPLY CO. Lakeland, Fla. 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