New Britain herald., 1928-06-19
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Of his knowledge Of their secret
meetings had changed his plans,
making 1t necessary to tell Vir-
ginia this lie prematurely.
Just how she had discovered that
it was lie Oliver could not at tn
moment guess, but ne quickly made
up his mind that this would prob
ably be the last chance he would
have TO regain any OF his lost
ground and he determined to take
advantage OF it.
Virginia took the chair, steeling
herself to hear almost anything
so miserably She wondered at her
self for coming back when she was
sure she knew why he had done
it. But there was chance that
she was wrong about his Stive.
and if she we're she felt she had
right TO demand that he tell her
his real reason for deceiving her
Oliver did not leave her ;ong in
uncertainty
did you truly believe that I
could make 100000 from $500 in
a years time" he asked, as though
il we're the most inconceiv able
thing in the world
But Virginia was not nonplu/ 81
as he had hoped she would he.
please remember that have
doubted IT many times" she re-
piled calmly. and you always as
sured me YOU could do it,
Oliver looked straight at her, sat
down in his chair, placed his ell
bows on the arms. and leaned for
ward and said very coolly: And
so canon my own terms as a
broker. Can't you guess why I've
been pulling the wool over your
eyes. Virginia. I'd have done
worse than that II IT would have
put you in my power wanted
10 get YOU in hole SO deep YOU
couldn't climb out without any
help.
I'm madly in Low. nth YOU II
Jeanne would give me divorce
ID marry you. but she told me be-
fore We we're married that she
never would NJ divorced woman.
and she told me so again last night.
Shed tear your reputation to
shreds if tried TO divorce her
He stopped for breath and Nir-
GINA stared at him, speechlessly
fascinated by his complete revela-
ton Of his true feelings
IT'S true that haven't made a
red cent for you" he went on.
speaking in voice that ylbrated
through lis efforts to suppress its
infections You need that hun
dred thousand badly. don't you?
Give half your life for it, wouldn't
you? Well. you'll never make it
on Wall Street not on the mar
ket. mean, but you can have IT.
Il told you not to worry I'd
have let you know in a few days -
when you'd have had time to re-
alize that moro than half your year
is gone and you're broke. But
since you've found out now that !
never made any money for YOU
there's no reason why you shouldn't
hear the rest Of it.
I'm going up TO the Adirondack
next week when jeanne closes the
place on Long Island. A hundred
| thousand dollars is lot Of money.
/ Virginia: guess you know that.
| Quite a lot to make in week. any
| way. But II you're ready to go
with me next Tuesday I'll give YOU
a check for that amount IS soon as
we're on the rain"
He spoke hurriedly as though IN
fear she would interrupt him. but
Virginia vas TOO stunned to say .
word She had half expected him
TO confirm her worst suspicious.
but she had not dreamed he would
still believe that she could have
anything but utter loathinE ana
contempt for him She could not
believe he would dare to say such
things to her.
He waited for her answer and
for several long, torturng seconds
Virginia sat silent In the grip OF
shock. Oliver, watching. saw her
llldteu Eyes CClltfdt udNh " ioi
NAL and her stiffly held body relax
slowly. He was not quick enough |
to grasp the fact that this was the |
breaking OF the spell that held hlr.
When she jumped to her feet
and hlazed away at him with white |
hot words Of anger, he was taken
by surprise. Having failed to re-
alze that she was shocked into 81
lence, he had entertained a grow
ing hope that she was>giving con-
sideration TO his offer Of fortune.
He shrank back from her fury
IN alarm while she continued to
pour out her wrath upon him. Viz
sinia vas mad with despair and
disgust. caught in the trap OF a
man so inscriptions she could not
think of words sufficiently scsthns
TO denounce him as she felt he de-
served TO be denounced.
IF you only knew What ycy
done" she cried al last "hrn
words OF cond amnation failed her
Her fierce anger vas ahating. CIV
ing way 10 panic. Her hands flut-
tered up 10 her throat and clutched
II rerrouslv While she sHayed dig,
zilv and fen against OILY ers desk
for support.