New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-08
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED
Virginia Brewster. after losing
both father and wealth. consents to
make her home with Clarissa Dean
and her father. Her fiance. Nathaniel
Damn, objects to this for he mistrusts
Deans motives
Meanwhile. Dean plots to get Mel
away from Virginia but fails, and
later IL forced to pay blackmail to a
Mrs. Farley or face a scandal.
Clariasa becomes jealous of her
and Virginia resolves to go. but Dean
insists that she marry him. When
she refuses, he threatens to reveal
the fact that her father cheated him
out Of 100000 in bootlegging deal.
ReckleAsly, she promises to earn
enough TO repay him in one year
or marry him.
Virginia leaves but has to pawn d
ring to tide over until she can find a
position. She goes to Niers studio to
tell him her story, but her Joy at
seeing him is clouded because she
dare not reveal the compact with
Dean. and also because of the ia
miliarity with which his model.
Chiri. treats Mel.
She goes to an employment agency
seeking work and is sent out 10 a
prospective position but finds 1t i'm
possible. While returning TO her hotel
she notices man who appears TO be
following her Arriving. she is anger
ed to find orchids from Dean and
wonders how he learned her ad-
dress.
Mel takes her out to dine and
urges her to accept financial as
sistance from him even if she will
not marry him Immediately. Com
ing from the restaurant, She sees
the man who had followed her
sanding in a Swallowed doorway
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CHAPTER XVIII
Virginia was not sure she recog-
nized the man, but there was some
thing vaguely familiar about him-a
familiarity that disturbed her until
she fell asleep that night.
Where have seen him before %
she asked herself countless times;
and the very fact that she neither
could place him nor satisfy herself
why the matter should trouble her
at all made 1t impossible to dis
miss him from her mind.
The next morning her thoughts
were taken up with plans for get.
ting position and the mans haunt,
ing presence there on the East Side
did not return to puzzle further.
First she read the help-wanted
columns of the newspaper that came
up with her breakfast. There was
nothing worth trying for. Nothing
That Is, nothing that she had any
chance OF getting. Nevertheless hel
spirits were up. 1t was new day
ever a matter Of promise to youth
There was Oliver TO see. And Mis-:
Evans. There must be many places
where she could be useful if only she
could find them.
Virginia bathed and dressed with
out pining for lost luxuries. in fac
without thinking at all of the lim
tations OF her present bathing ia
cilitieA-
AS soon as she thought Olive
would be in his Office she took sub
way train down to Wall street. Fl,
was not in but Miss Evans said shs
expected him soon, so Virginia decid
ed to wait.
In a ho1 H. Il
coming in hurriedly and stopping
for few brief words with his sec.
rotary before going on to his pri
vate office. He had not seen Nir
ginia. but as soon as he had gon.
on Miss Evans came over to where
she sat by a window and told he,
he wanted to give some dictatiol
Immediately but that very proba bl,
he would see her directly after
wards.
Virginia signitied her willingness
to wait. Miss Evans started to
ward her desk, appeared to chang
her mind and stopped, facing Nir
ginia again. I'm afraid Mr.. Cut
ter Is . , upset this morning" sh,
said uneasily. Don't you thini
you could come back later in tn
day."
ia rather wait" Virginia re
turned promptly.
The secretary frovned seemed
about to speak, but nodded her heat
instead and hurriedly gathered vi
her pencil and notebook to answe
the insistent call Of the buzzer from
Mr.. Cutters office.
In hve minutes she was back
flushed and angry looking. vir
Rinta stood and Miss Evans said
You may go in now" and turne,
At once to her work.
Virginia wondered at her abrupt
ness but She was too anxious to hea
what Oliver might have to say abou
her investment to stop and ask an
questions, though she felt there wa
something Miss Evans had wante,
to say to her.
When she opened divers door sh
saw him coming across the room
from door on the opposite side will
& glass OF water in his hand. H,
looked haggard and miserable.
Had night" he said shortly an,
notioned Virginia to a chair. Sh
cat down in IT without taking he