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DISILLUSIONMENT OF THE DOCTOR aff OU know I love you, I.Tnrry, nnd W It Is cruol of you to any you don't bellovo uio! No, I won't forgive you, mid I won't lot you klsa rat not for n very long time. You nro not nearly ns nlco ns ns you used to be." ''Will you listen to reason, Horn?" t'No, I won'tl That Ih, I nm alwnyH j-chabnnblo. It Is you wlio are unrea sonable, and altogether horrid!" 'And all UiIh 1)ecmiB0 I pressed you to, marry mo at onco, and " '.'And you said I could not lovo you, or that If I really loved you, I would agree to 1(." "So you would." ''flint Ih Just tho same as saying that I don't love you." VI,t doesn't look as If you did, docn It'tf , "JInrr.v," said the girl earnestly, "I nitg.Olnx to be reasonable, as you say yotf ai'f. I have nld I loved you, and wr"' - . .' :. " until Arr.t Mary Ivm :::: !ei.vc - " "Aire us lonve, Indeed!" ''For the very ood mason that we can't. afTonl to get married without help from her." !'l don't see that, nt all." cried the ynunjf man. "My praellee Ih not large yet. 1ml every day my father's old pa Uetit are coming back to nie, and leav ing that (wHouk cad, Maloney " . "I'd Ilki to know who yon eall an o Hum; end. young man?" broke In a alugrp, thin volee, and a tall lady, wear li K u "front," a set of false teeth and a in co-re, came suddenly round the ttviier V the laurel hedge. Voting Harry Lawrence stood himkh .iU ., for he know that Miss Ma tilda Trdndorgast professed a great es teem (and possibly cherished a yt warmer feeling) for the plausible, n I haired Irishman, vh had Mulen away his father's patients while professing to keep tho practice together for him whllo ho ilnlshed his course at Cuy's. That ovenlng, Mr. Denver, the solic itor, sat in his dh'ng room, eeh'irat lug his recovery from a lit of Mut. which ho owed the recovery, not the gout to the skillful prescriptions of Michael Maloney, M. R. 0. S., nnd oth er Initials, who now sat opposite to "A doctor should lie n married man, I fool that," said Dr. Maloney, with a nontlmontnl air. "The ladles don't altogether like an unmarried man. And ther6H only one objection to Miss Pron dergast, and that Is that I can't find out anything definite about her posi tion." vTho aunt, do you moan, or the nlcco?" "Oh, tin; aunt, to bo .sure. I'm aware tho money belongs to her. She's ns much as said so In my hearing many a t!nie." "Humph!" "Hut I'd think It safer, as a prudent man, to have a fow particulars. I'd llku to know, for one thing, whether the money belongs to her, to do as she likes with, or whether she has onlv a life interest in it." Lawyer Denyer was occasionally as deaf as a post. Ho chose to be deaf now. "You and I have done one another many a good turn," said the doctor, edging his chair a little uoaror, "and I hopo Ave shall live to do each other many more. Now, I should bo eter nally obliged If you would tell mo In strict conlldonce mind, In tho vory strictest conlldonce how much Miss Prendergnst possesses in her own right vlth absolute control." "Are you aware. Dr. Malonoy," said thedawyer, speaking very slowly, "that you are Insulting mo In a vory gross manner The Into Stophon Prender gast wns my client, sir, aud you calm ly propose that I should make his af fairs known to you, a perfect strangerl And you have the audacity to do this " "Hang you, sir!" roared the hot headed Irishman, Oliiglng out of tho house. At his next attack, which happened not long after, Mr. Denyor, of courso, called In another medical man, but wbethor It was that Dr. Maloney know tho patient's constitution and habits better, or that ho was In possession of a drug of singular efficacy, tho fact remained that tho lawyer did not re eel vo anything like tho samo relief from tho now doctor's romedlea ns he hnd been accustomed to obtain from those supplied by tho Irishman. Tho lawyer hnd fully mndo up his mind that under no circumstances ,would ho over speak to Dr. Maloney again; but pain is n wonderful stlmu lant, nnd In one of his worst pnrox yams ho sent n message to him, bog ging hlni to como nnd do what ho could to relievo hlni. Dr. Malonoy promptly nttended the summons, but on entering tho sick 'room ho ndvnnced to tho bedsldo nnd anld with n frown: Whop I wns hero Inst, Mr. Denyor you nil but kicked mo out of tho hoiiBe." "Man, how can you remember such things at a time like this? 1 withdraw nil I said. Rut I am In torment, I toll you! Will you glvo mo somo of tlint medicine I had from you hiHt tlmo?" "I i.n-o no doubt I shall bo able to glvo you relief, at ail events," said tho doctor smoothly, "nnd I supposo I may take it that you will obllgo mo In that llttlo matter I spoko of?" Tho lawyer glared at him for a mo mont or two In silence, then pointing to a long bluo cnvelopo that lay on n tablo nenrby, ho said: "Open that. Per haps you may gather from what you find Insldo anything you wish to know." Tho envelope was addressed to Mr. Denyer, and without hesitation the doc tor opened It. It contained a noto from Miss Prondorgnst, inclosing her will. It was not signed she wished somo minor altoratlons to be made In it. Hut it wns the will itself that In- Ho hastily run his cyo over it, and found that to his surprise Miss Prcn dergnst was leaving nearly nil her money to medical charities, and Doro thy was to receive an annuity of a hun dred and twenty pounds n year. "The will's not signed," tho doctor muttered to himself, "and If It wns n new will can bo mndo any day. For that matter, the day sho la married It Is so much waste paper." He quietly replaced tho will and let ter In the envelope, and turned to his patient. Tho medicines ho sent in were as effectual as they had nlwnys proved, nnd In less thnn a week Law yer Denyer, as tho country peoplo call ed him, was as well as ever. Some months pnsscd and not n week went by without Hurry Lnwrence pressing his sweolheart to throw pru dence t't the winds nnd marry him out of hand. During that period, also, tho atten tions paid to tho aunt by his profes sional rival became rather marked, but everybody thought tho idea of a match between them too ridiculous to be wor thy of serious consideration. Harry at last becanio so importunate hat Dolly yielded; only she stipulated that, as she could not hopo to obtain her mint's consent, tho mnningo must be ns prlvnto ns circumstances would permit. To this, of course, the young man readily assented. It wnB n quarter to eight on n cold winter's morning when Dolly slipped out. of her room and paused at tho door of her aunt's bedroom, with tho Inten tion of slipping in und bidding her n silent adieu. To her surprise tho room was empty. Yet tho bed had been slept In, nnd there was nothing that suggested that anything unusual or disastrous had oc curred. Dolly would have stayed to in vestigate, but sho heard tho Impatient footsteps of her lover on tho gravel outside, and sho hastened to Join him. "Oh, she will be nil right," said Harry. "We'll see about her after ward. I hope to goodness, though, she hasn't gone to the church to try to stop our wedding." On tho way they met no ono, but tho low stono building was lighted up, and in tho church porch they met Miss Matilda Prondcrgast, with Dr. Maloney by her side. Tho four stared at one another for somo seconds In silence. Then the eld er !ady, with a pretty shyness, advanc ed her withered cheek to hw niece, saying: "Kiss mo, my dear, and wish mo Joy. We have Just been married." Just then an urgent mossago arrived from tho vicar, who was both cold and hungry, and tho Junior pair proceeded Into the church nnd walked up to the altar. In less than a month both couples had returned from their respectlvo honeymoons, and then Lawyor Denyer had tho satisfaction of firing a bomb shell which had tho effect of destroy ing Dr. Maloney's matrimonial happi ness forover. Miss Prondcrgast, he said, derived her property from a will of her father mado many years boforo, when she, then a giddy young tiling of romantic tendencies, was in danger of making an extremely undesirable match. It provided that his daughter should in herit his property, subject to tho pro vision that If sho should at any time marry without tho consent of certain trustees the property should go to tho children of his brother Stephen, of whom only Dorothy now survived. As tho trustees were all long since dead it had not occurred to tho elderly brldo that sho ran any risk of losing her money by marrying without legal advice. But fresh trustees had been appointed, nnd their consent, It seemed, was absolutely necessary, if the condl Hons on which tho property was hold by Miss Prondcrgast wero to bo ful tilled. As matters stood, sho had noth ing beyond any nllownnco her niece might bo disposed to mnko to her.' Homo Monthly. If a girl Is pretty enough, sho hard ly ovm has to pay street car tare, )U WWL VME MliyW Mil Up -to - date- Buffer State beiivoen Grpest Britain and jfyijjia has a Ityfer who tfopj not disdain fbo LvxariQ!) gfMjt- em Qvmzation Fow parts of tho British Empire havo caimed Great Britain Uie anxloty she continues to feel alout hor Indian possessions, says tho Philadelphia Ledger. 13 very movement Russia has made in Central Asia looking toward tho concentration of the Innumerable States nddod by force to tho Russian Empire has been watched from tho Indian frontier by argus-eyed Bnltons. Both Russia and England have mado Niroful surveys of the frontiers, and each government has built and contin ues to build strategic railroads along tho enormous and dlfllcult boundaries. Russia is known bo havo long been In possession of several plans for a de scont upon India, and tho British havo for years boon evolving qulto as many plans Intended to checkmato any move ment of tho kind. Mission Scut front India. At the present tlmo tho British aro engaged In tho pleasant task of assur ing tho northern neighbors of India of BUFFER STATE BETWEEN their friendship, with tho object of forestalling any similar dovlco upon the pnrt of Russia. Old treaties, long since In abeyance or qulto Inactive, have been renewed, and now ones signed. Last year two missions wero sent out from India to carry this ob ject Into effect. That commanded by Colonel Younghu8band, which Invaded Tibet, was ungraciously received, and THE AMin Off AFGHANISTAN. although a treaty was signed In the Forbidden City, Lassa, It Is admitted that tho success of tho enterprise was not unaccompanied by serious Incon veniences. Late in November a British mission was dispatched to Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, whoro better luck Is bollovcd to havo attended It. Tho mission is headed by Louis Dane, For eign Secrotnry for Slmln, who Is ac compnnled by II. R. Dobbs, his secre tary; Mnjor W. Mnlllson, R. A.; Cap tain Victor Brooko, Ninth Lancors, and a British doctor. Tho necessity for this visit arises from tho fnct that tho agreement mndo with the Into Amir, Abdurrnhmnn, tormlnnted nt his denth In 1001. Since thnt tlmo tho son nnd successor of tho Into Amir, Hnbibullnh, hns been proving himself loyal to Brit ish Interests In tho absence of any binding documents. Ho hns rcpented ly dispatched assurances to tho Viceroy of India of his dovotlon to the British. Nevertheless, It was considered that his affection would bo more convincing If ho set his royal hand and seal to It Several matters need discussion, and ono of them Is the question of tho British subsidy, to which tho Amir Is entitled. Tho present Amir hns not drawn tho annual subsidy of 180,000 rupees (about i?S0,000) since ho nscend ed to his kingly dignity. . Ho had no agreement with tho British, and did not need tho money, for ho Is rich, and llfo in Afghanistan Is not expensive. . Ai'glian'Htfu, whHi is about twice rftip m r SLij. RUSSIA Pw,,t.$c itllllPlM I TUytl K K 3 T A M . MONQQLIA I AND ITS tho size of the United Kingdom, and has a population of about 4,000,000, has boon an independent State since tho middle of the eighteenth century, prior to which time It was part of Per sia, while Its province of Kabul was In tho Mogul Empire. It Is walled In by somo of the highest mountains In the world, which almost completely sur round It, leaving less than half a dozen so-called pusses by whleh the coun try may be entered. Only half of these are of uso for strategic purposes, and even they are so treacherously situ ated that n largo army might be anni hilated by a comparatively small forco. The Afghans, nil of whom nro Mo hammcdans, aro a warlike people, which fact, added to their strong po sition, renders their Independence com paratively safe. England has burned hor fingers more than onco In dealing with tho Afghans, and Russia has not succeeded in winning them over, al though sho hns spent n quarter of a century coaxing. Thoro nro fow countries on the globe, not excepting Tibet, which nro more Inhospitable to foreigners than Afghanistan. Placed by nature as a buffer between two powerful rivals, Afghanistan is a country where every one Is suspected as n spy of cither Russia or the British. In Kabul thoro are no foreigners. The last ono wus a Mr. Frelschor, a German gunmaker, who was murdered In a mysterious manner n fow months ago. A woman RUSSIA AND BRITAIN. physician, an Englishwoman, hns been In Knbul for three yenrs, nnd declares that living In the capital Is like being on a different planet. "The universal atmosphere of suspicion, tho ever-present knowledgo that keen Afghan eyes aro watching every movement, com bined with tho knowledgo of isolation from tho civilized world, havo not a boneficlnl effect upon one's nerves, nnd nftor a prolonged stay ono comes peril ously near n break-down." A British agent, a Mohammedan of ficer of the Indian army, resides In Kabul, but lie might as well reside at the North Pole for all he is allowed to do. He seldom goes out, no one dares visit him, and tho only oppor tunity ho has for displaying himself s to bo present onco In a whllo at a durbar or leveo of tho Amir. It is admitted that ho Is entirely without Influence. Tho Russians, however. mvo not even a figurehead for an agent, nnd two Russian spies wore only recently caught and sent to prison nnd disappeared. Hnbibullnh-Khnn, tho Amir. Hablbullah Khan, ho present Amir. has seen something of tho world. Ho and his brother visited London in 1800, ana Doth wero made G. O. M. G. As far as may be, in a country without a single mile of railway, the Amir may bo said to be progressive and up-to- date. Ho has surrounded himself with tho latest Inventions In lamps, stoves, phonographs and bicycles. Ho Is nlso to bo seen driving out at times In an English automobile, whllo a sewing machino has been Introduced Into his harem. IT m 'A -Zm$i THE AMIR QN HIS MOTOR-OAK Hablbullah Khnn Is a very btur monarch, and, whllo he loves sport m weakness which endears him to tlMf British, he never permits his privatW AN AFODAN TYr-E. pleasures to Interfere with public busl ness, a virtue which ho might improst upon his more civilized friends. H takes a commendable pride in his gat factory at Knbul. which dnlly oro! duces 20,000 cartridges, fifteen rifli and two guns. For nearly two yearf llttlo work has been done In tho fae tory for lack of material, but apai4 from this enforced stoppage the fao tory has beon In constant oporatio since 1880. It is tho Amir's custom on Naw Roq tho Mussulman's new year to amino all tho guns, rifles and apptnt tonnnces turned out of the workshops during tho year. The guns, otc., aid laid out for Inspection nt Shnhara, a summer palnco, which lies about al mile from the city. Likes Ilnwkinu and Cricket. Among tho sports hold in high fa-, vor by tho Amir aro hawking andj cricket. He usually has his falcons' with him when out shooting, to fly at wounded birds; but on somo days! he will mount horse and go away the neighboring hills. Ho seems b7 sensible to fatigue on these occasions,) but his sulto usunlly returns with him' in tho evening, hnnglng limply in the saddle. The Amir two years ngo divorced nll his wives but four, nnd ordered that! his subjects content themselves with n like number. One of these four wives Is of roynl birth nnd lives in a1 separate house. She Is said to be an1 ambitious woman, who wears English dresses, although a woman who saw them declares they are of styles fash ionable thirty years ago. Tho Postal Union. Tho first step toward tho formation of tho postal union, which has had such wide results, came from Ger many In the shape of a proposal for an' International postal congress. Till met at Borne in 1873, when twenty two countries Joined the union, Include lng the whole of Europe. A second congress met In Paris In 1878, whea ton other countries came In, and thai official title, "International Postal Union," was definitely fixed. Its sphere was further enlarged at con gresses nt Lisbon In 1885 nnd at Vien na In 1801. Wo hear a great deal about womon being fond of their church; yet In nlno cases out of ton, when a woman gets married, she will glvo up her church" If her man demnnds it. ppff LB YIN THE AUAK PALAOR