The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-18

NATHANIEL. DAMN. strugxllng
artist. u engaged 10 VIRGINIA
BREWSTER. whOae father In =
Wall street nnnncler. After los.
Ing his fortune In spccmla liOu.
BREWSTER Airs suddenly nsA
leaves hts dnuGhter pcmnlleas.
NIT:E. urges VIRGINIA ~ marry
him NJ oucc. hut nm Old Family
friend. FREDERICK DEAN. md
hIa daughter Cf.ARuSSA ree.
ruade her Ia make her Temporary
horn" with them. This nnG~rs
MEL. for he rusrerts DEANS
motive" crd does not like CHA.
R!GSA. lie returns IN his work
rnd Hunrrels with his model.
CHyEs'. who II Jealous ct vJRa
GINA.
Meanwhile. VIRGINIA - m.
hnvDy in her row horne. She re-.
rosves 10 tel MEL her f~nrs. Int
whcn she ,,.n.'"S his studfo In the
evening CrsvRI answer. she
tries to frht suspicion but she
c,n~ot hiring herself to call him
again.
What evening CLARissA places
VIRGINIA hcsidc her father NJ
the dirner tnI'!c-to the ohvlnms
di-comfort Of n MRS. FARLEY.
cn"c Of VIRGINIA In tho DEAN
home. after dinner CLARIsSA
nud her llr~c~ ~ out "a = nirhf
club and VIRGINIA goes 10 her
rnCnn. v""vtn'. I've others a. NAV
cards. MRS. FARLEY tells DEAN
for the younger girl without my.
ing bn1rs for n wounded hrnpt.
Rather than f~"c n S~N~dn1 which
h k~cv w0s.Isa swNsI his chance
~ winning VIRGINIA. he rs~ets
her d~mnnd. ~. ~ext prohleM
!, ~ dlrD0se ~ MEL.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER x
A NDREW BARROWS was head
"A Of a big advertising agency. An
important man. but not 40 impor.
tant that he was not ready to sec
Frederick Dean. a club crony. at
any time.
They had q friendly little chat. .
perfectly clear and to-the-point
chat. in Andrews sumptuous ONCE.
and then Dean took his departure.
Before he closed the door behind
him. however. he was careful %
repeat one specific injunction:
Don't let my name slip QUIT"
Later that day Nathaniel Damn
received q telephone call to make
an appointment with Andrew Bar.
rows. Nathaniel wished to turn
away from commercial work Ia Dc.
vote himself to the serious side Of
art. but the thought that this inter.
view might lead to something that
would be q means of hastenine the
establishment OF q home for VII.
ginia helped him decide to see Bar.
rows at three o'clock.
He had hoped all that mornips
to hear from Virginia. At the same
time she was trying to summon
courage to call him while dropping
and reviving alternatingly under
despair and hope.
After luncheon she could no
longer bear the agony of uucer.
tainty. and she sought her room 70
put in the call. Nathaniel answered
instantly.
virginia." he cried when DO
heard her voice: and virginie'o
heart throbbed with Joy.
"Can you come up?" she respond.
ed. Fright away?"
"Ill hop the sub. it's quickGst.
Oh. wait . minute: It's nearly two
O'Clock. sweetheart. and I've lot 90
appointment downtown at three.
I'm afraid l cant make It. WIN
you wait for me until four? III b.
there before II ] can. It seems asee
since ! saw you. How are YOUR
His voice took on tone OF anxiety.
Everything all right?"
mot quite no; there's some
thing wrong. Mel. But feel ~,
ter. Just talking to you. You'll
hurry. won't you?"
I'D fly II could. But whateves's
wrong. we'll fix it up. Don't you
worry. l think something good 10
waiting for me downtown. The
Barrows people. they telAphonod
they wanted to see me. It may
mean lot Of work. Wish mo luck |
Virginia wished him luck and
Malta fo1 rhrfoltlv kl~x,s,svhA ~,hA~