The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Breath of
 Scandal
By ELIAS LISLE
Copyright. ioo', by A. & Richardson

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 appointed surprise at tho approaching dingey.
 'sThcre are only Hugh and your cous- in in the boat" she announced to her guest. "Alr. Cuthbert Isn't there. I'm SO sorry"
 Her intonation implied that the sOr- row was sympathetic rather than per sonal sibyl Beach resented it.
 ''You needn't be, Helen" she said. the curve of her lips strengthening firmly.
 ''why, Invited hlm to come, partic- ularly on your account"
 "And wanted him not to. particu- larly on my account" said the girl
 "Why, Slbyl. dear. I thought you were such great friends or even more"
 "SO did l." There was a suspicion of tears In the bright eyes the girl turned to her friend. "So did I until until be dlsgraced himself. Oh, you'll know all about lt soon enough any way. l may as well show you now"
 She held out a clipping from week ly publication which makes a business of purTeylng social sewage 10 It's read CTS.
 'It came to mo In the mail-anony- nous. of course" she said.
 Mrs. Verrel took lt with an expres- sion of distaste.
 "You wouldn't believe anything that wretched paper says, I hope" she ob- served. "whenever read it feel as If I needed a bath to get clean again"
 'aThe Era had little notice, too, say Ing that Sid-Alr. Cuthbcrt-was there, and that Is reliable enough. only wish it weren't
 With pressed lips and frowning brow Mrs. Verrcll run over the clippings. It was e comment less yelled than is common with that paper, upon the presence Of sidney Cuthbert at the fu- neral of woman who had once been well known m thnt dlm border of tho theatrical profession where people of more dubious world claim habitation.
 "It will strengthen Mir Cuthbcrts reputation for generosity among his club and society friends commented the paragraph. 'that he should have borne the expense of the funeral from bis own pocket The woman who was once known as Viola Trevannlon was buried beside her son. whose death two years ago was also the occasion of a burst Of m0rtugry generosity on the part of young Cuthbert'
 "Isn't that a nice thing to read about a man you had thought you could could at least rcspcctf' said the girl bitterly.
 q don't believe it about Mir. Cuth- bert" began the other Indignantly when the two men came over the rail
 After vouell and young Dr. Dent had greeted tuc two women thc latter turned Co bis cousin and said:
 "Dld I hear you speaking about Sid ney Cuthbcrt. Bcauty|
 ''You may have if you were listen ing" said the sirL And 1 do wish, Harvey. that you would drop that childish nickname I've outgrown it."
 "well, I don't know about your out growing it. suid Dent. looking at her flushed cheeks and shining eyes, but you certainly i nc outgrown your ehildish-bcg pardon-your childhood temper. But of course I'll drop it Sib. if you don't Ike it," he added good naturedly, But ] was interested in Sidney Cuthbc. because I used to know him when Ee was Typh and l was house in Sawgums."
 "Whats Say ,umsT asked Verrell lazily from his deck chalr. "Lunatic asylumi And was Cuthbert one of the numbered patients and you anotherl 1 understood you to say you were house. Singular delusion."
 "Sawgums is short for st. Angus tines hospital. where I disported my self as house physician when Cuth- bert became typhoid case No. 7." ex- plained the young physician. "As all the private rooms were full he had to go Into the public ward and live at Sl per day between a profane and asth- matte car driver and a charity con valescent."
 "Very good lesson in economy" ob- served Verrell vlrtuously.
 "He couldn't give many dinner par ties and send the kind of flowers he used to favor Slbyl with on that basis. Helen, if my feet are in your way I'll have 'em moved" he concluded, bliss fully unconscious of his wife's savage glances. "Did Cuthbert like 1t, Dentr
 Seemed to enjoy it tolerably after be got eonvalescent He got up quite a friendship with another patient known as Tommy the Cod. presumably because he lived in an empty fish box down Fulton market way"
 Don't remember having heard Cuth- bert speak of the gentleman" mur- mured verrell. "Dld he ever bring him to call, Slbyl1 Helen, 1T you kick the only husband you're ever likely to have on the shins he'n rise up and de sert you"
 'sThe Gods real name as near as he could tell. was Hannigan." continued the physician. "Cuthbert's previous acquaintance with him was purely a business one. Tommy used to sell