The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-23
This HAS HAPPENED

NALnANl6A DAMN 70 eD404e0
70 VIRGINIA 1REWSTEM whose
his fortune. MEL begs her 70
marry him nj once. hat FREDER.
ICk DEAN and hls daughter CHA.
RlSSA pcrsuade her - make her
temporary home With tAem. TAls
angePs MEL for ho suspects
DEANS motives.
VIRGINIA beeeuses unhappy n
her new home and resolves 20 tett
MEL her fears. hat when she
phones his studio late Mt uIght
his model. CH1RI. answers. This
cnuses doubt and q lovers quarrel
which r. later mended.
Hoping e ret MEL eut % the
controls ofIer hira 3 hiCh.saisrieS
commercial position IN San Fron.
cisco. MEL begs VIRGINIA 70
smnfry him and 70 vveat. but she
ref.ses to let Aim saesi1es HE art
CLARIssA becomes furlsus
RUSSELL WAINCOULD, maElnE
love to VIRGINIA. and accuses
her ef trying to marry fer nseney.
VIRGINIA resolves "a leave the
houee Immediately. but when che
GoeA to say farewell 10 her hest
DEAN tries t. ret her t. stay ana
10 KGXW04D
nnd he tells her ahe Mad better
reconsider ssin order t. redeem
your fathers honor.~
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
VIRGINIA wheeled in a flash and
stared at Dean % though he
had aimed an arrow at her head.
He stood. hands In pockets. and
returned her wordless gaze with an
air of victory that tortured her.
what do you mean?" she man.
aged finally to gasp from lips grown
lifeless.
Dean motioned to her chair. "sit
down." he directed with q quiet
note Of command In his voice. vir.
ginia found herself reluctantly
obeying him. Her need for sup
port was imperative. Reaction from
the shock Of his thunderbolt was
turning her body to fluid. 1t
seemed to her.
From the depths Of the Sleepy
Hollow chair she continued to stare
at him. gripped with fear Of .
nameless evil.
III you weren't such q romantic
little fool I could have spared you
this" Dean snapped impatiently.
turning away from her stricken
expression. Virginia did not answer
him. She could not. Her throat
was CONSTRUCTED until she felt she
would choke if she could not soon
draw . free breath.
Dean waited. "You remember. do
you not. he said at last. that your
fathers lawyer told you he could
not account for the money that
was raised on your Glen Cove e.
tate?"
Virginia nodded.
well. can tell you what be.
came OF It," he went on talking
fast. "Your father lost Vt In . boot
Logging DEAL"
At this amazing statement some.
thing seemed to break through the
thralldom II which Virginia vas
held. That's not true!" she ex-
claimed fervently. my father
wouldn't have had anything to do
with bootlegging."
"Bootleggiug IL not 10 bad. my
DEAR" he said pleasantly. I'm fact.
it's . thrilling business. Z know,
because / was n Il With your
father-at his invitation. I might
add"
do you expect mo to believe
that?" Virginia challenged. J.
II shall prove It "a you. But Il
isn't merely to tell you th1t your
father engaged IN Z sum,Supiin9
venture that ! asted you q Iio(S1
to me-
virginia pulled hefdslf erect 81
the big chaif. III you intend yAold2
ing such = rldiculouD charts u
that over my head % make neil
ten TO- your insulting propoeal4s y96
Gre making . mistake" she steymj
ed holly. mo one would believe
you any more than I do!"
II do not imagine We will haya
occasion to test tho faith of$f43
world 1t large" Dean remarked