Show Ar AMERICAN OMAN Y CHAR CHARMS TUT THE AMIR Indian Ruler Disgusted on Learning He Cannot Purchase Purchase Purchase Pur Pur- chase the Duchess Lon London on March 1 17 The i-The The duchess of or Manchester who was was vas at Calcutta with air Mr and Mrs 1 G. G Smith during luring tho the state slate festivals aIR for the Amir of or Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghan attracted the very special and rather a admiration of or this hits potentate iho was dis- dis gusted when n he learned that the custom cus cus- toni tom of wife selling had fallen into inlo desuetude in estern weRt In counties The rhe who has made a study of Buddhist l lore first Interested then fascinated tho the amli amir who gave ga her presents aa as valuable as us to the vicer- vicer ine Itie a fact which excited jealousy jealous In lit that quai quarter ter Whenever h nc the amir amiI espied the duchess duchess duch duch- uch- uch c ess s itU huc tho the m manners of the tho true autocrat ignored Ignore everybody eli else e. e lIe He pressed thu luke awl duchess with to lo pay Ia him hini a visit at his ca nt at but the duke was vas I advised d b by ly Indian accustomed accustomed tome tomed to Afghans Afghan's idos that if it cane came to spending some millions sterling to rescue tho the patty party from froni the amir's hospitality an economical government government gov gov- might ask Itself whether the game was worth oil the cnn candle le be besides ldes th re would be he u a twenty to ono one chance chanco that the tho dukes duke's throat would woul be cut before a a. relief expedition were cre under underway wa way As an earnest of ot his largess should she vl visit lt his court the antic amir gave ga the duchess a a. large arge gold OI Ingol ol ami and ex exquisitely cx- cx embroidered ered robe of the un- un ost cst Kabul work a string siring of or uncut gems goms and a amber box set with cornelian tu with tur- tur 54 |