The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-10
THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
NATHANIEL DAMN, struggline
artist. gives . party Mt His stu
do In honor Of bic nancee, VlR.
RICHARD BREWSTER, wall
Street hnancler.
NIEL'S model. CHlRl. 70 jenl.
Gus Of VIRGINIA and tells him
he will spoil his career IL he mar
ries the wealthy girl who cannot
appreciate his nrt.
During the party MEL hears
That vlRGINIA'S father has died
Of heart failure. He hurrlcs her
hoMe, where she 10 Frustrated
with grief. Noting the peculiarly
tortured expPess1On an the dend
mans face. MEL individually
asks the doctor. "Do you think
The doctor ,dv,:.. "s ss.t H.s as",s
caosed by worry and shock. and
e n later revealed that BREW
STER had lost Mis- fortune IN
reck1ese speculation. VIRGINIA
bears mp brayely under the dou-
BILE loss and MEL urges an I'm.
mediate marriage but his plend.
Ing - interrupted ~ FREDER-
JCk DEAN. an old family friend.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER III
nVlRGINIA. I wish you hadn't
consented to see anyone just
now" Nathaniel protested when
the maid had gone to admit the
caller. There is something I
wanted to talk to you about"
but Mel. / couldn't send Mr..
Dean away"
mo, I suppose not. He's been
. great help" Nathaniel spoke q
trifle acidly.
HE and Clarissa both, Mel.
She's been an angel, missing things
to be here with me-"
Nathaniel held his tongue In re.
ply to that. He happened to know
that Clarissa Dean had kept some
OF her engagements. One Of them
was q dance. But 80 long as Vir.
ginia was happier in the belief that
Clarissa had sacrificed her social
pleasures altogether during her
friends black days. let her think
30.
He did not feel 30 tolerant Of the
girls father, however, for he did
not like Mr.. Dean. There was
something about tho man, intan.
gible. indefinable. that made Ma.
thaniel want to refuse to shake
hands with him. And he had been
one OF her fathers oldest friends:
q man who belonged to the same
clubs for which the names OF both
had been put up at birth.
But still Nathaniel did not like
him. and when he appeared In the
doorway, wearing q sympathetic
smile. Nathaniel nodded CURLY.
murmured . vague greeting and
stood with his hands behind him.
Dean took no notice Of him
beyond quick "howd'y'do."
I'll come back soon." he said,
hoping Dean would take the hint.
Virginia kissed him goodby, but
her fingers seemed to cling q little
to him a. she let him 60.
my DEAR" Dean began IN 4 sad
voice when she was again seated
beside him, II would not have In.
truded upon you 1t this moment
had ] not felt that It might com.
fort you to know ! was your Il.
theirs conhdant and that I am
aware Of the blow you have suffered
today. promised Richard / would
see you through It,"
rs It really as bad as Mr.. Gar.
diner says?" Virginia asked him.
her voice rising . little.
Richard gave me to understand
that matters were In Z very bad
state-but Of course do not know
what Mr.. Gardiner said"
HE said there was nothing left
that even the furniture il this
apartment must be sold" Sud.
denly virginia's hands were with.
drawn from Deans grasp and " y
covering her face. Her body shot I
with the emotion she had untA
now been calamity suppressing.
Deans arms went around her: he
drew her head to his shoulder, and
Il there was . touch Of greedinees
IN his movements Virginia was not
aware Of It.