Bellefonte, Pa., January 30, 1914.
The Ne’er-Do-Well.
[Continued from page 6, Col. 4.]
behind slender palm trees. Beyond
were warehouses and docks and the
funnels of many ships. On either side
of the bay was a dense tropical wil-
derness. “Will you go over to Pana-
ma city or will you stay in Colon?”
asked Cortlandt.
“] think I'll remain on thc ship.
Then she can’t get away without me,”
Kirk answered. But when he explain-
ed his desire to the purser that worthy
replied:
“I’m sorry, but yow’il have to ars
range that with the agent. We make
a charge, you know, just like a hotel.”
“I’m going to cable my old man for
money.”
The officer siook his head with final-
ity. “Nothing doing, Mr. Locke. If
you want to stay aboard you'll have to
pay in advance. I don’t intend to be
stuck for your bill.”
“All right, then, I shall throw my-
self unon the mercy of strangers.”
CHAPTER V.
Kirk Anthony Is Surprised.
K IRE was delayed but an in-
stant by the customs offi-
2 cials, then made his way out
£2) through a barnlike structure
to the cable office, where he wrote a
. message, only to have it refused.
“We don’t send C. QO. D.,”” the oper-
ator told him,
“Must have coin in advance, eh?”
“Yes, sir.”
“1 left my gold purse on the dress-
er,” Kirk said cheerfully. “I'll be back
later.” Then he wandered forth again,
resolved te enlist the services of the
American consul.
After some wandering he found the
consul’s house and knocked at the door,
whereupon a high pitched. querulous
voice from inside cried:
“Come in. Dammit,
there hammering!”
Kirk entered to find a huge, globu-
lar man clad in soiled linens sprawled
in a musty Morris chair and sipping a
highball. The man’s face and neck
were of a purplish. apoplectic hue; he
seemed to radiate heat waves like a
base burner.
“Is this Mr. Weeks?’ Kirk inquired.
“That’s me.”
“My name is Anthony.”
“Glad to meet you.” wheezed the fat
man. extending a limp. moist hand
without rising. When Kirk had grasp-
ed it he felt like wiping his own palm.
“Have a seat.” The speaker indicated
a broken backed rocker encumbered
with damp clothes, newspapers and
books. ‘Just dump. that rubbish on
the floor; it don’t matter where.” Then
he piped at the top of this thin, little
voice: *Zeelah! Hey, Zeelah! Bring
some more ice.”
In answer to Mr. Weeks’ shout a
slatternly negress with dragging skirts
and overrun shoes entered. carrying a
wash bowl partly filled with ice.
“Just get in. Mr. Anthony?”
“Yes. sir. on the Santa Cruz.”
“Fine ship.” Mr. Weeks rose pon-
derously and wiped out a glass with
a bath towel.
“You'll like that” he predicted.
“There’s one good thing we get in
don’t stand
“lg this Mr. Weeks?”
Colon and that's whisky.” With a
palsied hand he presented the glass.
“I came in to ask a favor,” Anthony
announced. ‘I suppose every tourist
does the same.”
«That’s a part of a consul’s duty,”
Mr. Weeks panted, while his soft
cheeks swelled with every exhalation.
“That's what I'm here for.”
“I want to cable home to my father
for money.” -
“A little poker game on the way
down, eh?’ He began to shake pon-
derously.
“I'm broke. and they won't take a
collect message at the cable office.
You see, I didn’t know 1 was coming:
some of my friends gave me a knock-
out and shipped me off on the Santa
Cruz. The wireless wasn’t working,
we didn’t stop at Jamaica, so this is
my first chance to get word home.”
‘| out.
“What do you wish me to do?”
“Cable for me and see that | have a
place to stop until I get an answer.”
A look of distrust crept slowly into
the consul's little eyes. He began to
complain. “I don’t know you, Mr.—
what's the name again? Anthony? |
I'm a poor man, and I've been an easy
mark for every tropical tramp from
Vera Cruz to Guayaquil. Your father
may not be able to help you. and then
I’ll be holding the bag.”
“1 think you don't understand who
he is. Did you ever hear of Darwin
K. Anthony of Albany. N. Y.?”
Mr. Weeks' thick lids opened, this
time to display a far different emotion.
“Certainly. Why didn't you say so?"
he bubbled. “I'm here to accommo-
date folks like you. Darwin K. An-
thony! Well, rather! I'll cable him
myself, and you'll stay right bere as
my guest. Delighted to have the
privilege.”
Kirk cast another glance over the
frowzy place and demurred hastily.
“Really, I couldn’t think of putting you
I can stay on the Santa Cruz as
well as not.”
1 couldn't hear to such a thing.
You're tired of ship life—everybody is
—and I have lots of room—too much
room. Have another highball.”
“No, | thank you.”
“Darwin— Say. I'll send a cart for
vour baggage right now.”
“1 have it with me—six shirts, all
guilty.”
“Then I'll send your father a mes-
gage this minute. I'm delighted at the
privilege of being the first to advise
him of your safety and to relieve his
mental anguish.”
In a moment he read what he had
written:
Darwin K. Anthony, Albany, N. Y.:
Your son well and safe. Here as my
guest. Asks vou cable him money for re-
turn. WEEKS,
American Consul.
“That tells the story. It'll please
him to know I'm looking after you, my
boy. I'm glad to get in touch with
your father. We need capital in this
country.”
“He's a hard man in money mat-
ters.” said Darwin K. Anthony's son.
“] believe I enjoy the distinction of be-
ing the only person who ever made
him loosen.”
All successful men are cautious.”
Weeks declared. “But if he knew the
wonderful opportunities this country
presents”— ‘The speaker leaned for-
ward, while his chair creaked danger-
ously, und tried to interest Kirk in Pa-
nama possibilities.
“My boy, there's a thousand ways to
get rich down here, and 1 know ‘em
all. What | need is capital. Why, talk
about quick money” —the speaker thrust
forth a tinger that looked like a peeled
banana—"I've got a gold mine” —
“Not a bit like it.” Kirk shook his
head. "They don't behave.”
“This one will. It's an old Spanish
mine and hasn’t been worked for three
centuries. If he doesn’t like that we'll
get Him # street railway franchise.
| I'm close to the government, and there
isn’t a stee! rail in any city of the re-
public. 1 know all the Spiggoty poli-
ticians.”
“The what?”
“The Spiggoties! That's what we
call the Panamanians. They ‘no spig-
goty English,’ understand?”
“It's a funny name.”
“Now, my boy, there’s one thing 1
want you to be careful of. Don't let
some of these fellows around here get
you excited. This country is full of
promoters, cheap skates and that sort.
and they'll try to stampede you into
some investment. You trust to me:
I'm conservative. I'll put you up at
the club. and when you get straight-
ened around we'll talk business. Mean-
while I'll send this cable.”
Mr. Weeks was even better than his
word. He put up his guest at the club
and invited some of his friends to join
them for dinner that evening on the
wide balcony; then, noting Anthony’s
heavy clothing. he said:
“You need some linens, Kirk. That
suit looks like a dog bed. You don’t
mind my calling you Kirk, do you?
There's a Chinese tailor on Bottle al-
ley who'll have you a suit to measure
by noon tomorrow, and he only charges
$7, goods and all.”
Accordingly the two journeyed to
Bottle alley and selected some linen.
whereupon instead of one suit the con-
sul ordered three, having them charg-
ed to his account.
Kirk really enjoyed that evening at
the Wayfarers' club, for once the cool
of evening had come the place filled up
rapidly with as fine a crowd of men as
he had ever met. There were young
fellows from the railroad offices, mer-
chants from the town, engineers frem
the BIG JOB, the proximity of which
made itself felt like a mysterious pres-
ence. They were all men with work
to do; there were no idlers; there was
no class distinction. One topic of con-
versation prevailed.
Weeks did himself credit as a host.
Both the food and the wine were well
served, and the consul’s half dozen
guests soon became mellowed and
friendly. When finally they arose some
one proposed a game of draw poker
and insisted upon Kirk's joining. He
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. was about to refuse when Weeks drew
him aside to say:
i “Don't let the money question staud
in your way. Kirk. You're my guest,
and your 1. O. U. is as good as a gov-
' erpment bond. so go as far as you
| like.”
A considerable portion of Anthony's
! time in college had been devoted to a
| course in draw poker. But he soon
| found that these men had forgotten
| more about the game than he could
| ever hope to learn at any university.
| and when the crowd broke up at mid-
Bish he signed his name to a tab for
| Barly the next day the following ca-
| blegram was left at the American con-
sulate:
| Weeks, Consul, Colon:
Anthony absent. returns Friday.
i COPLEY.
“Copley is the governor's secretary,”
| Kirk explained. *“That means that Ill
| miss the Santa Cruz and have to wait
| another week.”
| “I'm delighted.”
. heartily.
“perhaps you could stake me to a
ticket. I'll remit when I get to New
York.”
| “My pay isn’t due for a fortnight,”
| Weeks explained after an instants
| hesitation. “You see. I'm interested
; in so many ventures it keeps me—well,
| broke. Anyhow. you can't go until we
. have arranged an investment for your
; father.”
| Not wishing to embarrass his host.
|
the consul said
! he refrained from pressing the matter
and resigned himself as best he could
to an extension of his exile. Meap-
| while he decided to visit the canal.
But his plans were upset by the
i weather. On the following day it be-
gan to rain. and it continued to rain
day and night thereafter until Colon
. became a sodden. dripping herror. The
_ soil melted into a quagmire, the streets
became sluices. the heavens closed
down like a leaden pall, and the very
air became saturated. It was hot also
, and sticky.
[Continued next week.]
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| ——Though wrong may win, its vic-
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