The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-28
THIS mas HAPPENED


VIRGINIA BREWSTER, upen
the Snddea death q bee father,
EOe6 to I've with . epaen1, Ola.
ElSSA DEAN. and her father. DSep
Aanee. NATHANIEL DAMN. -.
1ects - this for he mlatruAts
DEANS motives. Upon phonin9
NIEL'S studio late one night.
model. CHInJ. answers. This
causes . quarrel which 10 lsteR
Heriae 70 ret MEL away
DEAN asra.Ees - have Als. ef-
9ere1 . positlon - Snn Fe6nelses.
MEL he9s VIRGINIA 70 saarry
him nna 70 west. het she refuaes
to let him sacriArs bic art s0u6y.
CLARIsSA becomes Jealous %
VIRGINIA.. nd the latter resolves
TO leave but DEA n opposes her e.
rerture au6 asks her - MARRY
Him. When she refuses. 10
tAreatens 10 veveal the faet that
SiOO,O0O. ReckleasIy. VIRGINIA
promises Ia eatn the money -
my hin, In one year nr MARRY him
u Hhe fails. Then ahe leaves hoo
house and pnwns one II her s1ugo
before scektnR cheap eoeel.
NOW GO ON WITH THE OT0uY
CHAPTER XVIII
THERE was q rush Of feet. q
! crash and a grunt. followed By
scream. Virginia was pstriiied
with a new kind OF terror. Physi.
cal violence of any Kind had hover
touched her life.
For 4 few horrible moments Z
silence fraught with dreadful spec.
ulation replaced the quickly ended
sounds Of struggle. A door
slammed. and then came the sound
OF low sobs..
without . thought OF danger %
herself Virginia turned her key
and threw open the door. AZ she
stepped into the hall che almost
ran into q rat.facad man On bic
way to the elevator.
'Hello. baby" hs greeted her.
Virginia brushed past him With.
out answering or even deiEuips .
second glance. His eyes glinted
at her from under the drooting
brim OF his soilsd gray hat and
he half turned % Il to follow her.
but seemed to change bic mind
and went on down the hall and
around the turn u the elevator.
Virginia ran back 70 the deer
she had passed to dsceivo him. e
was his door. or rather The door
Of the room adjoining bert. Che
could still hear those coavulslvp
sobs that had drawn her q orr
aid. Softly 1t first and then louder
az no one answered. she raped on
the mahogany-painted panel. The
sobs continued without Abatlpg. @
II the occupant Of the room had
not heard the knocking. vlrgiuia
hesitated Z moment and then tried
the. knob. The latch turhod and
she pushed open the door roluet.
antly. hating to intruds. but Urged
on By the thought that here wls
someone who needed hslD.
She experienced = strong desire
to withdraw when she sev tho a.
ure on the bed. Over the ed6o
dangled q pair Of xell.shaped len
in the sheefest Of silk stoctingo.
but the rest Of the body was
sprawled across the white cotton
spread In an attitude Of complete
abandonment to Z spell % w1ep.
Ing. It was the face that repelled
and shocked viYgilia.
The owner lifted the unprtpos.
sessing head and giared g VII.
ginia from swollen. mascafae
smudged eyes. what do you
want?" she asked Aereely.
Nothing. unless I can b Of
some service to you." Virginia IN.
swered quickly. 4
II amt askin' nobody to butt
into my business. se6!" the other
girl told her snepDlsAly. 1--WE had
girls help mo bsfors ana they was
never after nuthtn' but . chance 70
grab Of my John"
"0h. you're perfectly horrid."
Virginia cried out before she could
stop herself.
We'll. Il you don't like It. get