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fellow, in pitiable distress. II don't be.
lieve she will ever speak to me again,
you know how illogical women are The
thing happened at Waterloo he went on.
when we arrived 1 left for a moment to
accursed jewel case with me. 1 laid it
down for a moment beside me as wrote
the telegram very brief one.' When L
turned again to take it up the case was
gone-and a million sterling with it,
Did you notice any one else in the
placer"
My dear fellow, there were at least
half a dozen people, but one does not
scrutinize-''
of course you set the police OH tie
track?"
Il instantly wired to Scotland Yard
Every seaport is watched and 1 may
hear something tonight when / get home
But / have no faith in your English po-
lice" added Alexis, impatfently, rising
and pacing to and fro. They are
good for nothing in case like this. A
drunken rowdy or a pickpocket caught
red-handed is more in their line"
And indeed it seemed so, for a week. a
fortnight, month elapsed without re-
suit Mrs Crcxiey -ineonsolable
for she was but woman ana her d.a-
monds hrsu been the talk of III. town
Poor 4 lexis more than once tbreo 3erled
self-de5truction, for the soullass I;.,.se
"coquette' stubbornly refused - . Ills
MN. can pear 1t no longer, Luttrell J,
ne SAID Pne day. Life has no further
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CroXley I met occasionally, but she new
er alluded to my friend, which led me
to suspect that he had wearied of his
new plaything and returned to Russia
My second surmise was correct, but
little dreamt under what strange and
tragic conditions we were destined to
meet again.
During the spring of '93 1 set out from
England, armed with a special permit to
visit the Siberian mines and prisons Of
the Great White Car. Moscow was my
starting point, and an inspection of It's
great central forwarding prison a neces-
sary preliminary to my Investigations.
My reception by the governor was, as
usual under the circumstances, moro
hospitable than official, and we lunched
together before visiting the prison, in the
court yard of which gang of ragged
convicts were about to set out on the
dreary Journey to Asia you will
see plenty of this kind of thing in ST.
beria,'' said the governor as we trav-
ersed numerous halls crowded with pris-
oners of all classes bound for the Great
Lone Land. 81 have something far more
interesting to show you In the private
wards;'' and we entered q light three
stored gallery bright with steel and
whitewash. II am about to present to
you one of the cleverest swindlers in
Europe" added my guide, pausing in
front of a doorway and summoning a
turnkey. The lock grated harshly as the
heavy mass Of iron moved slowly it's
hinges. A man in shirt sleeves was seat
ed writing at a table, and as we entered
slowly turned toward us. AT first his
features were blurred by the cigarette
smoke that hung like gray mist across
the tiny cell. A fair beard effectually
disguised the wearer and the keen blue
eyes told me nothing till the voice
brought me face to face with~the man
who had been my friend. Bon jour,
Mon Colonel The silvery tones carried
me, in flash, far away from this grim
prison to the scene of life and pleasure
that the speaker had loved so well. There
I stood, in O. dream of amazement, until
the colonels gruff greeting recalled my
surroundings. 81 have brought you a
visitor, Lavroff; an Englishman," he
growled-and our recognition was mutual
and complete.
Sourikoff's face fell, but only for an in,
slant. my dear Luttrell" He rushed
forward and seized my hands, as the
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trammeled by the social insular con-
ventionalties that render most English
country houses SO dreary. Half a dozen
pretty women, married and single, a
clever but elderly duchess to steady the
boat, a cabinet minister with sporting
tastes, an American millionaire, De Bora
the composer, and a decadent French
poet, comprised the party which, for all
its incongruity was well selected The
statesman secured the golden cup thus
sustaining the sporting character of 1.-The
Ferns, and Sourikoff had also entered
3-year-old for minor event. The fllly
was sorry jade barely worth two of tho
four figures that she had fetched. No one
was therefore surprised wnen on the
third day '"Tsarina" finished a good last,
bringing her owner in for a good deal OF
chaff on the same evening at dinner
The millionaire was almost rudely face
tiOuS, but Sourikoff bore his banter with
imperturable good humor. And after all
the laugh was on his side when, a few
hours later, my friend arose from a quiet
game OF "ecarte" with the financier near
ly $4,000 to the good.
Mrs. Croxley, Alexis and myself, were
the last to leave 1.-THE Ferns" most Of
the guests having departed on the Friday
after racing. On the Saturday an early
morning train took me to London on
business. Sourikoff was to escort his d.
vinity home later in the day, and the
entire Ascot party were to dine with MIN
that evening at the Savoy. I arrived
late. when dinner had already COM
menced, and noticed with some surprise
that Mrs. Croxley, who had suggested
the feast, was not present. Lady Warm
ley. my neighbor, gave me a warning
look Don't say anything about it." she
said, "our poor friend is terribly upset. ,
I glanced at my most, and he looked It.
My own face must have shown perplexi-
ty, for the speaker added: Perhaps You
have not heard about, or seen the even
ing papers? Mrs. Croxfey's diamonds
have been stolenr'
The stalls of the Empire theater are
scarcely adapted for serious condolences
and although 1 sat next to him at sup
per, Sourikoff seemed so depressed that
I carefully avoided all reference to the
disaster of the day. Later on, in a club
smoking room, my friend unburdened his
mind over cigar. Heaven only knows
how it happened, Luttrell," said the poor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-14
MAKES MANY BLIND SEE.
KINDLY OLD MAN OF WIEsBADEN
WHO IS THE GREATEST OF
OCULLSTS
DESTITUTE ARE TREATED FREE
Seldom Happens That the Doctor La
Bafaed AItOEefher-There
In Always
Hope.

There lives g. man in Wiesbaden whom
every blind man. and every man whose
sight Is bad. would wish to visit, for he
has made the blind to see. His name Is
DR.. Pagenstecher
1 sat the other evening. says w. Holt
White, in The London Mail, under the
shaded lamps-they are shaded by the
doctors wish-of the Hotel Rose; and
there people with darkened glasses were
telling each other tales of the miracles
he had done-how kind no was to the
poor, and how gentle with the children,
this man who never despadrs and he
never cease his work OF making the blind
see. And one strange thing they told mo
and found It to be true There was an
Englishman who had been blind. COM
pletely blind, for eight years. He went
to DR.. Pagenstecher. who used his knife
and sight came back to the blind man
And when he stumbled from DIR. Pagen-
stechers room from his eight years dark
ness into the light of day and saw the
street and the trees and the shops he
sat down in the gutter and wept like a
little child.
So. having a little weakness Of the eyes
in the morning from much reading in the
night, went myself to see the doctor.
His house, for that of so great a man,
is humble 1t Is square built, two stories
high, and painted white It's number is
50 in the Taurus strasse, and It stands a
little back from the road.
QUIET OF TILE WAITING THRONG.
A fight of steps at the top of which
was door with glass panels. where hung
a notice of the doctors hours printed
upon cardboard, led me- not into a pas
sage but direct into q somber room of no
great size, with somber walls hung with
sombre pictures. And in the semi dark
ness men and women, with half blind
eyes, sat talking in low whispers. 1t
was as though they would not hurt one
anothers pain with noise A serving
maid, gowned in black who walked soft
1y and had a quiet voice, took my card
Time passed, and every now and then
the door which led into the Doctors room
would open and some one would pass in
And when they came out, those who
waited turned anxious faces toward them
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JUST LIKE SOME MEN.
When This Monkey Got Drunk He
Hogan to Throw Away Money.

When This Monkey Got Drunk He
Hogan to Throw Away Money.
Louisville Courier Journal.
The unusual spectacle Of an intoxicatad
monkey. gaudily dressed in red and gold
throwing nfckels and pennies at a crowd
OF cnlidren. almost resulted in tragedy
on chestnut street the other morning.
most of his race. He was not voung
and bis queer behavior could not be at
trlouted to his meXperience OF course
ne was the property of an organ grinder
Up beyond First street the musician
stopped and ground out I'D Leave NV
Happy Home for YOU" always a favorits
with the neighborhood students Then
followed another selection and another
unit! the Italian had exhausted his rep
erto1re The monkey dressed In his red
velvet, with gilt beads and braid, exc
cuted his gyfations, and after each num-
Der made the rounds, cap in hand.
AT second story window the little
peast saw a young man standing The
stranger Deckoned and the monkey quick
ly climbed to him. The window was
ca within. Five minutes later he climb
ed down the lightning rod. After that
the whole monkey family would have
been scandalized could they have wit
messed his actions. For a block he was
unruly. Then he began to separate him
self from the money which he had col
Iected. Nickels flew in every direction
Some were aimed at the children. who
scrambled for the change The italian
was white with rage. In his foreign lingo
he made dire threats, and all against the
monkey.
But the animal kept on jabbering. 1t
wasn't his fault that he was drunk
When he went to that second story win
dow the young man offered hic whisky
soaked s bread, and the animal ate heart
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and there was no time to be lost An
unopened letter lay beside me, and broke
tie SEAL absently thinking the -. Lille how
/ could best put spoke in my crafty
freiend wheel 1t would be no easy task,
for he had evidently so bamboozled the
San Franc s. ans that the plain truth, COM
ing from stranger, would SHobably be
d1scredited. But a powerful agent was
the Russian consul (whom 1 found in
RigD at San Francisco. "Pray, come at
once" 1t concluded, 'for your evidence,
coupled with mine, should be conclusive
son-in-laws previous history. You saw
Sourikof as criminal in the prison at
Moscow, it is your duty to proclaim the
fact and save this unhappy girl from
certain ruin and degradation"
An hour later l was zen route" But it
was too late, for when / arrived that
evening at the consulate, the bird hear
ing that we were on his track, had flown,
leaving disconsolate fancee to mourn
his loss. But it was only when she
learned the truth from my own lips that,
Cornelia Van Rant was able to thank
Providence for her narrow escape.
believe the sham count" went to
New York but have never heard Where
shall we meet again? Aefew weeks ago in
London saw Mrs. Croxley, who had heard
OF her friends marital hasco' and it's
cause. 81 am perfectly convinced that
he took my diamonds" said the poor
even now I cannot feel angry with him"
Nor can blame her for the weakness
for I feel sure that were to meet the
unworthy object of her affections one
fall under the spell of that breezy per-
sonality One glance from those laugh
ing blue eyes would dispel all recollection
of the unsavory, past. and should
straightway and instinctivelv invite the
King of Hearts" to luncheon at the
club
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and noted with rising or sinking
heart whether they looked sad or smiled.
My turn came after long waiting and
though l knew my eyes were fairly good.
the darkness and the whispered talk and
the half-blfnd people had so unnamed
me that my hand shook
Went into room that was full Of
ilgnt. There were cases round about the
walls. and little tables holding many
glasses and strange Instruments.
THE SIGHT OF THE DOCTOR.
In corner of the room man sat writ
ing, but the man that I had come to see
stood before the window. He bowed and
drew me to him with glance, and stood
me up before him with the light full upon
my face. l saw that he was below the
middle height and of smallish make, bur
upon mis- slight shoulders was leonine
head of great beauty. His forehead is
high and wide and white; above it the
gray hair is plentiful and long; below
it shine a pair of eyes Of the liveliest and
the kindest blue. His face is pale. and n
long white beard falls upon his chest
For the rest, ne was dressed in black
and wore a black bow loosely tied upon
his white shirt front like a dissenting min
ister. He looked into my eyes long and
searchingly. Then he raised his hand
and I saw that on the back it was as
white as a fashionable woman's, while
the palm was as pink as a young girls.
The nails were pink, too, and finely pol
ished. His fingers fell upon my lower
eyelid with the lightness of feather
and his touch was like the finest silk.
| He drew the lid gently down, nodded
once, and, turning to the man sitting in
| the corner, said something in a tongue
| which had never heard. They say there
are few languages the doctor does not
know. And the man began to write upor
| a slip of paper.
| So softly had the Doctors hand fallen
| on my face that my heart leaped within
me when a moment later his fingers
| closed upon my arm with a grip of steel
| He pushed me down into a big chair and
! l began to read letters on card. After
| that he led me down the room into an
alcove, and, bidding me sit again, drew
| the curtain, so that 1t was dark.
He took brilliant light and looked
| through an instrument into my eyes, first
the right and then the left This knew.
was to see the optic nerve, which lies
stretched like tape across the retila at
| the back of the eye, and should be bright
| red in healthy man.
A SMILE THAT MEANT NOTHING
| SERIOUS"
This I presume it was, for he led me
| out into the light again, and saw that
smile of uncommon width and kindli-
ness and fun lurked beneath mis- beard.
"All that is the NATTER he said, SIS a
| very slight catarrh, which makes your
| eyes water, and for this you must use
| these drops" He handed me the slip of
| paper upon which mad seen the man In
, the corner write.
went out and climbed the steps beside
! the doctors house which led ITO his
| armenheilstalt (hospital for the poor
This is hospital for the eyes, where
the doctors word is law. but where the
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interest for me, and the sooner it is over
the better. / am going away, and
don't suppose we shall ever meet again..
Good-by; l shall never forget your friend
ship" So we parted, and | heard no
more of him until a few weeks after
ward the Morning Post announced that
Prince Alexis Sourikoff was seeking
sport and solace on a secluded Norwe-
gian ford. The same journal informed
me that Mrs. Croxleys yacht the Pa
tricia, had arrived at Bergen, and i drew
my own conclusions and pitied my friend
no more. For the king of Hearts
was evidently more than a match for
even the heartless Lena Croxley.
Two years elapsed. during which !
saw nor heard nothing of SOurikoff. Mrs.
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KING OF HEARTS. -
ARUSsIAN ROM 4NcE.

in dainty china cups. iced champagne in
golden goblets, ''petis fours'' and caviar
sandwiches. When Alexis did a thing he
did it we'll
You are hard hit, my friend" l said
that evening as we went to dress fer
dinner.
Can you wonder at it," was his reply.
"Luttrell, that woman is my fate.''
My week at The Ferns was more
amusing than usual, for Varnley and his
charming wife were Bohemians, TN
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President Taylor.s Day.

Chicago Record
A friend recalls the following. which
was printed at the time of the Inaugural
ton Of President Taylor:
"a little Wing asked a big Wing of high
er station
What was meant by inauguration?
The big Wing told the little Wing that
nearly half the nation
Was going to bore the president, aid
that was the in'augur ation''
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DYSPEPSIA.

Geo. S. Scally, of Is Nassau ST., New
York, says Fer years I have been
troubled with rheuma tism and dyspepsia,
and I came to the conclusion to try your
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since I commenced taking them. and
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serve what sight he had. but feared that
ne could never altogether recover his
sisnt. The blow was SO great that the
young man fell into faint and when
ne recovered he saw the kindly face of
the doctor looking down upon him.
There is always hope" he said. And
there was hope, for the young man is
rapidly growing better.
Hope-that is the keynote of Pagen-
stecher's life and work
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government In some degree helps the
Doctors purse. The building is SQUARE
oullt, like the Doctors, only larger and
three stories high. Inside are long
dusky passages with beeswaxed .lcnrs
And in these passages. and on the stairs,
men and women with bandaged ewes
loiter and talk together.
some Of them are workmen, MANY OF
them are peasants uncouth, lumberine
Fellows OF the soil, and the patois of
every part Of Germany echoes on these
stairs
The rooms are medium size. and tha
walls are painted green; no pictures NAV
hang upon them. The furniture Is simple
and just sufficient. There is all one
needs, but nothing to tire the eyes.
These rooms are very restful.
FOR THE POOR.
In one of these you can live. eat three
square meals day, see the doctor every
noon-time, and enjoy all the treatment
he may order. And for this two marks
day; but If you happen to be very poor
ne does not press the matter Should
an operation be necdful to give you sight
he will take you into the plain bare bed
room set apart for this, and with his
swift and cunning hands do that for love
and the joy Of working. which would
cost rich man $500 or more in gold.
In many cases blindness is merely an
aftfictton Of the nerves, ard for this the
doctor uses mercury, which binds up the
nerves as nothing else can do Ait night
you see the patients sit in their rooms
naked to the waist and holding little
globule of murcury in one hand, while
they pass it swiftly down the other arm
from the shoulder to the wrist This
they must do 1900 times In half an hour,
and always downward, as one grooms a
horse. The arms and legs are alternated
day by day.
HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS.
1t Is seldom that the doctor Is balTled
altogether. There was a peasant the
other day whose blindness was beyond
all hope, so the attendants led him whim-
rering down the stairs. He was blind
he said, and could not work, and his
wife was old, and she, too. could net
work. His house was small, and there
was much snow upon the ground, and it
was cold and fuel was dear 1t was pitt
full, but there were other men whore
blindness might be turned to sight wait
ing for a place and so he had to go.
But nearly always the doctor will bid
you hope. / was told of the case of a
young man whose sight suddenly failed
him so that he could scarcely see at al.
The doctor looked into his eyes for a
little while and then in his calm, even
way said that he might be able to pre-
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

More than million people are treat
ed in the hospitals Of London each
year.
FOrty-eight thousand Turks have
been exiled during the last IL years.
This is nearly double Russias record.
In the last % years the whale fish
cries have fallen off from 100000 to
$4,000 barrels Of oil a year and OF
whalebone from 100000 pounds TO
100000 pounds.
The Jefferson Davis house in Mont
gomery is to be bought by the Alaba-
ma legislature and, like that in Rich
mond, will be used as a museum of
Confederate relics.
Canadians have ever resented Rud-
yard Kipling's allusion to the Domin-
ion as "Our Lady of the Shows" Gold
win Smith has now placated them by
calling it this land Of sunshine"
1t is estimated that Munich restau-
rants cheat the public annually out Of
100000 by selling foam In place of
beer. The fine for not filling q glass to
the limit is 1925 plus two weeks i'm
prisonment, but complaint is seldom
made.
One of the probable reforms under
the new regime in England will be the
serving of luncheon at the palace to
ladies attending drawing rooms. Hith-
erto a sandwich eaten in a carriage
under the eyes of a curious crowd has
been the only refreshment obtainable
at the most desirable but most tedious
of functions.
When a raid Is made upon a gam
bling house in Kansas, the furniture
seized must under the law be tried in
court and convicted before being de-
stroyed, just as though it were a hu-
man being. A case Of that sort was
tried at Fort Scott a few days ago,
when crap and poker tables, fine car
pets, chairs, etc, were taken to the
market place and burned.