Show i THE NEER DO WELL WE L L A romance of the panama canal BY REX BEACH COPYRIGHT 1810 1910 1911 BY HARPER 4 BROTHERS continued from last week CHAPTER V kirk anthony Is surprised irb wis debated but an in stant by tt e cust ms ins off chits then made his way 0 it through a bar barn like structure to the cable office where be he brot a message only to have it refused vye don t t send C 0 O D the oper ator told him must have coin in advance eh ph yes sir 1 I left my gold purse on the diess dress er kirk said cheerfully be bik back later then he wandered forth again ye resolved solved to enlist the services of the Ame amerian iian consul after some wandering he found the consul a bouse and knocked oel ked at the door whereupon a high pitched querulous voke from inside cried come in don t stand stana hammering kirk entered to find a huge i lar man clad in soiled linens sprawled in a morris chier and sipping a highball the min in s face and neck were of a purplish apoplectic h ie he tie seemed to radiate heat waves tike like a base burner Is this mr weeks kirk lirk inquired that s rue my name Is anthony glad to meet you wheezed the fat man wall extend ng I 1 i limp moist hand without rising N when hen kirk had grasp ed 0 it he felt like wiping wap his own pilm alave a seat the speak speaker er indicated a broken backed rocker enu with damp clothes new news newspapers sp apers and books just dump damp that r it blab on the ito r it don t matter wl ere then he be piped at the top of this thin little voice beelah hey ley Zee beelah lalif bring some more ice fee in answer to mr lr weeks shout a slatternly with dragging skirts and overrun shoes entered carrying a wash bowl partly filled with loe lae just get in mr nir anthony yes sir on tho th santa cruz fine ship mr weeks rose poa pon deron derous sly ly and wiped out a glass with a bath towel tovel you 11 like be predicted there theres s one good thing we get in 1 Is I th 9 mr weeks colon and whisky with a palsied hand be presented the glass I 1 came lu in to ask a favor anthony announced I 1 suppose every ion 1st does the same that a a part of a consuls consul s duty mr beeks panted while bis his soft cheeks swelled jtb every exhalation that a what I 1 in here bere for I 1 want to cable home to nay my fati tall tf tr for money A little poker game on tl ti e way down eh ile began to shake p n derous ly fin arke br ke and they won t t 1 e a colle colip t n nessine pg ige at the alle office yo i ante e I 1 lidi t fin w I 1 N a as i ing 1 son p f r mv my filinis give imp it e it it I 1 i I 1 flit lit shift little fl DP ip fr tl IP e it cn cri 7 rip 1 A i I 1 A 0 g we dl in t ftp st p at tit fit I 1 in I 1 i 1 s 1 1 11 tg Is 1 my iny lift rt li 11 life n t get ct A t I 1 it e it it d i vo i Ns bisti me rue t d cane car e f r tw ai th t I 1 nivea 1 ive P pi ice lee to st qt p tit til tit I 1 A t dai I 1 it anwar A look of district dis trist bupt into the consuls little v ei s he ile 1 lait egin to complain con cori plain I 1 doi t I 1 li I 1 N mr nir what s the name i in in ai at 1 it I ti ll I 1 I 1 am tit a poor man in nl I 1 I 1 ve t tn en n I 1 i t sa s mark for very trot rio I 1 il at ti ip rill from vera era cruz to 0 lavia ill I 0 o r rail fater r may not be at alle le to blip NAP y it aud and be holding the I 1 ig g I 1 think you don t 1 lidei 2 del st stud I 1 I 1 d wh be is dai you eel I 1 pai edl f darwic K anthony of A albu lb I 1 I 1 v Y mr air weeks tf til I 1 k I 1 d le e ed flit hi tine tin e to dippl ty y a ta rai I 1 d tte ile or t e ti t I 1 i certainly why did t s s be he bul but bled I 1 ni tit I 1 ere t n I 1 date folks like yo i dagnin K it i thony well rather 1 I 11 II dl at ie 11 I 1 n myself and yo I 1 JI stay rigl rigi t I 1 leie of e I 1 i mv my guest delighted to have hae tl tj kirk kirl cast another gl in e over the frowzy place and dem lied tied really 11 I 1 t think of or I 1 ittia i 0 o out I 1 can stay on the banta cruz as ag well as not I 1 co ilan t t hear bear to si st it a tiling thina yo boire ire tired of chip life evera bode li iq and I 1 hae base lots of loon too mud roo n have mother hihl high ill no I 1 think you darwin fir S sly ay iy ill send end a d cart f your baggage right now I 1 have it with me six shirts all fill guilty tt en ell ill send your father a me lie sae sa sd e ti is 14 minute I 1 I 1 n I 1 delighted i t tl tt lege of beff beffie il the he first firt to adi it ID ill of yo ir safety aid t I 1 lei el eye eve hia bi 11 ectal ata u lish in a mou ent he lead wl it he had bat wl watten ittel darwin damin IC anthona albany N T your son well a d 3 safe here as mi g guest biest asks aou ou cable I 1 irn money for re turn WEEKS america cons consul ul th thit it tells the t ry it 11 1 lease I 1 lip to know I 1 tit i fter after yo i LU im I 1 Y I 1 im in aglid t gt in to ih will so 0 o r aither vie e i eed in til th oil oui I 1 try ties he a hard imn min in moi e mat te 4 bald darrin R at aitt 0 arys ny a son ibal I 1 ei e e I 1 en I 1 y tl if e d di tincel n of I 1 e ill li i the only ierson lerson who evel ever nid n adv film lo 10 sen err all s men are cautious na fleeks beeks declared declai ed R B t if he knew the wonderful woid woi erful 11 aties this co inan 1 I re ants the sa s1 e iker ie it lied ed f r ward v nh h ie le big half cre trekked aked d inger ou oil iv and tried t ti fileie if t klik in I 1 a nama possibilities af boy there s a th aard ways t set get ri b down don heie bete and I 1 know en all NN hat I 1 need is cai cal it itil it by hy vytill till ibo isquick money the ahr forth I 1 i finger that looked like a peeled banana I 1 ve got a gold mine not a bit like it birk hark shook his big head they don t behave this one will its an old spanish mine and chasn t been worked for three centuries if he doesn doean t t like that we 11 get him film a street railway frinch lse I 1 in close to the government and there isit t a steel rail in any city of the re pul put lie I 1 know all the poll ticiano the what the that s what we call the panamanians they no boty english understand its a tunny funny name isow now my boy there theres s one thing I 1 want you to be careful of don t let some of these fellows around here get you es excited cited this country is full of promoters cheap skates and that sort and try to stampede you int lilt some investment you trust to me I 1 in conservative ill put you up it the cl it thy and when you vou abet et straight ei ed around we 11 tall business mean N n hile send this cable mr nir aweeka was even better thin big hi word he put up his ills gueft at tit the caul aid d so ne tie of his fi it lends tends to j ali if em iner on node balcony then noting anthonys Anthon yf heavy clothing he said yol yo need some linens bork th thit it silt ift 1001 s ilbe like a dog bed I 1 ou on don t n and my irry calling you I mils aik do you tt TI erfe s a chinese tillor on bottle it ley hive you a suit to meihui t ba a noon tomorrow and he be only charais q goods and all accordingly tie tl e two journeyed t B atle alley ind selected some I 1 nen where pon I 1 istead of one s lit III the con sul ordered three bhavini them chang ed to his about act out t iviria really enjoyed twit ti it evening nt tit the na aa af f reis rois club for or 01 ce e the cool of e euing ening h d e me the I 1 ince lice filled up rip n adiv with as tire hie i biond of men a he I 1 id ever met 1 1 I here were if S fell vs from the raili oid thees mei me I 1 its riot I 1 th own et inders aroi tl tie bu JOB ti tie e I 1 rosi roll ltv of wl id lei i di dt it elf felt ill e it 11 loui pres prep ei of e 11 U I 1 c el N ere all n nen ell with worl to d there v ere no idlers tl ere wai war no class distinction oi of e t pic pie of con veis atlon lied eel s did himself credit as a host if B clr tt it e 0 to I T d it tt IT e n I 1 e were wore well sen sem e el I 1 I 1 d t tl I 1 e is 1 4 af t if I 1 en err fue aue ts tg so 40 1 1 I e i ell pit wed N ed in ml I 1 frien 11 V A I 1 til fir liv tl it ev or r es eq to 0 e II 11 i I 1 d I 1 A i I 1 e f I 1 N 1 ker ler lid ll 11 d I 1 s fed led 1 il 1 mil rif 1 4 1 I lilt 11 il lie w s I 1 t I 1 I 1 itell fit e NN wt I 1 e eel s g di diew ew lilt s de t g N nt n t let tl II e 0 i i I 1 P e I 1 i ie ti n t st ind tin I 1 D v i it tt V kirl KIM I 1 oil nnie I 1 v I 1 i A ie let t a hotd ird air 1 I 0 tj J 1 is 4 g d a as s rg v err I 1 1 el I t I 1 1 d 1 s 4 ao 0 o s g f r s v i 1 like j k conc conides conI dei idel ile cje I 1 i f annb nia v time I 1 ileac alei e t d I 1 teen eon le leoned ostedt t i t 11 e 0 in dl di I 1 v I 1 oker oler bit B it fe t e so 11 fond fo 11 d that elege tl ese men hid forett n ra ie io blout tie tt e g i e din tl in be coull ever h pe to beirn it any tiny I 1 hid at d wl ei ez the I 1 ol 01 e T at n it d i 1 il 11 t he sig ed his big ni mine me t a t tib ih for 40 I 1 P I 1 iriv the next dir the f allowing ci eq I 1 alegri i it was left at it the A an if erica prica i con si st I 1 te to weeks consul colon anthony abent ret ans friday COPT lopint FT copley 1 Is 14 4 tie tt e goven rs s se go retiro ret irv aric e filed ahat t el ei q stat I 1 11 dulst tt bunta cray it nd d have to wait another Hnot lier week I 1 IB in delighted the cons il it said be belittle littly berb aps yo yol I 1 ro co id stake it e to a ticket 1 I 11 reu it x athen hen I 1 get to N sew rork york my pay 1 sit t die for a for weeks explained gifter an s hesitation yo yol I 1 see I 1 in I 1 ter ested in so ro many vet yet tures lure it beeps i ie bell role anyhow vo I 1 c tint in t go until we i ive e ii ringed an I 1 for byoir yo ir estther not ot A lri to en ba baass ari sa his big I 1 lost fogt I 1 ie e d fron ire sing the i itter t 11 I 1 i re resigned I 1 in tit self is I 1 est I 1 ie e 0 to o id to a I 1 extel sl si n of if I 1 f exile me will e he de bided to i lisit isit the cai ii il it bit lilt bis his elins nele upset by the et on the folio follo vin div it ae 1 e n it to rain aid it onti i d t rif rill I 1 iv ind and i tl II ere er cafter after itil tit C lull 1011 I 1 lit it e a sod rod lei dr 1 1 ing I 1 ri p r lie ile I 1 i bite tire tint I 1 firt ta a I 1 pai aai re the streets street le e i 1 e sl st ies 1 tte haiie s q cl id d I 1 v i ill e 0 H ie le del I 1 all and find the N ev erv fir lr I 1 ie e an air e sad satt r it ws wis h I 1 il it 0 nd sti 11 1 v it R s to t it i it f r birk ai at I 1 it 11 de do rifled I 1 ta tri i ei of tie 11 e si s ei I 1 i I 1 is tin e li it t id d at tie ll 11 e s I 1 I 1 in 1111 li h si s ie 0 if 11 ten d t W eel s if f if d ert if 11 s g p I 1 tl it e it 11 I 1 es ps f tt it e it 11 I 1 s at igat I 1 ie P i I 1 ed I 1 I 1 i ill s it i I 1 tort on I 1 i M I 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 1 tl it t if I 1 i if e ts ie velvied so 01 pd f fi I 1 t i I 1 i I 1 lei don bit all if 1 s g ble b e I 1 e I 1 id I 1 d PH 11 lay dayi 1 11 i i 1 I to 1 e ie le I 1 I 1 li I 1 t well hen heit tio fro if tie p I 1 fe ae tie an odia odi sire I 1 e I 1 d N els el s I 1 bleik ra aist it rip ries r g I 1 it t t elf ri e nin dl i I 1 tt it et of 11 ell v vit ites 1 es I 1 v 1 1 I ro tit he if tie e I 1 I 1 led I 1 a tl if n to ill a il it t if i if f tie tl e go 1 I wither a if I 1 s e s F flit 1 ii f r the town ile I 1 1 e I 1 se t f s i lilg I 1 s decoll t nith etli ti me e t i aig t t in al i tilled hn hit with wier ai at I 1 olce oi iway h f ill the ro co si gi I 1 life ile be he st siti i til tit I 1 te it the n u it wis nearly dirk ahen he strolled I 1 li I 1 to in it 11 ire well ell dida idt i gt an ai at awer yes cleres the message read it coul your elf kirk lirk reid is follows weel s cinqui colon your g est an impostor have no son ANTH NY well ileff I 1 it I 1 ie e blinked I 1 ie e eja hat flat ed pd this is I 1 j k L aels was beah inet inc to 0 part pai t A iol lot e hea he 9 1 I 9 it i po e it was a j le ice to imp mp se on me rue don t you belies belien e I 1 lm in nark an hony thony no I 1 do not I 1 ju t discovered to day that your name Is lefferson r locke ocke stein told me anthony laughed 1 lightly oh ob laugh if ion ou nant to you re a smooth article but you hipperd hipp hip pend enid to se elect the wr ng ug n Illion alre for a father his this time and I 1 ru fe in iun to give you a aste taste of our j ilia ills IOU ov cat t arre t me I 1 ov on offered me dl you cant can t get out of it thit eny ried NN heels eel c it tl ti pt e t 1 I of his little voice I 1 abed yo t r I 1 week I 1 put IOU ou up at my tw rh chit it i ery suit of lothes vou you have on la Is i line well don t I 1 burst a go epim tin over the my aly governor fco vernor d eg 11 I 1 t know the facts cable him myself thib this time and live off roe we tor for another week I 1 b appose not if I 1 know it ale 3 s lie bas no son isa t th t eno ig 10 ile d an t under you lend if e en ugh moi ev t c abl a of more a one NO f aly schei I 1 ed ti e er you get it of my ag you get out of my house housel A use 11 mr r mrk hirk ind don dont t yon you show how yo ir elf aro it if it d here ail I 1 I 1 II 11 keel kee tl if e rest of your w i drobe ti T the hd if d agn nt tit a i ie ile pi or t t f mr weel kirk luiet it lito to a gen benline line laugh saving saying all right lind lorl beep keep mv my bag gage I 1 bell e eth th t s the cut I 1 toh aee ee this Is funny he ile N vi is still till hughing WI wien ell he lie reil ed the I 1 I 1 I 1 lie fie sq i for t 1 he I 1 d 1 e la to see the fill f ill amor hit I 1 or of adelbert is joke racing for the alist tine tirre in I 1 Us Is life an it 12 stint aid a I 1 d b I 1 ite ito need of it ney kirl f brid I 1 self if sinful ily fly lacking in reso me imp id I 1 d I 1 e I 1 i d f sol er con temi I 1 ti n br ight h in no helff I 1 thoi it perhaps afir afur ill le 1 e deela ed his test if 11 e v nid uld I 1 ie e to seek realf aiom fi om the C I 1 ti according ly he str dp ile int tie ances of the t be bev I 1 mst p omi my iny by ai at d asked ie lene re to kelepi one but on call ag ng up tip the hotel o 0 in tit linama city he was told thit hia his fi lends friends were out nor co lid ild he learn the 1 r bable hour of their return it wis wig growing dark darl I 1 rom birther I 1 wn wu the front the ts of the wayfarers club shone invitingly ard kirk decided to appeal there for is nee but is he legred the place he ui dehwei t a sudden chine of feirt slowly mounting the stairs it UP e d of him like a trilled dippol ota mus was the colossal binting egure gure of the american coi cot sul at sight of which kirk kirks s pride rose up in arms and find forbade him to follow A band wis playing in the plaza wien he came bick a very good baid bard too toland and finding a bench be heal at lowed his mind the relief of idly I 1 s ter ng to the music the square was till ng with Sp illish eople leople who isho soon soot imbt and held his bi it for ev ery tin igi variety of m egret breed 1001 cooled ed out from the loitering crowd cro w d but no matter what the richal blet bleid d I 1 hack lack was the f fundamental find ind tone it ml in and round the people falkel to the of their ditl o nil music am ng them d zens upon dozens of the ener I 1 resent regent little blick and tan I 1 who constitute the rep I 1 ib b lie lies s st iudin irmy 4 As the evening drew on kirk be came is of an n unwonted sen sell sati sit n aft as begin to wonder whether a i fast of gwei ty four ho irs would se ri isly a man ai at d rither thin mike the experiment he bi again called up the tirol rejoicing anew in ill the fact thit that there wis nig no toll on isthan in messages but again he was disappointed this time he was told that the Cortland ts were doubtless spending the night out of town with friends CHAPTER VI the reward of merit OON after kirk s second return SOON to the park the concert ended tl tf e crowd melted away and be feind fo ind himself occupying a bench with a negro of about the same age as himself for por perhaps an hour the two sat there bear bening to the arit g |