THE
NE'ER-DO-WELL
A Romance of the Panama Canal
REX 5EACH
COPYttOBT. MM. IBH. BY MMHS MOTWHtJ
Veekg snorted at thin. "WHy, I've
KOt It already. I've lieen paid. Mrs.
Cortlnndt neiit me her check." tie
winked one red eye in a manner that
mat Kunnela to thinking deeply.
, CHAPTER XIII.
"8838."
Fioit a few uayi aner ton con
I vernation tbe muster of trans-
liurtutlun was Id doubt ai to
what course be should pur
sue, in the end lie did notning, ana
the letter from Bt. Louis wai perma
lently died away. There were several
reasons for this action. For cue thing,
tie was a salaried man and could not
nfTord to lose his Job. What Influenced
liim moat, however, was his genuine
liking for Anthony.
The flint thing Klrlc did when pay
lay come was to Inclose the greater
liurt of Ids salary tu ail euvelope and
eend It to John Weeks, with a note
xnlnlnliig that he hud withheld only
'ucjiikIi for bis own actual needs, and
ftroiulslng to continue reducing bis ln
liltteiliieHS by a like amount monthly,
lie was surprised beyond measure to
luive the remittance promptly returned.
The brief letter that accompanied It
brought hi in s flimh of discomfort
Wlmt the deuce had made Mrs. Cort
lanrit do that? For a time be waa
aiiideeldert whether to be ofTended at
lier conduct or gratified, and he bad not
nettled tbe matter to his satisfaction
'When he called upon bur that evening.
"Weeks wrote me you had squared
any account with hi in." he said awk
wardly. "I'm tremendously obliged, of
course, and I'll give this to you instead
for a few trips so I'll have cnance
to see the fun."
Inasmuch ns No. 6 did not leave un
til 1 o'clock on Sunday, he had ample
time in which to witness the lottery
drawing1, a thing he had been curious
to see since he had first heard of it.
-nv... lie unld dramatically.
Trefty well. How goes It with
you?"
"So! You 'ave socceed In your cow
ardly ottemp'."
"Sly what?"
"I !.) my poseetlon ns comandnnte
of police."
"You don't say so!" Kirk's face
broke Into a smile of real pleasure.
"Ha! Makes It you to laugh, then?"
exclaimed the Panamanian excitedly.
'Ter'apa you shall answer to those
detestable actions, senor."
'Terliiipn! I tsee you blame me for
the loss of your Job. Well, maybe
you won't beat np the next American
j-ou get your hands on.
"Bot I 'ave another poseetlon!" Ra
mon exulted. "J 'are been promote!
I am appoint' yesterday by his excel
lency the presldente to be bis secre
tary."
"I suppose It's a good Job, but you
ought to be selling poison in a dmg
tore." ,
Narrowing his eyes, Alfarez said
meaningly in a voice that none might
overhear, 'Tanauia Is sometimes very
ou'ealtbv city for fat Americans." He
ran a hostile glance up and down An
thony's burly frame. "It Is the cli
mate per'aps of too. great 'eat The
senor Is reech man's son, eb? Those
do not geeve the appearance."
With supreme Insolence be touched
DipariJae Lime and Sulphur
Spray at Williams Drug Co.
Wilson ia off the job, Smith
sells fruit trees and Tripp
still sells real estate. 4t-
For trade a good wagon, a
good 9 new, either twoo
four horse, for irade fen
good hors-e. For uarticulAr
nquire atthis office.
tives, but all classes of canal zone
workers, engaged In It freely. The
drawings were conducted under rigid
government supervision.
Allan, vastly excited, was, of course,
waiting to accompany him.
"Oh, boss," exclaimed the negro, "I
feel that we shall h'experience good
fortune today!" . .
"Did you buy a ticket?"
"No, ear; I h'invested all my monies
traveling on those railroad trains."
"Now nee bow foolish you are. If
you'd stayed at home you might have
bought tbe winning number today.
"I nrefer to b'accoiupany you. But
I have been thinking to make you a
proposition of partnership. Master
h'Anthonv. I will stay home and
dream numbers, which you can pur
chase with your salary. In that man
ner we shall certainly burst this lot
tery. I do not desire the profits, how
ever, for being partners with you. I
would like you to have plenty of mon
ies, that Is all. I love you, sar."
"Dontl You embarrass me."
The drawing, which was for a capital
prize of $15,000 ("silver"), bad drawn
a lurger crowd than usual, and when
the two reached Cathedral square they
found the lottery building and plaza
thronged to overflowing with tbe usual
of blui." He offered her the envelope ' polyglot elements that make up these
This form of gambling was wen rec- ( th buttoIls ur,on Kirk's linen
ognlr-ed, It seemed; not only the na- : unlform wjtn uis cnei whereat the
American snatched the stick out of his
hand, broke it and tossed it into the
street. Ills blood was up, and in an
other breath he would have Struck tbe
with his pay Inclosed.
"Don't be silly, Kirk." she said In a
fciintter of fact tone. "I didn't wish
Voeks to have any opportunity to talk.
You need this money and I don't"
"I'eihapa I should have offered it to
' Air. Cortlandt."
"Stephen knows nothing about the
Weeks affair. If you choose to regard
tny Utile favor ns a debt however,
lilmxe let It run on until you are better
wide to pay."
-Rut Anthony remained Inflexible,
unit nt last she accepted bis proffer
with some Impatience.
"You tire the most foolish person 1
ver knew." she remarked. "You have
the must disappointing way of recelv
In; fu vera. I had a decent position foi
jou, but you would go to collecting
fares. I hope yon have bad enough nt
It by imw and are ready to take louie
thing worth while."
"Not until It comes naturally. No
Imp, skl n nd jump for niluo."
I'.litli Ubed. "It Is terribly dull foi
me here nt present." she said. "Mr.
Vn'.in lt Is very busy; I have no one
to talk to, no one to amuse me. Why,
I vc :.;,':'.t. -ivy seen jtm sls-e you went
to work will you come to the dance
tomorrow nlirlit?"
He shook his head.
"The music ts good. You will meet
ome nice people. If you remember, I
one of your qualifications for a posi
tion was that you are a good waltzer."
"I can't mingle with the 'quality.' "
"Be senalble. This is an invitation."
"I've learned Koiuotlilnir about canal
mi(1ltlorm. What would people say If
Mrs. Stephen Cortlandt were seeu
dancing with the new collector of
No. 2? Besides, to tell the sordid
truth. I haven't any clothes."
Kilith silently extended the envelope
tu her hand, but he laughed.
"IVrliap I'll come to the next dance.
I'll l rich then. See!" He showed
her a lony slip of paper consisting of
five roiions, each numbered "SS3.V
"Lottery tickets!"
He nodded. "Allan had a very par
tlc,!!r dream about the number so
I I ivcstivl V.'ver' on his hunch.
It's the number of my automobile
licence. " Ktik st-Jicd at tbe memory
of his new Fiv:i. u cur. "You don't
obj.it to isi'i-i K:nnWinf?"
"Hinllv." lauirhed I.!. ill. "when I
have a tb'kot for the r n it in win if.
Kv.-ry o ' c !.' v .v."
"If I :u trio .vijur,; !!' I'll come,
to the MOM ! :! ' ' "H ; a'.! l ,c
dance yo! wt'i i1' w li e. The dr.iw
lu coined u" next Sui.uuv. cud it btip
tuiut t' : e tcoo 1 If'iKl to Jo. 6
Latin-American gatherings.
By dint of considerable effort Kirk
succeeded In working his way through
the wide double doors, and, being
much nliove the averugo height, he
was able to get a good view of the pro
ceedings. I'uon a platform a group of
ceremonious officials were gathered
about a revolving wire euga so arrang
ed that It could be whirled rapidly
upon its axis, into it were put ten
Ivory spheres, resembling billiard balls
In size and appearance. When this
had bee a done the cage was closed,
and a very badly frightened twelve-year-old
girl was selected tit random
from the audience, then lifted to the
stage, where it required the commands
and entreaties of her excited parents
to prevent her from dissolving in tears.
At a word from the master of ceremo
nies the cngo was spun until the ivory
balls Inside leaped and capered like
captive squirrels. Then at another sig
nal It was stopped. The door was
opened, and the little girl reached In a
treinblinc hand and selected a sphere.
It proved to lie hollow, with two halves
screwed together, and In full sight of
the assembly It was opened, displaying
a bit of paper Inside.
"Ocbo!" cried the announcer, and a
card bearing the numeral "8" was rais
ed. The paper wan replaced Inside the
Ivory bull, the bull itself wan dropped
Into the wire cage, the door was closed
and once more the cage was spun.
Kirk was much interested iu the
scene, ul from any faintest hope that
he would draw a prize, but purely
from the novel atmosphere and color
of the thing. While bis eyes were
busiest and Just ns the child prepared
to draw another ball be felt a clutch
uHu his arm and, glancing down, be
held the glowing Mack eyes of Senor
ltanion Atfriz (lxt'tt immi him TTe
carried dapper little cane, with j
whlcli lie tapped his former prisoner to ,
attract Ills attention. I
At sight of him Kirk drew down his J
brows and said Krutlly: j
"IVu't poke me with that umbrella." '
lie turned sway, but again Alfarei
touched him.
"I wlii splk' wit you, bouibre," he
said.
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"You hav won' the capital prize,"
Spaniard, regardless of consequences,
but just at that moment Allan dashed
out of the crowd crying breathlessly:
"Oh, boss! Oh, boss! Glory to God,
It is true! Oh-h-h, glory!" Seizing
Kirk's ha nils, he kissed them before
the other could prevent, then ran on
frantically: "Come quick! Come!
Come! Coui'e!"
"Look out!" snapped Kirk angrily.
"What's happened?"
"The d renin! The dream is come!
Ob, God, sar! You you have won the
capital prize, sar! You do not say you
have lost the ticket or 1 shall die uud
kill myself!"
"Here it is!" In his hand Anthony
waved a slip of palter, out of which
leaped four big, red numbers "iotW.
"Plablo!" came from behind him.
and he turned to behold Alfarez, livid
of face mid with shakiuK hand, fling
a handful of similar coupons after the
broken cane. Without another word
or a glance behind him the Panama
nliiu made off across the plaza, barely
in time to escape the crowd that surg
ed around the two he had quitted.
ISouihnrded by a fusillade of ques
tions In a dozen tongues, Jostled by a
clatnorlnx. curious throng, the lucky
owner of fought his way back
Into the lottery building, and as he
weut tbe news spread like flaming oil.
There It wns, plululy displayed.
"8S3X!" There could be no possible
mistake, aud It meant 15,0 silver
pesos, a princely fortune indeed for the
collector of Xo. 2.
Promptly at five minutes to 1 o'clock
that afternoon Allan Allan, late of
Jamaica, strode through the Tannins
railroad station and flaunted a flrvt
class round trip ticket to Colon before
the eyes of his euetny. the pntemnn.
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These are some of the high
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BEAVER I).'!',
"If you keep JaliMng me with that f IJ was smoklmr a hm;e Jamaican
crutch I'll brc'ik it. anil then you can't J risar, and h!s pickets bulged with oth
w:k home." I ers. When he came to board the train
Kamon jerked tils head toward the j be called loudly for a Vrter to bring
ipsa re ostid In ,:ui luierlois fast, j hl" th step and once lii"it!e s levied
ton, and Kiik. !, le-:n t; .aJy eat w the lutisuid air of a
cms of unnsim! ctcltement. fo'iowed ' bred sot trotter.
t;n "shout demur. W'.ieii they h.t.l : On!." wl.-; Klr pp-e;ird u;tn hK
TVs rfcii the stret-t the Spaniard turticl ' rouiu'.s :. ! :,... i ; . !:r,.';.v t-.n
with flrshlnt eyes and a mirthless j olsiwv J'heu his wl.le lins. which
hiUK Cortiiued next wek
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