THE DOCTOR'S RUSE.
rR Miss Onlmbv off duty to-
II night. Mrs. Pri-stou?" hurriedly
"questioned Dt. Attwood of tho
head matron, ns he paused at the toot
of the corridor. rr
"Yes. after 0."
"I shall need her to-ulght, then. I
nni sorry, but It can't he helped; It Is
bo sickly that a good nurse can not be
ensllv secured. Tell her to be at Hie
main otllee downstairs at 7, and I will
call for her." and without further
words he hurried down the stnlrs, out
throuch the srreat crcen swinging doors
of the hospital onto the street.
"Miss Otilmbv." said the matron a
few moments later, to n tall, slender,
dark-eyed girl la nurses' garb, as she
came from one of the wards with a
bunch of towels over her arm nud a
cup In her hand, "Dr. Attwood has Just
told me that he will need you to-night.
He wants you to be at the main otllee
downstairs at 7, and he will call."
"Very well."
Isabel Qulmby was the daughter of
parents that had once been wealthy.
but her father, like so many men, In
endeavoring to gain by speculation,
lost everything their beautiful home
and their place In society among the
rest. Her father, to whom the humilln
tlon was far worse than the mere pov
erty, did not survive the fearful strain
laid upon him, and In less than two
months died. leaving Isabel and her
mother nearly penniless.
Then the young girl, putting pride
and all Its accompanying sensitiveness
In her pocket, entered the St. Albans
Hospital, an Institution In her native
city, as nurse. The tall, beautiful girl
In her dark dress, with white apron
and cap. and her rich, heavy hair coiled
about her shapely head, and her beauti
ful face so earnest and tender, was al
most a tonic to those she was called to
nurse.
Before her father's failure she was
engaged to Hale Attwood. a youug.
rising doctor, very successful and pop
ular, and connected with the St. Al
bans Hospital. But It had been a hard
Etruggle with him, for he was poor
that is, In comparison with her father's
wealth. After the crash was over and
she found that he Intended her to keep
her promise to hi in, she told him one
night, as they stood In the parlor of
the poor little suite of rooms she and
her mother had hired, that she could
not marry him, for, In so doing, she
In a harder position bestde the man
she loved with all her soul nud being,
nud yet to whom, by her own mandate,
aim poiild not sneak oue word of tho
love that was making her tremble now.
She believed she had never sou him so
cool and self-possessed before. Once
ns they passed a street lamp she had
glaueeil into his face, silhouetted
against the light, aud It had been deep
lu thought. At last she ventured a re
mark, "Where did you say this patleul
lives?"
There was a long silence, and she be
gan to think he had not heard her, and
BOUNDARY FIGHT.
GREAT BRITAIN WANTS SLICE
OF NEW GOLD FIELDS.
Contend, that We Mu.t Olve Up Pome
of Alntu-Aiiierlcnii Con.truc the
McauliiK of the Treaty duo Way, ami
tho llritlsh fee Another Way.
Aside from the Philippine war, tho
subject engrossing most public atten
tion Is the dispute between we unmn
States and England over the line which
cuts Alaska off Canada. The question,
otllclally. Is lu the hands of an Anglo
American commission, whoso roiwrt Is
being withheld by the two govern
ments because, ns It Is rexrted, tho
commission could not Hgroo upon
terms. Where the matter will end no
body knows now. for Iwth Uncle Sam
and' John Bull are nnxlous to get for
their subjects as much of the gold land
nknse wns to cxcludo United Rlnten
,ho Northern Pnclllc. nn
VduVl n whlci. the Government of
Jo United States vigorously protostiM .
nmlwn result. In 1821. by tntity -Seen
the two governments, tho North
em Pnclllc wns made nn open sun.
Kvnde.t Wnr rrltl. K.ml-n.l.
Bv tho Oregon settlement of 1SU1
Grcnt Britain got to tho Pnclllc. that
solution nt the time being regarded ,,m
profornblo to lighting or to probable
contest nil along the Pnclllc count will.
Kngliuid for Ht.pronmoy. llio '"'
States sncrltlced the grout Norlhwes
In order to ncqulro New Mexico ami
California. Kverythlng ciMisldure.l.
that prolMiblv was the 11 solution. It
gnvo tho United States n compact ter
ritory, nnd, admitting that Canada and
tho United States are always to remain
separate countries It Is lt reasonable
the former should have its outlet on
tho Pnclllc In Hrltlsh Columbia. By
acquiring Alaska, however. In 1S07. tho
Brltiah outlet In the Paeltlc now Inter-
tho Dresont I. tl.
- .. ie. n ,...
tunc time, to arrive ..t
Hcuiuiuoni or all territrni
jtlii.tiHfiiiu ill .......
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countries.
at!tsf,
in
or
Homo of tlm mfl, .
But to arrive t Hll,
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""J KW Hlu-ry "'" ll
J iioho i.elng deter,,,,,,,,,
iHltO 10 HNCOI I,,!,, w, ' " lilt,
necessary to n
Ho.
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tiling, me ouier pnrtv
n i. ii
linn In ...'ii
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.-..III..,. I1.,- I.. I..
meso equine. ti,Ih u , '.,"'
part of the hu!.Ji-i. ny ' u"5n
tl.o trenty or 18'JT. .lwt. ilr 'ti
nln anil UushIh, the .ruviMon,IJ'BI
wero adopted at tin. tntiir kH
between Hussta ami ttiu i ,,.,, ."Nl
In 1807. tl.o line of .l,.,nSJ
tween Itussliin AiiiiTl.-ii ... , ,:m tl
Una .i.ji.
called, nnd Great
American possession,
,,..- . J ,,,HI' made I, I
supposed then. rnngo of i "l
tains ri.nuliiK down n l
iinu'tlcnllv. tli tin fur
waterHliod nud Hi,.. t ..." ."""l!
"IN VJLIX DID UK TLEAD."
IS NO PATIENT EXCEPT
was about to repeat the question, when
suddenly ho turned nnd looked full nt
her, so near that she could feel his
breath. She was thankful for tho
darkness, for she felt a hot flush
spreading over her face.
"I did not say," he said, slowly, turn
ing back to his horse; "I did not sny
I . Oh, Isabel, I have brought you
out here to-night that I may piend with
you Just once more. There Is no pa
tient except myself, and no medicine
on this earth can cure me but you, my
dear."
For a moment the young girl was
fairly carried away by the torrent of
his passion, and at the little word he
had been so In the habit of calling hei
she felt herself giving away, her re
solves slipping down, yet she made one
desperate attempt at a rally.
"How dare you bring me out here on
such a pretense. Dr. Attwood?"
"Isabel," he whispered, for his arms
were around her; "Isabel, I want you
to say you love me."
Her poor, tired head sank upon li Ls
shoulder, nnd their lips, after long
months of separation, met.
Yes, I love you, Hale," she murmur
ed, and the sleepy old horse enjoyed It, j
too, for he had a chance for a little
nap.
MAP OP ALASKA. SHOWING TKIUtlTOHY IN DISPUTE.
Canadians are understood to want an outlet on Lynn canal at or near place marked or further down imp c.jh Vu
Ixwmliiry line, as given in the above map. is the American line. The Canadian contend that lu gi'tieral it iliouM It inn
nearer the coast, and seek a port at the place Indicated by the cross.
" TUEIIB
NO PATIENT
BKI.F."
JIV-
would be but putting one more obsta
c!e in bis path to fame, since the
wealth she had Intended should help
him was gone. She felt It her duty to
break the engagement. In vain did he
plead and remonstrate. She was Ann,
and nothing that be could say could In
anywise change her mind.
There had been one more such scene
When she entered the hospital, with
the same result. Then he had grown
cold, and they began to pass each other
on the steps or In the long corridors
with merely a nod, and In time the men
ger civility wore away nnd he appear
ed to recognize her no more than one
of the other nurses.
It had been very sickly, the wards
were full, and doctors and nurses were
catching bits of sleep over their meals
or nt any convenient time. Isabel had
had but one night off during the week,
and nil day she had been looking for
ward to 0 o'clock, when she would bo
free to go home for one night's rest,
but now this summons had come, and
from him.
Promptly at 7 she opened the office
door. He was waiting for her. Without
n word otherwise than a civil saluta
tlon they passed out through tho doors
nnd down the steps. Silently he helped
her Into the sleigh nnd took his seat by
her side. Not until they were well out
of the central portion of tho city and
making their way toward the suburbs
did he speak. Then It wns of the caso
Itself; what he wished to be done, and
about the medicines; after that he re
laxed Into silence ngnln. It seemed to
ber that fate could not have placed bcr
She Fought tn tho Tr -nohes.
Mrs. Slary La Tourette Stotsenburg,
widow of Colonel John Stotsenburg, of
New Albany, Ind., bears the distinc
tion of having been often under tire on
the firing line arouud Manila. When
Colonel Stotsenburg went to the Phil
ippines his wife accompanied him, aud,
arriving there, insisted on being per
mitted to accompany her husband In
the subsequent campaigns. She went
- .... .. ...nt. . i. m r f I
Otis, but on many occasions she lyul to
spend hours In the trenches with the
troops.
Letters from Manila to relatives,
written months ago, tell of Instances In
which the plucky woman was caught
during different engagements and was
forced, with her escort, to drop In tho
trenches, where she lay, with tho bul
lets whistling over her head. On dif
ferent occasions she could not restrain
her enthusiasm, and, although she docs
not make reference to It, reliable re
ports tell of her seizing a ritle from aj
dying soldier and doing very effective
work. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Preferred, for Ilonsons,
A discussion whether "gotten" or
"got" were tho preferable participle,
received a practical solution, at least
for tho telegraphic service, from tho
experience related of a college pro
fessor who preferred "gotten." Ho had
telegraphed to his wife, some miles up
town, "I havo gotten tickets for tho
opera to-night; meet mo there." Tho
telegraph operator rendered this Into,
"I have got ten tickets," et cetera.
Mrs. Professor was delighted with tho
opportunity of entertaining her friends,
and accordingly mado up a party of
eight besldo herself, whoso greetings
to tho proressor at tho rendezvous
were perhaps inoro cordial than his
feelings until things were explained.
He now makes one exception to his
customary use of "gotten."
Coming Days.
If the desire to write continues to In
crease as It ls now Increasing, the peo
ple of the future will earn a precarious
livelihood by selling their books one
to another.
When you hear fools abused, taka
some of It to yourself.
it Alaska and British Columbia ns
they can. This commission was as
signed several other matters of arbitra
tion or adjustment, but the boundary
question Is the oue which demands the
quickest settlement, for It Is liable any
day to create trouble between the two
governments.
As to the Alaska boundary question.
It is unfortunate that the commission
failed to agree. As to which party ls
to blame for this non-agreement, there
seems to be a general agreement.
Scarcely had the commission been ap
pointed before Ontario passed a decree
practically prohibiting the export of
logs. Not to be behind lu International
amity, British Columbia passed a law
contlulng all mining privileges In that
province to British subjects. The mem
bers had worked together In greatest
harmony for the accomplishment of
the great purpose of the commission,
but since It was seen that provinces
such as Ontario and British Columbia
had It In their power to enact laws
which might make of no effect a gen
eral settlement as proposed the difficul
ties have greatly increased.
A year ngo a provisional boundary
was agreed upon with the exception of
a few miles of the Dnlton trail at the
end of Chllkoot pass from Pyramid
harbor. At the same time the growing
Importance of the Alaska territory In
dispute as furnishing the gateway to
the El Dorado of the North Impresses
the necessity for the prompt settlement
of the boundary dispute. To under
stand the dllllcultles of the case a his
torical and geographical review Is nec
essary. History of Qneitlon In Dispute.
By the Webster-Ashburton treaty of
1842 between the United States and
Great Britain tho northern aud east
cm boundaries were accurately defined
from the Itocky Mountains to Mars
III1I, at the eastern end of Maine. In
regard to the northern and western
bouudary, after considerable discussion
nnd diplomatic fencing, the question
was left unsettled. Out of this boun
dary question grew tho. excitement
which led to tho adoption of tho cam
paign cry, "Flfty-four forty or fight."
How this old boundary question has
been at least partially revived Involves
an Interesting piny of trenty against
trenty and rights ngnlust rights. To
understand It, It Is necessary to go bnck
to tho ukase of tho Emperor Alexander
I. In 1822, by which he declared all tho
territory of tho Paclllc coast north of
the flfty-flrst parallel of north latitude
Kusslnu territory, nnd by tho same
uknso made that part of the Pacific
Ocean lying north of tho flfty-flrst par
allel of latitude In America to 40 de
grees north latitude on tho Asiatic
I const a closed sea. The affect of this
venes between parts of tho Unltwl
States. Curiously but naturally enough.
Great Britain, or rather Canada, In now
seeking another outlet to the const, and
this time through what, since tho ces
sion of Alaska to the United Htntes
thirty-two years ago, bus always licon
considered American territory. What
historic-til or treaty right has Great
Britain or Canada to such an outlet?
The question Is not an easy one to an
swer. Great Britain's title to British
North America from the Mist degree
of west longitude (meridian of Green
wich) rests, like that of the United
States to Alaska, upon her trenty with
uussin. uusHiirn right certainly was
a vague one, nnd amounted at best
only to a claim In regnrd to the vast
Interior of whoso extent nt the time
she hnd no conception. Great Britain's
title to the Northwest east of 1 list de
gree of longitude has never been seri
ously questioned, it is only in regnrd
to the southeastern part of the boun
dary line, which Is formed Irregularly
by mountnlns nnd a line extending
thirty mill's from the coast, Hint there
has nrlsen a question lu recent years
which hnB grown Into great Importance
by tho discovery of a new gold Held lu
the Klondike region.
Now la the Tlmo to Act.
By tho same treaty (1825) tho free
navigation of the Stiklno river was
granted, but this also nt tho tlmo wus
regarded as of littlo Importance. The
discovery of gold In tho Stlklne cluing
ed tho situation. As early as 1803 the
British Colonist, nn English newspaper
of Victoria, B. 0., perceived tho desira
bility of Great Britain's ncqulrlng In
some way n depot on tho Pacific for
this part of the British possessions. It
affirmed that the strip of land scotch
ing along from Portland Canal to
Mount St. Ellas, with a breadth of ten
mnrino leagues, "must eventunlly be
como tho property of Great Britain,
either ns the direct result of tho devel
opment of gold, or for renHons which
aro now yet In tho beginning, but
whoso results nro certnln." At thnt
tlmo tho British Colonist looked for
ward to obtnlniug this strip from Bus
sin either peaceably or forcibly, nnd
conjured up a vision of tho British lion
nnd tho Bussinn bear looking nt each
other from tho opposite sides of Bering
straits. Possibly Itussln nlso mny lmvo
felt thnt such a contest was coming
nnd wisely saw that for her, Bltuatcd
as sho was, it would bo unprofitable.
Not caring to stand nt tho door of Brlt
sh America on the Pnclllc, sho probn.
bly counted upon making tho United
States doorkeeper. Ami this Is a rolo
thnt, until recently, would havo boon
pleasnnt enough to tho United Stntes.
Tho events of the Inst yenr have, how
over, greatly modified tho traditional
feeling botween the two countries, and
The ItiiHslnns cared only for a footi
along the const, as It was wits &
fisheries they were coiipernod XU
trenty, however, made prorUIonuti
how the boundary should be dri
mined should It be found tliatitun
place there Is no i ucli nntural kot
nry by limiting the ItiiMlan mortal
ted States) territory to a dlntaottf
ten marine league, or tlilrtr bIW
from the coast. Tho Cnnndlin ui
British contention, ns now mad, turn
upon the Portland cimal. Tlic ilritlA
nt least until recently. Imre cUIorf
that the words Portland canal ordiu
ncl lu the convention were a whti
for Behm cnnnl, or Clarence ialtt, a
else that what Is now called I'ortUi.
canal was not then so called.
Cmiatrtic Treaty DlfTtrentlr.
This difference In the reipectiti
American and Canndlnn bonnduj
linen of tho Alnska pnn-bnndle tr!?
nrlses from wholly different methoii
of construing the trenty. Ttere w
ninny Intricate questions Involved u
the methods of construction. For1-"
Mnnee. In determining the ten tnula
leagues from the const to which, lot
nbsence of a mountain chain,
American territory extends, hall
uosltles of the shore of tho maluUM
bo followed or should the line be &
from heudlnnd to headland? Af
Hliiill tlin linn lm enilHldcrcd torUHW
murine lengues east of the outer Bbo
of tho Islands? In thnt case lo J
Instances the lino would not reach
innlnlnnd, ns somo of tho Islands W
tnnrn tlinn tlilrlr miles across. 0alM
other hand, tl.o Hon. David MllU MJJ
that In pursuance of Its method of
tennlnlug tho boundary tho Ud"
States In many placeH has drawn
i. i Hum too mil"
from tho conBt." To explain theeM
vergent points of view It Is nccciw
the naturo of tho Alaskan const w'
derstood, or nt least that part of
nearly GOO miles long, extending
by southeast from the body of tiie w
.... . ... ... , i i wlurt
ruory, n huh is wiu .. ii
tho boundnry dlsputo concerns w
Ah to this part of tho Alaskan coa
., r,.i iimt n WW
v,,m.1ii from 0Wcn
IIHJUlllUlll I1IIIKU . .I,cj
ntory Inlet to Cook's Inlet nnu
sweeps townrd tl.o Asiatic side w
tho ponlnsuln. A group, or my
groups, of islands, nny of cm oH
cousiiicrauio cxium, '
nnd from Cross sound to ObscrrflW
inlet; nnd tho const below to i
Sound thcro is n scries of Islam v v
nro so situated as to lenvo """bii
thorn, as ono writer upon A aB
described It, "an unbroken lino
i.wi i...,n fim most cxtraop"
nary lu tho world."
Somo men aro always rcad 10
tiroiA.