The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1905-03-17
DISILLUSIONNENT
OF THE DOCTOR

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10, Eat Il uas the win Itself that ~
teTestef the foct0r.
lie hastily ran his eye 0seT Is, AMI
found that 10 his surprise Hiss Pres
dergast was leaving nearly III her
money to medical charities. and DoFo-
thy was 10 receive an annuity Of . hgn-
dred ard twenty pounds year.
THE Wills not signed" the doctor
muttered to himself. @ard II u vas q
new viii can be made any day. For
that matter. the day she il married g
~ 40 much waste paper"
He quietly replaced the will and let
ter In the envelope, and turned TO hts
patient The medicines be seat In
were as effecfuaI as they had always
proved. and in less than q week Law
yer Denyer. as the country people cali
ed him. was as well as ever.
Some months passed and not week
vent by without Harry Lawrence
pressing bis sweetheart to tfaroS pru-
dence TO tho winds and marry him out
of hand.
During that period. also. the attsn-
lions paid TO the aunt by his profess
sional rival became rather marked. but
everybody thought the idea Of match
between them too ridiculous to be wor-
Thy Of serious consideration.
Harry Mt last became so inportunate
that Dolly yielded. oniy she stipulated
that. as she could not hope 10 obtain
her auat.s consent. the marriage must
be as private as circumstances would
permit. To this. OF course. the young
man readily asssntei.
II was a quarter 10 eight on cold
winters morning when Dolly slipped
out Of her room and paused ~ the door
of her aunts bedroom. with the inten-
ton of slipping In aud bidding her ;
silent adieu.
TO her surprise the room was empty.
Yet the bed had been slept In. mud
there was nothing that suggested that
anything unusual or disastrous had o.
Cured. Dolly would have stayed to In
yestIgate, bur she heard the impatient
footsteps of her lover on the gravel
outside, and she FASTENED 10 join him.
.oh. she viii be all right" said
Harry. Wen see about her after.
ward hope 10 goodness. though, shc
hasn't gone to the church TO try TO stop
our wedding"
ON the way they net no one. but
the low stone building was lighted up.
and In the church porch they met Miss
Matilda Prendergast. with Dr. Maloaey
by her side.
The four stared st one another for
some seconds la silence. Then the cid.
er lady, with pretty shyncss. adyane-
ed her wIthered cheek 90 her niece,
saying. kiss me, my dear. and wish
me JOY. We have just been married.
Just then an urgent message arrived
from the vicar. who was both cold and
hungry, and the junior pair proceeded
into the church and walked up to the
altar.
In less than month both couples
had returned from their respective
honeymoons, aud then Lawyer Denyer
had the satisfaction OF firing bomb.
shell which had the effect Of destroy.
ing DIR. Maioney's matrimonial happl
ness forever.
Miss Prendergast, he said. derived
her property from a will OF her father
made many years before, when she.
then a giddy young thing OF romantic
tendencies, was In danger OF making
an extremely undesirable match. Ii
provided that his daughter should In.
herit his property. subject TO the pro-
vision that II she should at any time
marry without the consent OF certain
trustees the property should 60 10 the
children OF his brother Stephen, OF
whom only Dorothy now survived.
As the trustees were all long since
dead II had not occurred 10 the elderly
bride that she ran any risk OF losing
her money by marrying without legal
advice. But fresh trustees had been
appointed. and their consent. IL seemed,
was absolutely necessary. II the eondI.
tions on which the property was held
by Miss Prendergast were TO be- full.
filled. As matters stood. she had moth
Ing beyond any allowance her niece
might be dispofed toamaksto her.
DR. Maloney Was beside himself with
rage, auarreled with his wife on the
ground that she had swindled him. and
with Mr.. Denycr on the ground that he
had cozened him. and threatened all
manner OF legal proceedings.
Il allowed you 20 deceive yourself.
my good sir" said the lawyer blandly,
when you insisted on poklng your
nose into matters you had no business
20 pry into. I shalt he delegates; 10 az.
cept service OF any number OF writs
your attorney may be food enough 10
apply for I may tell you enc thing.
however. and that IL that VIII see
that whatever sums Mrs t.awrences
trustees may pay 10 your wife By her
directions shall be paid III such way
TINT you sha'n't haze the lingering o.
penny III the money"
To DIR. Maloaey's ineaahle disgust
IFS wife approved OF the ARRANGEMENTS