TJIEQNORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 12 , 1002 ,
Breath of
Scandal
By ELIAS LISLE
Copyright , ICO , by A. S. UlclmnUon
, Young Mrs. Vcrroll loaned on the
rail of the yncht niul looked wltli dls-
appointed surprise at the approaching
dingey.
"There arc only Hugh anil your cous
in In the boat , " she announced to her
guest. "Mr Cuthbert Isn't there. I'm
80 eorry. "
Her Intonation Implied that the sorrow
row was sympathetic rather than per
sonal. Sibyl Hunch resented It.
"You needn't be , Helen , " she said ,
the curve of her lips straightening
firmly.
"Why , I Invited him to come , partic
ularly on your account. "
r "And I wanted him not to. particu
larly on my account , " said the girl.
"Why , Sibyl , dear , I thought you
were such great frlouds or even more. "
"So did I. " There was n suspicion
of tears In the bright eyes the girl
turned to her friend. "So did I until
until he disgraced himself. Oh , you'll
know all about It soon enough any
way. I may as well show you now. "
She held out n clipping from a week
ly publication which makes a business
of purveying social sewage to Its read
ers.
ers."It came to mo In the mall anony
mous. of course , " slio said.
Mrs. Vorrell took It with an cxpres-
Blon of distaste.
"You wouldn't believe anything that
wretched paper says , I hope , " she ob
served. "Whenever 1 read It I feel as
If 1 needed n bath to get clean again. "
"The Era had a little notice , too , sayIng -
Ing that Sid Mr. Cuthbert was there ,
and that Is reliable enough. I only
wish It weren't. "
With prehsed lips and frowning brow
Mrs. Vcrrell ran over the clippings. It
was a comment , less veiled than Is
common with that paper , upon the
presence of Sidney Cuthbert at the fu
neral of a woman who had once been
well known In that dim border of the
theatrical profession where people of n
more dubious world claim habitation.
"It will strengthen Mr. Cuthbert's
reputation for generosity among his
club and society friends , " commented
the paragraph , "that he should have
borne the expense of the funeral from
his own pocket. The woman who was
once known as Viola Trcvannlon was
burled ' beside her son , whose death
two" years ago was also the occasion
of a burst of mortuary generosity on
the part of young Cuthbert. "
"Isn't that a nice thing to read about
n man you had thought you could
could at least respect ? " said the girl
bitterly.
"I don't believe It about Mr. Cuth-
bert , " began the other Indignantly
.when the two men came over the rail.
After Verrell and young Dr. Dent
bad greeted the two women the latter
turned to his cousin and said :
"Did I hear you speaking about Sid
ney Cuthbert , Beauty ? "
"You may have If you were listenIng -
Ing , " said the girl. "And I do wish ,
llarvey , that you would drop that
childish nickname. I've outgrown it. "
"Well , I don't know about your out
growing it , " said Dent , looking at her
flushed cheeks and shining eyes , "but
you certainly haven't outgrown your
childish beg pardon your childhood
temper. But of course I'll drop it ,
Sib , if you don't like it , " he added
good naturedly. "But I was interested
Jn Sidney Cuthbert because I used to
know him when he was Typh 7 and I
. was house in Sawgums. " '
"What's Sawgums ? " asked Verrell
lazily from his deck chair. "Lunatic
asylum ? And was Cuthbert one of the
numbered patients and you another ?
I understood you to say you were a
house. Singular delusion. "
"Sawgums is short for St Augus
tine's hospital , where I disported my-
Belf as house physician when Cuth
bert became typhoid case No. 7 , " ex
plained the young physician. "As nil
the private rooms were full he had to
go into the public ward and live at $1
per day between a profane and asth
matic car driver and a charity con
valescent. "
"Very good lesson in economy , " oh-
eerved Verrell virtuously.
"He couldn't give many dinner par
ties and send the kind of tlowers he
used to favor Sibyl with on that basis.
Helen , if my feet arc in your way I'll
have 'em moved , " he concluded , bliss
fully unconscious of his wife's savage
glances. "Did Cuthbert like it , Dent ? "
"Seemed to enjoy it tolerably after
he got convalescent. He got up quite
n friendship with another patient
known as Tommy the Cod , presumably
because he lived in an empty flsh box
down Pulton market way. "
"Don't remember having heard Cuth
bert speak of the gentleman , " mur
mured Verrell. "Did he ever bring
him to call , Sibyl ? Helen , if you kick
the only husband you're ever likely to
have on the shins he'll rise up and de-
eert you. "
"Tho Cod's real name , as near as ho
could tell , was Ilannlgan , " continued
the physician. "Cuthbcrt's previous
ncquaintance with him was purely a
business one. Tommy used to sell
Outhbert evening papers on Wall
etrcet until ono day n truck ran over
bis ankle , and when we got him hero
we found he had n very interesting
case of heart disease , so we kept him.
Well , the Cod used to give Cuthbert
all the news about the street that ho
got from his friends who used to visit
him. It meant a good deal to Cmh-
bcrt , for ho was keeping his Illness a
eccret for fear It would bring his moth
er back from Newport and consequent
ly didn't have any callers of his own.
Tommy generously loaned him his vis
itors , and one day superintendent ,
n pious old party , came In unan
nounced and caught them shooting
craps on C'uthbert's cot. They had
made dice out of lump sugar , and
Cuthburt had won 8 cents , when old
Harbor rallied the game. After that
the two pals were more cautious , Ono
other visitor the Cod hud was n wom
an who said she was his cousin , but
Tommy had other Ideas. Certain rtc-
qualntancos of hers had told Tommy
that she was his mother. At any rate ,
she had 'treated him white , ' as he Informed - ,
formed me , on several occasions and
had 'staked' him to a much needed
dollar more than once when ho was
'up ng'ln It. '
"In those days wo had a night orderly
in our ward whom 1 always meant to
poison , but somehow I never pot time.
Ho wound up a career of blunders ono
night by dropping a night lamp Into n
screen , and two minutes later he drop
ped the job of lighting the fire and
hustled to save our cases. .lust as wo
were congratulating ourselves that all.
were safely out Tommy the Cod seized
the night nurse by the neck and yelled :
" 'Where's my pal ? Whore's Typh 7 ? '
" 'In the inner passage,1 said the
nurse , turning white. They must hnvo
taken him out the other way. '
"The first I heard of It was when the
nurse came crying to me.
" 'I tried to stop him , sirs , the llttlo
heart case No. 15 , but ho broke away
from me and ran back Into the ward ,
lie thinks Typh 7 Is In there.1
"I thought so , too , and ran for the
entrance , and as I reached It a wall of
black smoke rolled out upon me , some
where back of whlph rose the voice of
Tommy the Cod , who was exhorting
his pal , and the rattle of a wheeled
chair.
" 'Keep ycr head down , buddy. Air's
fresher near de floor. Dcre's do door
ahead ! Blast do chair ! It's stuck ! '
" 'Never mind me , old man , ' I heard
Cuthbert say. 'Make a run for it. You
can send back after me. '
" 'Not on yer c' began Tommy ,
but the brave words ended in n pitiful ,
strangling cough.
"Groping blindly , I stumbled upon
the chair and with a 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 ycr get my pal ? '
" 'I'm right bore , Tommy , ' said Cnth-
bert , catching the boy's hand In his
own.
" 'Dat's all right , den , ' said the Cod
contentedly. 'But I guess I'm done.
Dey always told me Inhalln' wasn't
good for kids , ' ho added , with a faint
grin.
"Cuthbert looked up at me appealIngly -
Ingly , but I had to shako my head.
Tommy's diagnosis was correct. Cuth
bert climbed out of his chair against
my orders and bent over Tommy.
" 'Little pal , ' he said , 'you saved my
life. '
"Tommy waved the matter away air
ily. 'Dat's all right. It was up to mo.
Between pals , ycr know , ycr'd have
done de same trick for me. '
' " 'God knows , I'd have tried. And now
there's nothing I can do , ' said Cuthj j
bert , his voice breaking. 'Isn't there
anything , Tommy ? Haven't you got
any relations or friends I could help ?
I'm rich , you know. '
' "G'wan ! " said Tommy faintly. 'Is
dat right ? I fought ycr was a charity
patient. ' lie pondered for a moment.
'There's dat fluffy haired loidy dat
came to sec me last week. She was
pretty white to me. You might kinder
look out for her n bit. Dey said she
was me old woman , but I dunno. Wot's
de difference ? ' said Tommy the Cod
wearily. 'She was white to me any
way. ' And Tommy said no more.
"Cuthbert buried Tommy in style. I
went to the funeral professional In
terest , you know. Well , Cuthbert has
been paying his debt to Tommy ever
since , looking after the 'fluffy haired
loldy , ' as Tommy called her. She
called herself Trcvannion , I believe ,
on the stage. "
"Trevnnnion , " Interrupted Sibyl
Beach "Viola Trovanulon ? "
"Why , do you know her ? " asked her
cousin In surprise.
"Yes no ; never mind , " said Sibyl
tremulously. "Harvey , I want you to
go ashore and telegraph Mr. Cuthbert
that we that I am expecting him and
sign ray name. You needn't stare so , "
she added Indignantly. Then she turned
and hurried below.
"Well , upon my soul ! " mused Dent
as he wont over the side to send the
message. "I must have done that un
commonly well. "
Ilocinefort nml I ( Clieeno.
Cheese , which has been the fortune
of Roquefort , has destroyed its pic-
turesqueness. It has brought specu
lators there who have raised great ,
ugly , square buildings of dazzling
whiteness in harsh contrast with the
character and somber tone of the old
houses. Although the place is so small
that it consists of only one street and
n few alleys , the more ancient dwell
ings arc remarkable for their height
It is surprising to sec In a village lost
among the sterile bills houses three
stories high. The fact that there la
only n ledge on which to build must bo
the explanation. What is most curious
in the place is the cellars.
Before the cheese became on Impor
tant article of commerce these were
natural caverns , such as are every
where to be found in this calcareous
formation , but now they are really cel
lars that have been excavated to such
n depth In the rock that they are to bo
seen In as many as five stages , whcro
long rows of cheeses arc stacked ono
over the other. The virtue of these cel
lars from the cheescmaking point of
view Is their dryness and their scarcely - '
ly varying temperature of about 8 de
grees centigrade summer and winter.
Temple Bar. _ ,
DUMAS AS A COOK ,
II * * Vn I'nrtlculnrlj- oil In < ho
I'rrpiiriiiliin of Turkr ) .
Difjnnn pere WIIH In producing the
slave of his pen and never studied In
his life. No author ever owed less to
education or book learning and more
to a perpetually fresh and unsophisti
cated mind and to coelablo Intcreoura )
with the bright spirits of Ills day , the
upper Bohemia , the best , artlr > tM , dra
matic authors and lions of various
kliulH of his time. His one accom
plishment was hln neat , flowing , clerkly
hand writing , hut he knew nothing of
Kclcnco. of any Kind of serious litera
ture , and IIH lie had never thought of
punctuation before he hurst on the
world as an author left It always to
the proofreader. Like ItoHHlnl , If
Dumas had not been the author of
"Monte-ChrlHto" and novels
- other that
brought him each a fortune ( which ho
spent as soon as he made ) , he might
have been a great cook.
I partook of n lunch he reeked two
years before his death at the house of
Gudln , the painter. He came to cook
It In this way : Gudln , meeting him
on a Friday on the boulevard , said :
"A friend has Just sent me three splen
did turkeys from Devonshire. What
shall I do with them ? " "You should
let mo cook them , " said Dumas. "All
right. " "Hut I must go tomorrow to
prepare them for the spit. " Dumna
arrived next morning with a hamper- i
ful of trutlles for the turl.eys and , not
to allow any to go to waste , brought
calves' sweetbreads and other delica
cies which are the better for trullle ac
companiments. He prepared his "plats"
carefully and suggested that If Gudln I
wished to Invite friends to a partial- I
larly well cooked lunch then wan his
time. "Perhaps , " he added , "you had I
better call on Albonl and ask her to '
come. She will crown the feast by
singing a brlndlsl. " So said , so done.
Dumas acted as chef In the kitchen
until It was almost tlmo to serve the
lunch.
A most brilliant company had been
Invited to Judge of "le grand Alex-
nndre'fl" culinary talents. They declared - !
clared he deserved the name of "Alex-
nndre le Grand" and expressed their
sorrow that his literary genius had de- |
prlved the world of the greatest chef
of the nineteenth century. Dumas '
used also to cook the grand dlnuera '
which Mme. Rattazzl gave at Florence '
when her husband was prime minister
of Italy. London News.
OLD FASHIONED.
What has become of the old fash- '
loned man who dressed up to serve on
the Jury ?
What has become of the old fash
ioned woman who thought going to n
circus was sinful ?
Speaking of qld fashioned things ,
what has become of the child who
minded its mother ?
What has become of the little old
j ' schoolgirl whose braids were so short
and stumpy they were called pigtails ?
I What has become of the old fash
ioned woman who used to say to her
children , "You'll drive me distracted ? ' '
What has become of the old fash
ioned man who , according to the neighbors -
bors , could lie as fast as a horse could
trot ?
What has become of the old fash
ioned man who came to town wearing
a soldier overcoat , with a buffalo lap
robe In his wagon ?
What has become of the old fash
ioned woman who used to say that a
little bird came and told her when
asked where she heard a piece of gos
sip ? Atchlson Globe.
Onion Saace.
As a change from the tomato sauce
usually served with breaded lamb
chops try an onion sauce made In this
way : Slice two or , if very small , three
onions and cook them In water for a
few moments and drain. Tut them In
to just enough boiling water to cover ,
add a little salt and cook until tender.
Cook together two tablcspoonfuls each
of flour and butter and when perfectly
smooth add one-half pint of stock ,
three or four tablespoonfuls of cream
and n saltspoonful each of salt and
sugar and a dash of cayenne. When
the onion is tender , press It through a
colander and add the water In which
it had been cooked. New York Post.
Tlie Work of Envy.
The leading lady was in tears , and
the morning paper lay crumpled at her
feet.
"What is the matter ? " the manager
asked.
"This horrid critic , " she sobbed.
"Let me see. Where ? What has ho
eaid ? "
"There , " she replied , pointing to the
dreadful paragraph. "It says my act
ing was excellent , but that my gown
didn't seem to flt me at nil. I Just
know that was written by some spite
ful woman. " Chicago Record-Herald.
The Small Hi-other.
"I heard him call you 'Duckie , ' " an
nounced the small brother.
"Well , what of it ? " demanded his sis-
tcr defiantly.
"Oh , nothlu * much , " answered the
mall brother. "I was only thlnkin'
maybe it's because of the way you
walk , but It ain't very nice of him. "
Chicago Post
A Cnne In Point.
"Jobbers was thrown from his wheel
this morning , but he plucklly arose and
remounted. "
"Indeed ? Well , that's n case of
man's not knowing when he's well
off. " Richmond Dispatch.
Apdr 'Termed.
A farmer In n Hood district , watching
his mortgaged house and barn fall over
and float down the river , remarked ,
That represents iny floating Indebted
ness. "
JEALOUSY AND PRIDE.
Miniiinh * OnrVrU r' Npcotnolcn
Throe Ttio | | " * * nn Vlrtucx ,
There IH a little Jealousy In nil per-
turns and especially In all women. It
springs from deep hive , which a IVII.H I .
dcHlron to be first In ( he affection of
the one beloved. A lover , whether man
or maid , who IH not mineoptlble to occa
sional twinges of Jealousy IK not truly
In love.
While Jealousy , considered with ref-
rrenco to its origin , Is not an Ignohlu
emotion , It Is frequently iilmunl In ltd
outbreaks. A father IH f-oinclliuon upset -
set with Jealousy because he linnglnen
that his wife loves the children morn
than she loves him. Mothers nro fio-
quently Jon hum of the husbands or
wives of their daughters or HOIIH. Wives
become Jealous of the HlHters or moth
ers of their husbands. No one IH Im
mune agaliiHt the little green bacilli of
Jealousy.
Generally the tears or frowns of
Jealousy are swept away with a few
kind words and n caress , but theru are
poino unhappy permins whose Jealousy
Is chronic and who make themselvcH
ridiculous and annoying by their lltH
and storms of Jealous passion. The
Jealousy of such persons Is beyond rea
son. Indeed , It Is n form of dementia
which begets every sort of violence.
Prldo Is the Klrongest controller of
Jealousy. The theologians reckon prldo
among the seven deadly sins , but as n
matter of fact pride IH at the bottom of
murh of the virtuous action In the
world. Prldo Is the root of most brav
ery , fortitude , courtesy , magnanimity ,
humility and Industry. Pride IK the es
sential Hplrli of thorough breeding , and
in spite of being enumerated among
the deadly slim pride Is not connected
with turpitude.- Francisco Bulle
tin.
ONE MAN'S FINE CONCEIT.
of 91 on , Iln SIIJ-H , Mean *
8lrciiKli | of Women , Iloiinrt * .
"It's an odd thing about women , " re
marked Jones to his wife as he settled
himself for n special effort. "Wo ad
mire you intensely In the Individual.
We adore you when taken singly , but
it's a strange , sad fact that when n few
hundred of you get together you losu
distinction. A multitude of rare women -
men brought together In one building
for n common cause are far from ven
erable. Look at Sorosls. The club is
undoubtedly made up of Ideal mothers
and wives , but ono resolutely refuses
to find It anything else than a convoca
tion of bonnetH. Earnest , Intense wo
men recruit the ranks of the Woman'H
Christian Temperance union , but its
mass meetings only amuse the rest of
the world. An exclusively feminine tea
was never an object of envy to these
who pass It by. "
"And what of you men ? " suggested
Mrs. Jones. "Are you all so much
finer In a crowd ? "
"Undoubtedly , " replied Jones. "It
isn't open to dispute that a 'gang * of
men is at all times convincing. If it is
only a mob with a rope looking up a
criminal , the sight docs not lack 1m-
prebslvenoHS. The Imagination plays
about a 'smoker' and speculates as to
the quality of the cigars and the sto
ries. And a good share of the world's
work has been done by men in mass for
a purpose. Union to us is strength ,
and the novelist has always remained
below when the door of the banquet
hall was opened for the filing out of
the ladles. " Now York Tribune.
Small ThliiKN Thiit Count.
It is said that Ciusar choHO his gen
erals according to the length of their
forefingers in comparison with that of
their second fingers. Na man whoso
forefinger was over one-eighth of an
Inch shorter than his middle finger had
a ghost of a show. Men with very
short forefingers are supposed to be ef
feminate. I believe it is so. Napoleon's
generals were fcolected by their noses.
Cromwell believed that bowlcgged
men made the best soldiers. Washing
ton preferred men with high cheek
bones. Receding foreheads were the
rule among his generals. Alexander
the Great judged men by their teeth ,
those having very large canines being
preferred as commanders. New York
Press.
l\tc \ In Xnv York.
Nobody living outside New York
knows bow difficult it has become In
that city for people of moderate means
to bring up their children In the love
of genuine things. It Is still done by
many , but with Increasing effort and
only by dint of a strong will and an
Inheritance of the truest graces of
life simplicity , the domestic affec
tions and the love of nature and one's
kind. It Is to the cultivation of these
graces that we must look for a rescue
from the artificiality and the vulgari
ty of the pitiable circle In every Amer
ican city known as "the smart set"
Cenfxiry.
Til nno { or in.
Tannoform Is on insoluble powder of
pinkish color. It is without odor and
fljivor and is practically uoupoisonous.
When applied to the skin , it stops
sweating and destroys the odor of
sweat already secreted. Hence its util
ity In case of offensive secretion ( bro-
mldrosls ) . For allied reasons It la use
ful when the feet become tender by
overheating. Pedestrians and othcxa
will find It useful.
\Vome For the Politician * .
"Do you think that sugar is unwhole
some for children ? " asked the anxious
parent
"Well , " answered the physician , "my
observation is that it isn't likely to do
children nearly as much harm as It
does politicians. " Washington Star.
Ono of the commonest forms of luna
cy in that when the insane person Im
agines all ethers have
no sense.--Mem
phis Glmmcrclal Appeal
OneWlore
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patients a long expensive trip to
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This is hut one of the many valuable
instruments In Dr. Seymour's office ,
especially made for scientific examina
tion of the eyes and fitting of glasses.
This has always been Dr. Seymour's
study , and his wide acquaintance
through the state of Nebraska assures
him of a rory large business every
time he makes his regular trip through
the state.
Dr. Seymour la known to thousands
of people , Tvhom he has ucceBsfully
treated and fitted with glasses and his
associating other physicians of promt *
nenco with him In his work Is a Rimr
antee that the doctor's ability Is known
and appreciated by these who hava
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Do not miss this opportunity of oon-
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A Great Crop !
Our crop of Now Fall Goody is now gath
ered and it is as great as this year's corn
crop in Nobiaska will be. Our crop
comprises everything in the way of
oUon's , Women's , Boys' and Girls' wear.
You have heard of * lhe Nebraska"
You've read our advertisements , but
many of you do not know us as you
* should. Why not come and see. It will
pay you to como many miles to do your
trading with us. But , if you cannot
visit us in person , write for Catalogues.
They will give you an idea of the stock
wo carry and the inducements we offer
to trade with us. We have two cata
logues one for men and one for women.
A postal card will get you ono or the
other or both. They will interest you
and by rend in them you will learn to
save money.