New Britain herald., 1928-06-26
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Virginia Brewster is in love with an artist Nathaniel Damn. but she is tricked into promising to marry Frederick Dean in one year if she falls to earn S10o,ooo that h. alleges her father cheated him out of. Brewster had lost his fortune before his death and Virginia IS left desti- ute.
 She paWns some of her leWelry and Oliver Cutter promises 10 lnves, the money for her She seeks work without success, and discovers that Dean has bribed the agency not to help her. Oliver gains her confidence and shows her attentions which Mel resents, but she does not like the familiarity with which hls model, Chiri, treats him.
 Virginia finally obtains q position she likes. Shortly after she Is charg ed by Cutters wife with trying to alienate his affections, She appeals to hin, to explain, and demands an accounting ot her investments.
 Then Cutter contesses that he has not made penny for her, but that he will give any amount to her f she will go away with him
 She denounces him and leaves h1s office. Her company offers 70 send he. or 3 voyage as ship hostess. She goes 10 see Mel but Chris presence in the studio spo,ls the evening The break between the lovers IS widened when Mel doubts her love after receiving q letter from Dean saving that she is angling for mon ey. They both suffer in silence. and Virginia sails before 8 reconciliation h effected. Her work and the hope of getting aid from one Of her fa- liners friends o. D. Leigh, in Talt,, helps her endure the heartache NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY {. CHAPTER XLl11
 i: Virginia pressed forward against the rail on the stern deck and peer ed iron, a hand that shaded her eyes from, the bright morning sun,
 She was gazing at Moro Castle, glad to be seeing that gloomy rel.c of departed glory for tire last tune It had fascinated her with its som- Der gray color and prlson-like at mosphere, that symbol,zed so per fectly her own bondage.
 She had heard of the dungeons below the water line; she had lis tened to tales Of horor and bray cry about the old days Of the Span i.h reisn; and she had come to think of herself as prisoner in the shadow of that grim pile of stone. Not until they sailed for Haiti would she feel otherwise for not un- til then could she count off the miles or knots as it were in this case, that separated her from the land where resided the man who might save her.
 The colorful dave of Havana That the passengers found so divert ing and thrilling were only so many days of imprisonment to Nlrelnla She was held as helplessly against her wish to depart as though she were indeed incarcerated in a dun eeon in Moro Castle.
 It was slow torture, waiting anna lavish beauty and salety with pleas ure bent people who expected her always to be carefree and interested in their entertainment.
 Their absorption of her did not extend to this early morning hour however. and she took her fare"ell glance at the lewel-like city and ia nous old fortress undlsturbed
 The first throh Of the enflnes deep in the bowels of the ship had set her nerves to quivering with the excitement that attends an eagerly awaited moment. She vas dressing, hurrylnE to De on deck, when the welcome sonnd reached her ears. She strueeleo into her string -colored linen dress seized sweater and flew up to ex- nerjence the satisfaction of witness ing the steamers departure from the scene of her impatient delay
 She was turning away from the raii having drunk in enough ot sat- isfaction and sun Elare, her m'nd Q, her obligation to the Blne 'a- bella. when she was joined by man she did not recognize as passen- ger.
 He was elderly and dlstlng ngulshed looking. with q thin, troplc Drowned face
 May ' introduce myself" he said in a qulet, pleasant voice. Just came aboard thls morning. Name IS Flance-John Harvey, ! was told YOU were the hostess and l presumed to believe ] might speak to you
 Virginia smiled at him Why of course she returned politely "The .Aeena IS just like country house, you know. II you wish I'll present you 10 the other guests, but you're at liberty 10 count the root as an introduction. you know"
 T think I'd prefer 10 meet them by degrees FIance assured her I'm not exactly 3 member ot the cruise. Miss Ere rster, so you aren' under compulslon 10 welcome me Mir Welklns kindly arranged 10 give me rassa ge from Cuba 70 Halti
 Virginia interrupted h,m with ar eager little cry Haitl. Oh are YOU acquainted 'here1'
 Port au Prince has been mf home for several years. Flance re. rlied with ] look of surprise ft