The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-02
Chapter 28 SCANDALS COINAGE

SCANDALS COINAGE
 It was an exceedingly rough crossing but Venice didn't mind it. There were some attractive-look- ing young people aboard but she had to wait until some one spoke to her. She could never bring her self to commence conversation with any one Sitting bundled in her steamer chair the second day out, a mummy in plaid, pleasant faced girl stopped and smiled at her.
 Would you like to make a fourth at shuffleboard?" she asked Venice coloured at this sudden approach.
 'Why-yes. Thank you" She scrambled out of her chair and stumbled over trailing end of the rug trying to think what she should say next.
 Its my brother and another man." the girl remarked
 q don't think I'm very good at it," murmured Venice.
 No one can be with this rolling. This is my brother MT Bonnet and that's MT. Cogswell, Miss CT"
 Muir" Venice supplied. She felt dreadfully embarrassed at the whole situation. mustn't be, she thought, here I've become per- son of some importance.
 You've drawn dud," she smiled at MT. Cogswell, pushing her disk just short of the chalked board.
 You can't have everything" he returned with a glance that plainly said he thought she was good to look at.
 This left Venice completely de- Hated and she quickly showed for ward andother disk to cover her lack of repartee. S Its not your turn" he protested "Oh," said Venice.
 The game soon became an i'm possibility with the rolling of the ship and MT. Bonnet suggested that they resort to the smoking room.
 Venice sat silently at the tabls and watched Mir Cogswell switch his attentions gradually but diff nitely from her to the Bonnet girl As she noticed this the old awk. wardness grew and she lost her self in miserable observation of tht other three, laughing and talking tossing provocative bits of persi. flage across an invisible net to bt tossed promptly back again by tht one who could think the quickest. How long have you been over?' Venice managed to break in upor the chaff to ask young Bonnet.
 TWO months. We spent the en. tire time except for a week ii Paris at St. Jean."
 Did you really? I was visiting for month between Biarritz ant St. Jean. I love it around that |part of the country, don't you?' Venice slowly came to life with { theme in which she could takt part.
 Young Bonnet started.
 Muir" he mur1nured Muir Are you Venice Muir?"
 She nodded.
 The others had stopped theil badinage at this.
 Why" exclaimed the girls, "w' read about you in the papers"
 They all eyed her analytically.
 "Yes.". Venice looked away. He, sudden discomfort was quickly fol lowed by a slrTeptitious sort o pleasure. It was working. Tn lhint of scandal had awakene, their interest in her. Their quicl notice dispelled her nagging shy ness. She smiled brightly.
 Summer is a demoralizinz sea son and the newspapers miscon strued things" she said.
 From that moment on she had glorious trip. This girl has ha exciting things happen to he thought the young people aboart There was something to her ths they could not fathom, could nc quite know about. At least on man had loved her madly an died on her account. venice's part ners were innumerable at th dances. She had frequent invita Itions for bridge, shuffleboard or turn around the deck. All tt sudden eager attention went 1 her head like wine. She forgot wonder what people were thinkin about her, forgot temporarily II .t...-e..-- RrHs~-r GI-