Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 26, 1914, Page 6

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You have done me a great injury, and | I shall not forget it.” On the following morning the lead- ing American attorney of the city call- ed at the jail, announcing that he had been retained as counsel, but refusing to tell who had employed him. Suppos- ing, of course, that he had been sent by friends who wished no publicity in the matter, Kirk did not press him for information. Together they outlined their defense as best they could. With characteristic optimism Kirk insisted upon treating the charge against him as of little consequence, and it was not until he had undergone his prelimi- nary hearing that he fully realized the gravity of his situation. To his unspeakable indignation, the officer who had discovered Cortlandt’s body swore that he had seen the de- ceased pass him shortly before the time of his death, evidently taking a walk along the water's edge for relief from the heat, and that immediately afterward, perhaps a minute or so, the prisoner had also passed, going in the same direction! There was a street light close by, he said, and there could be no possible mistake as to Anthony’s identity. A few moments later there had been a pistol shot, mufiled, but un- | mistakable, and the policeman had hastened in the direc*on from which it came. The prisoner had appeared suddenly out of the darkness and hur- ried past. In the politest manner pos- sible, the witness declared, he had questioned him regarding the shot, but Mr. Anthony had neither stopped nor answered. On the contrary, he had broken into a run. sidered this strange behavior; but, be- ing at all times most respectful toward Americans, he had made no effort to detain him. Passing on, he had found the body of the dead man. A revolver was beside it. When this amazing testimony was translated to Kirk he was astounded; but his indignation was as nothing to that which swept over him fvhen a servant in the Alfarez household swore to having actually witnessed the mur- der. This fellow declared that he had been troubled greatly with a toothache. Toward morning of the night in ques- tion, too restless for sleep, he had gone out upon the sea wall. Even now his face was swollen, and he made a de- termined effort to show the court the particular tooth which had made him an unwilling beholder of the tragedy Overcome by exhaustion, he had fallen asleep after a time, and he was awak- ened by the sounds of a quarrel. On opening his eyes he saw two Amer- fcans, one of whom was Senor Cort- landt, and the other Kirk Anthony. Being utterly ignorant of their lan- guage. he had no means of knowing what was said, nor did he consider the altercation serious until !llc large man shot the Senor Cortlandt. Then, being terror stricken at what he had beheld, he had run away, entirely forgetting his toothache, which was quite gone. That was-all he knew of the matter. He recognized Anthony as the man who had done the shooting. He was troubled greatly with toothaches. Wade was called next and told the story of that damning incident at the supper party. being corroborated by the others. Then there were several witnesses who swore to inconsequent things. For once in his careless life the young man realized that he was face to face with something bigger and stronger than his own determination, and it daunted him. He began to see that he had underestimated these for- eigners, for it seemed an easy matter to convict an innocent man in these | more than they have Central American courts. Suddenly he [ name decided to cable for Darwin K. An- thony—the one man who was strong enough to save him. When it came time for him to speak, he told a straight story about his own actions on that night, and he was cor- | gently. roborated by Allan; but he knew that these words had little weight against | that other testimony. Of course, he was remanded for trial. Anson, the lawyer, gave him a ray of encouragement as he left The officer had con- | “Don’t g6 too much on this hearing,” he said. “I think we'll pull you out all right.” | §You think! 1 dare say Ramon Al- | farez can get a dozen men to perjure themselves as easily as he got those tvi%xactl;. But 1 have a little coup ' that 1 intend to spring at the right moment."” «For heaven's sake, tell me what It IR T 1id ls’:‘l'm sorry. but I ean’t just yet. In ! the first place, one must handle th(:.se | people exactly right or they explode.' “But give me an idea at least. I'm really interested in the outcome of this | case. you know.” Anson smiled. *“Of course you are. "and T'll tell you as soon as I can, but ! not now.” ! “These Spiggoties wonld »njoy stand- ing me up against a wall with my head fn a rag. They'd make it a holiday | and ring all the bells in town.” “] can't assure you that it isn't se- ! rious,” Anson acknowledged gravely, “for it 1s. Any time an American goes to court in this country it Is serious. | But that doesn’t mean that we’ll lose.” ny ‘\'nl\ “| am free, freel” “You may be a good lawyer,” said Kirk ruefully, “but you're a blamed poor comforter. I—I wish my dad was here. He'd fix it. He wouldn't let ’em convict me. He's great, my dad is. He can swear like the devil. 1 like him better than any man I've ever met, Anson.” | He wrote a lengthy cablegram, which the lawyer, with a peculiar smile, agreed to dispatch at once. He spent 8 sleepless night. In the morning a message came signed by Copley—Kirk’s heart leaped at the fampiliar name— saying that Darwin K. Anthony had left Albany for the west on Sunday inight and could not be located for a few days. “He was never gone when I needed money,” the son mused. “He'll be iworrfed when he hears about this, and he has enough to worry him as it is. I'm mighty sorry, but I simply must have him.” Anson brought in the day’s papers, { which alluded, as usual, to Cortlandt's ‘,dcuth as a murder, and printed their customary sensational storles, even to a rehash of all that had occurred at the stag supper. This in particular made Kirk writhe, knowing as he did that it would reach the eyes of his newly made wife. He also wondered :vngunl_\' hew Edith Cortlandt was bearing up under all this notoriety. The lawyer brought the further news that Allan was in captivity as an ac- | cessory to the crime and that hence- forth Kirk need expect but few vis- itors, Somebhody. probably Ramon Al- | farez, had induced the officials to treat | thelr prisoner with special severity. During the days which followed, Kirk suffercd more than he chose to confess even to his attorney. In the first place, it was hard to be denied all knowledge of what was going on— Anson would tell him little, except that he was working every day—and then, too, the long hours of solitude gnawed at his self control. Runnels managed to see him once or twice, reporting that, so far as he could learn, Chiquita had disappeared. He took a message from Kirk to her, but brought back word that he could not deliver it. It was on Sunday, a week after his arrest, that Edith Cortlandt came to Kirk. He was surprised to see the ravages that this short time had made in her, for she was pale and drawn and ness. Strange to say, these marks of suffering did not detract from her ap- pearance, but rather enhanced her poise and distinction, “I'm awfully glad to see you, Mrs, Cortlandt,” he said as she extended her hand. *“But do you think it was wise for you to come?" She shrugged. weary looking, as if from sleepless- | | | “People can say no already said. My | is on every tongue, and a little | more gossip can make matters no worse. I had to come. I just couldn't stay away. [ wonder if you can real- ize what I have been through.” | “It must have been terrible,” he said “Yes, I have paid. It seems to me that 1 have paid for everything I ever did. Those newspaper stories nearly killed me, but it wasn't that so much as the thought that youn were suffering for my acts.” (To Be Continued.) | | | g e Bedrge Bt . 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