The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
BREATH OF SCANDAL
TContinued from last issue.l

Tommy generously loaned him his Wis.
itors, and one day the superintendent,
a pious old party, came in unannounc.
ed and caught them shooting craps on
Cuthbert's cot. They hdd made dice
out Of lump sugar, and Cuthbert had
won cents, when old Barber Faided
the game. After that the two pals
were more cautious. One other visitor
the Cod had was a woman who said
she was his cousin but Tommy had
other ideas. Certain acquaintances of
hers had told Tommy that she was his
mother. At any rate, she had treated
him WHITE as he informed me, on sew
eral occasions and had 'staked' him to
much needed dollar more than once
when he was up agin It.
TN those days we had night order
ly In our ward whom always meant
to poison, but somehow l never got
time. He wound up career Of blum
ders one night by dropping a night
later he dropped the job Of fighting
the fire and hustled to save our cases.
Just as we were congratulating our
selves that all were safely out Tommy
the Cod seized the night nurse by the
neck and yelled:
"'Where's my pal2 Where's 1,yph TT
"'In the inner passage said the
nurse, turning white. They must have
taken him out the other way
"The fret l heard of 1t was when
the nurse came crying to me.
"'I tried to stop him, sirs, the little
heart case No. Is, but he broke away
from me and ran back into the ward.
He thinks Typh is in there
II thought so, too, and ran for the
entrance, and as reached 1t wall Of
black smoke rolled out upon me, some
where back of which rose the voice Of
Tommy the Cod, who was exhortinG
his pal, and the rattle Of a wheeled
chair.
keep yer head down, buddy. Airs
fresher near de floor. Dere's de door
ahead! Blast de chair! It's stuckr
"'Never mind me, old man. heard
Cuthbert say. Make a run for it.
You can send back after me-
"'Not on yer life,' began Tommy
strangling cough.
Cropping blindly, 1 stumbled upon
the chair and with rush brought my
two patients out into the hall. Tom
my keeled over, and we got him to
open air unconscious. When he came
to his first words were:
"'Did yer get my palF
"I'm right here, Tommy said Cuth
bert, catching the boys hand.
"'Dat's all right, den,' said the Cod
contentedly. But guess I'm done
Dey always told me inhalin' wasn't
good fer kids he added, with a faint
grin.
| "Cuthbert looked up at me appeal
ingly, but l had to shake my head
Tommy's diagnosis was correct. Cuth
bert climbed out Of his chair-agains
my orders-and bent over Tommy.
: "'Little pal,' he said, you saved my
life'
Tommy waved the matter away air
lily. Oats all right. 1t was up to me
Between pals, yer know, yer'd have
done de same trick fer me-
"'God knows, I'd have tried. Ant
now there's nothing I can do salt
: Cuthbert, his voice breaking. Ism
} there anything, Tommy? Haven't yol
!, got any relations or friends 1 coulc
help? I'm rich, you know
"'G'wanW said Tommy family. Il
DAT right? I fought yer was a charit,
patient He pondered for a moment
There's dat fluffy haired loidy da
come to see me last week. She wa
pretty white to me. You might kinde
look out fer her bit. Dey said sh
was me old woman, but dunno. Wot'
de differencer said Tommy the Co,
wearily. She was white to me any
way And Tommy said no more.
, "Cuthbert buried Tommy in style.
. went to the funeral-professiona inter
est, you know Well, Cuthbert ha
, been paying his debt to Tommy eve
/. since, looking after the fluffy haire,
. loidy,' as Tommy called her. Sh
called herself Trevannion, believe, o.
the stage"
"Trevannion," interrupted Siby
Beach-"Viola TrevannionT
"Why, do you know herr" asked he
cousin in surprise.
"Yes-no; never mind" said Siby
, TREMENDOUSLY. "Harvey, I want you t
= go ashore and telegraph Mr.. Cuthber
, that we-that am expecting him ant
, sign my name. You needn't stare so,
: she added Indignantly. Then she turn
a ed and hurried below.
, "Well, upon my soul" unused Den
a as he went over the side to send tn
, message. IT must have done that un
commonly WELL"