| Show THE H i nw teea r da 0 WELL will A romance of the panama canal BY REX BEACH COPY FiGHT 1010 1911 BY HARPER BROTHERS continued from last week CHAPTER A plot and a saarif ce 11 n cht ht I 1 d been as bard fur for ld th cortlandt Coit landt as it li hid id beer for k 11 I 1 I 1 bi bt 4 during its sleet steel ie e s hours she had reich ed pd a she was n as not nat nit cuvilly but it was chai chat of her that she could not endure failure action not or tears the outlet of tier her fecci gs cheit anis j st qt one possible A v ay of winning 1 baik lik back md ind if in ili stead it ruined ili n bhe she w uld be or 01 ly undoing what bhe she hid h id enly done As s soon after breakfast as she knew dc definitely finitely flat her huband had bad gone out he belci honed to general al at farez molln nil air appointment to call on him at 11 she knew the crafty old blaniar I 1 would be a va ting her with eagerness her interview with him was short Ird however wever a and d TV NN hen bell sa s1 sic e emerged from his bouse house ste she ordered the coachman to drive directly to the caravel bank this time she stayed longer fouge closeted I 1 mith the etor what whal she told him thre v him I 1 t cometh ng dg 1 ike ke a panic it seemed tl at anibal albarez wis by no means so wall reconcile 1 to the deith of h 9 political hopes is had been supposed on the contrary cont iary in ill spite of all that ha hal I 1 been d ne do to pie vent it he had been ben working secretly and had perfected the piel pi el inin iries of a coup which he intended to si r ng at the alei eleventh edib bo ho ir tl TI rough kamon ranion he be had bad brou brought ht about in tIl rince n th ill the outgo g ailleo aid at d I 1 tended to make the bitterest bitte iest possible fi fl ht lit against gir air avel such jo nil of forces force meal t serious sei i trouble and until the bani er position was mas materi ily fly tien h honed it would beir be anost lost urn ut TV se u to Inn announce ounce bis his cai candidacy didace as had been planned I 1 she did not go ii 11 to minute deta Is there NN wis is to i need deed for if tie bankers fears took gre tire it the mere fact that alfirez ha hal I 1 revolted he ile wis d dim im founded appalled ramon is I 1 to blame ile is just as proud is is you or is b h s father said mrs Corti cortlandt andt when he be I 1 leaie car d of your dougl ter s engi ement to our friend anti anil or 01 y ab now I 1 see it all his ills fice pice darkened ao 10 so this is my for heeding your adv adi ce in legain to ti udas she should have wed ned ramon as was li tended then their I 1 neild hive had a lever with which to lift his fa ther flier from froin ruy my p pith ith very ery well then there is no engagement with ith th ill s an thony it ingv not oe de too tou late even let to capture lamon the city is already talking about and kirk irk 0 no o word ue en spoken no prom ise given there Is not even an un dei standing do you suppose I 1 allow my great ambition to be thwart ed by the whim of a girl to be by a strangers smile bah bahl at age I 1 loi loed ed a dozen I 1 could not sur vive w phout them he ile snapped fingers come we will see my friend i anibal at once li lit t airs cortlandt Coit landt checked him say I 1 it 1 g qu quietly betl y thatis that ill all right as far as it goes but vou forget it the he other young man rha ih how so gertrudis will not many this anthony she loves him I 1 ova ove is a fancy a something seen til th ough a distant ave h an illusion wl 1 11 h danisl es with the sun in a month in a year she will have for g aten but with me it 1 Is d efferent this is my life afes s climax there will be no oti oil er but how will you handle anthony catriel bookel at her blankly ile Is in my way ile Is ended I 1 la Is not that all I 1 am glad you are practical so miny of you latin americans are ab romantic mantic lo an I 1 wl aly y should I 1 not be practical I 1 am a business man I 1 loie love but two ebli gs mid in me e no thi ee my daugh ter my success and my countr country y by this course I 1 will serve all three S nee nce 3 ou on take this N lew few of it I 1 am sire si re that with ramon ramons s help we can dl dissuade dis don an bal bat from h s course the get a era Is sensible and doesn doean t want a fight any more than a aou do if your will consent my try deir lidy vidy give yourself no un eisin she does not know the mein ing of rebellion then then let me look 1001 up ramon ile and I 1 till nil approach the general to gether she he gave him her gloved hind thi gs are never so bad as they seem 1 chit I hat afternoon kirk received a for nil mil 1 communication from the banker nv nelch hi ch fa led him eiith N ith d it nn vin my dear 31 mr anti ony to my extreme d rtresa stresa I 1 bear a rumor that gertrudis Gertrud ls Is to become your wife I 1 assure you that neither she nor I 1 blame you in the least for th s unfortunate report but since busy c tongues g aes ues wl wt I 1 wag upon the sl ex e cje ve frel t best that no further oc cislon for gossip s quid be given I 1 am sure cure yo 4 vt v I 1 I 1 co operate with up u sincere 4 1 and respect fu ly bour our f lend ANDRUS A AS 1 1 e of be acrel it over him as I 1 e i I 1 11 I 1 I 1 at the letter signified be vor TOD tl ti a e ctet that mr air dinvel had ct 0 i 1 IN 1 is dial 1 e lid not make 0 it ar I 1 I 1 e I 1 eboh ed to go at once ind ayi 0 1 in but it qt the t i lic h wis 19 to tol I 1 tl at the proprietor 11 tl i ne home and he drove to the house only to learn that senor garabel and I 1 is da ieter had left for I 1 as sa danilas not half an houi hour before so back tb th ucb P ie e city he be urged his daher across the b ide and out alon thi the oui tour tu to d mil ebs u had settled when he ie te turice tun id at the trickery tl ti t h I 1 bee o 0 it piatt piat Ked iced upon him if thea the thought to baini their i by head send hi III it on n wl I 1 d hoost chases tl 1 L t th u h they greatly mist ken he ile popo liopo 11 1 1 to have chiquita Ail quita now if he h d 9 buist burst hu his way nay to her thio tl noih ih b ired dlois lie ile bad had yielded to their left handed customs out of couite by it nas vias time now to alion his strength what folly he might have committed it Is hard to tell but he be was pi ei anted from putting any extra agai agut t plan into operation by a bessae from the girl herself As he dismissed his coachman and turned toward his quarters quai Stel hank baulL came to him out of the shadows chiquita la Is at the house bhe hire wants ants to see you of course u bhe she does I 1 knew thi wasil it any of her doing I 1 ve beati hunting everywhere for her at 0 9 0 clock she will N ill be in the I 1 laza you lou know the dark place across aiom the church if we do not come wait I 1 long before the appointed time klik hail was at the place of meeting b bit it sc scarcely scirce irely ly had the city chimes runa out 0 9 when he saw two women erne eme ee e from the daris side street next the car avel mansion and come swiftly to him he ile refrained from rushil g gut to meet them but when they were alloe ato to his place of con t he stepped forward with chiq ilta s name upon his ills lips and arid his arms outstretched she diff away no no senor she cried I 1 sent for you because there was nas no other way that is all my aly father would rot t ot let you come to the house I 1 you on will not thinking thin kine kento bold of course not I 1 could not let you go until 3 a ou knew the truth you do not believe it was my fault I 1 don it know what to believe be cause I 1 don t know what has hall o 0 bened all I 1 know is that I 1 got a note from your father but po no matter what it is never give you up he de dared stubbornly ah ALI I 1 feared you would say thoe those very words but you must do it just the same it will be hard for us bott 1 I know but she choked and shook her head as the words refused to come tell me first why I 1 must gie give you up because in spite of all I 1 am to mai ry ramon gertrudis trudis said wre wretchedly who said so my aly father he ile has feib foi b adden me to think of you and ordered that I 1 mairy marry ramon sick or well living or dead I 1 must marry him I 1 in hai hat ged if ou do it Is those politics again it if I 1 do not ol 01 olev ey in o 0 fathel father c ilinoe be bc president d do 0 you seel stel benor Is tenably angry that I 1 ref i ed to marry his son to N w horn hom slice sli ce I 1 vv as i i little child I 1 have been engaged ramon alto also la Is furious he threater thre atel eiel e 1 to kill himself so it comes to ahli then it if I 1 will not bit blid d myself to the agreement senar alcarez will contest the I 1 do not know how bon you say those things but my father will be defected perhaps he will be hum bled im I 1 on t stand for it they re mak mal I 1 ing you a sacrifice fice all N what bat kind of a father Is it who would sell his daughter no no you do not understand he la Is proud he cannot accept defeat he would rould rather give his life than be humiliated furthermore he wishes me to marry rimon R imon and so that ends it t her lips were trembling inh as she peered up at him to see if he really understood let them rave dear what does it matter v ho is president what does anything matter to you and me he ile says I 1 am too young to know my own in mind ind aud and perhaps that Is true senor ALu antonio toula perhaps I 1 shall soon forget you and learn to loe love ramon rimon as he ion loes es me I 1 do not know in spite of the I 1 quiver icher in her voice kirk cried with jealous bitter ness you don t seem to object very strongly you seem to care about as much for albarez as you do for me Is that it yes senor she said bravely lou ion are lying declared stephan Step harle le suddenly the girl burst into a perfect torrent of weeping that shamed I 1 im then without any invitation she flung her self recklessly into his aims aim and lay there thee trembling embling ti palpitating I 1 ke le an im prisoner bird forgive me dear he exclaimed softly I 1 knew better all art the time I 1 oa on t thin think of doing NN what bat they ask I 1 wont won t allow it S she be looked up with eyes gleaming through her tears and said brokenly senor I 1 love you truly ion ov see I 1 cannot lie her iler breath intoxicated him and he be bent his head to liss ass her but stephanie tore her roughly from his arms the woman showed the e strength of a man and her vulture like face was wis w is working fiercely as she cried no she Is mine she Is mine she is a good girl oh I 1 am wicked trudis said I 1 love me you freerk yes I 1 love you very dearly but my batler he re fuses I 1 must obey he I 1 is the right and I 1 must do as he wi NI hos bes come with me now NN well ell be mar mir I 1 lied led toi for igl ig 1 I t be urged but slie onla clung to stephanie Stephin le moie more closely as if to hold he self from railing falling I 1 m u are very sweet to mi ml she said with piteous tenderness ess and I 1 shall never forget the honor but you sk I 1 car not this Is a more to my fi the tho tl ti an fals lis life it Is tt it e same all our finlly aid ai d I 1 in st lu 1 duty I 1 could lot let iet oi to u iway th i ki g th u s fl as ii tr em n D so I 1 I 1 it t for yo io no oie 01 e D abt obey oies 01 e 1 p ol 01 ie le for they aie are vise a I 1 frood but one sh uld be hoi hot est fl lie e aca teas s n were et e st eAlin don doan n bei her cheel cheeks dad and she thi flit lied led to his big i it if d it fes as to some wi N or d 0 is in it ih 3 set et ste sl e was tile e aal an 1 ill hi lovers des elation id not ba u al at tier her seeli that bib u acing 0 oily ily midi matters worse N orse be he sa d not noie e feel fly lou ou aie are exalted now with the sl ua flit of self sacrifice but liter you hill NON see that I 1 im bigl t I 1 am not d u curate 1 A tho sand thil gs u ay iy h hi it i en ell ft ho knows blat tomo tomorio to iio ally bun lets wait natt and bee u if NN ve e call cant t fand find q ay 0 it now tint that I 1 I 1 11 I 1 ow 3 ou on love me I 1 I 1 ave dye the co ir ge to fice i tl V ii it a it d I 1 din am foi to a IN n you ch cb q I 1 ilta ita I 1 h lne e leei I 1 ei ei lost in all my life 11 d idon I 1 don t intend to I 1 lean ein now 1 f 01 K ss me once so that I 1 may never forget ill see your aither in the morning and be hire again tomorrow night but at this gertrudis cried 0 it no no I 1 cannot meet j you on ag agian ain in tl la Is manner and arld stephan e nodded her agreement 4 then ill see you the next t that Is saturday ion ov are co ing to the b t ball at the tirol tivoli arih ith I 1 ilia fin and the I 1 in mist ee aoa OJ then so male mal e sure to be there and me meinet inal lie ile don t give up oh there is no hope there is always hope 1 I 11 II think of something ye must go said the barbadian wo woman man warningly 1 es yes la Is Is of no ivall to re came the girls choking noce vo ce she stretched out berl I 1 atle hand it 11 d hen then looking up at hl n sa d mainly I 1 may mav never speak nith ith yol yo i agila alone senor and I 1 n pity to ce se loving you but wi I 1 you kiss me once so u that I 1 may never forget he ile breath breathed cd a tender exclia atlon and took her gently to chiq 1 I 1 rea it while it tie e stood bv by s on ling aid d muttering even when ste st e ini sti p mie ald netted n cited I 1 to tie tle sl ad aws ons he stood mot 1 under tie tle spell ell of wit tl it caress u its eustas still suffuse g him 1 then he tu ned tied and mide his way up the street bit be he wen went t slow ly unseeingly as if be he bad had beheld a vision CHAPTER A bus ness propos t on a inter view few with tie tle e oil it it d 1 te tes foi for the I 1 I 1 nn in in pres gag I 1 lei ev formel forme I 1 but I 1 p put it t of her plan she next I 1 eld I 1 lot g c aoi or i er bation with colonel tolson t to 0 the end that on I 1 lid y mornin marnina I 1 R innel h rd a rumor tl it threw him int the re abt con conster fat at on it was N as to tt it e effect th tint thit it instead of his su beeding to the office of si st peril keddel t I 1 ie e w n Is to re tain fain his old alost ind tl it t colo el jol jot son s brother in law was to si st perse ie le him Altho although uh tie tle worl wort ms i not au all it an e NN with ith s zah lent di rec ess to lean leive e him figi a it if tr trie ie it was nas of course e I 1 ili valent il alent to I 1 Is 1 dis I Is charge for it meint that he i ot at even continue in bh former po wit witt out putting himself in a I 1 in ID tolerable to any imn min of epli it if he did not resign rol rot I 1 e linen ahne tl th it his new super or v vio 0 ad d ever t ill 1 v force him to do so for V bilal in I 1 eley NN out I 1 build up an of his own onti inasmuch as al his was na con berned in bis big threatened calamity pun nels made biste b iste to lay the tatter matter before him then this would seem to end our fine hopes eh ell s slid iid klik rather runnels brol e out bitter ly I 1 ve worked bird kirl KIM ni at 1 d I I 1 desei deseive ve promotion if anybody ever di dil I 1 this other fellow Is a d ib he iris 1 pro proven ten th tint thit it why I 1 ve re forgotten more than hell he 11 ei ever er li 0 v I 1 v ery man on the system bites him 11 lid d ill es me and or 01 top of it all I 1 win promised the job it s to igli on tl it e wife ind the kid hid lie ile stopped to s v allow hia his emotion and went on I 1 gave this jol jot the best bet I 1 hid iq 10 me for I 1 hid bid tl ti e idea thit I 1 wt wis don dong g inc p ti til I 1 t soi rot ett n for my country tl TI it ita s the w ny y thiv cabal used to talk about th ill s canal 1 you AA I 1 ON I 1 I 1 e p it in f i i ira 1 of hill 1 ve I 1 t f i fit tie lie id ITO 1 I 1 t i v I 1 14 s tl ti s in 1 I the at t t ta 9 an I 1 I 1 li 1 I ent d up ill any 0 t 1 x i it id I 1 d net et 1 I 11 1 dal i to f I 1 ft it 1 I i ed 1 it 11 i 1 e I 1 I 1 II 11 I 1 je to eo 0 1 11 i 1 tip 11 f eld e i i d st tilt ii t t 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