The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-24
THIS HAS HAPPENED

VIRGINIA BREWSTER, upou
the sudden death IT her father
inter losing his fortune. goes 10
live with n EirlhOOd friend, CHA.
RlSSA DEAN. nnd her father, in
spite Of the objections Of her
fance. IATHANIEL DAMN. who
nststrusts DEANS motives. BE.
VIRGINIA phones to NlEL'S
studtO Int one night md IN aup.
priSed when his model. CHIRI.
anHwcrs. This causes q lovers
quarrel which II later mended.
Hoping to get MEL away.
DEAN hns n company he controls
offer him n hiEh-sylnrled pOstttOn
IN San Francisco. NIEI. begs vIR-
GINA to marry him and 70 west.
hut she refuses to let him sacri.
hc~ hts rrt study.
CLAR!sSA becomes furious
when she discovers her Aance.
RUSSELL WAUNGOULD, making
love TO VIRGINIA md will nat
listen to mn explanation. vIR.
SEc goes tO say farewell to her
host DEAN tries to get her 10
rt'y nni nskS her to marry him.
when she refusca Indignantly. he
tells her that her father cheated
him out of 500 600 In \ boot.
logging deal md TINT she hrd
better reconsider her dec1s10n IN
order to snve her fathers honor.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
CIT SHALL pay you with mon.
= ey!"
virginia's voice rang with gal
liant resolution. and she flung tho
words at Frederick Dean as one
would fling a bone to a NANCY cur.
He started. bent searching
glance upon her. and then
laughed cruel laugh, cruel In
its merciless mockery.
THAT'S good" he sneered. "I'd
like to know where you will get
500. 900" His words broke of
suddenly and the jeering smile left
lis lips. "Unless you expect to mar.
ry someone else for It," he shot at
Fer with unveiled insult. But that
would hardly be playing the game.
he hurried on before she could
answer: Letting some other man
ray the Brewster debt of honor
would not be acceptable to me.
shall insist that you pay it your.
self or agree to the alternative.
otherwise l shall still look upon
-FOUR father as liar and cheats"
Virginia did not show any signs
OF the CONSERVATION he expected
her to feel at his ultimatum. HeI
eyes still cleaned with defiance.
end when she spoke there was nc
hint of despair in her voice.
"You are jumping at conclu.
sions too low for my considers
tion," she said icily. II shall
marry no one but the man lows"
BE sure you don't marry him
too soon." Dean warned sullenly.
1T may not be 50 easy to ind Z
fortune of 100000 around On
artists studio. After all. you
have to admit there's q good
chance Of failure. You might Dor.
row It from among your fathers
old friends II you care to pass on
the obligation in that manner. but
you would still have to repay them
or owe your protection to charity.
And you cannot expect ever te
see even the shadow Of such . sum
II you marry q penniless artist"
II will get the money for you. /"
Virginia declared. still In . state
OF unreasoning excitement. "But
II I should fail ] will keep to your
Infamous bargatn!"
'Then you may ~ we'll ret Z
wedding date" he replied bluntly.
"A year from today them" she
hurled back at him. "if I have not
paid you the debt You claim I
will marry you! But don't think
you have made me believe that
my father knowingly cheated you.
Whatever happened couldn't have
been mis- fault. but ! acknowledge
the debt rather than have you
blackening his character"
spoken like the girl thought
you were." Dean applauded. "But
I'm sure you're just q little bit
afraid that I have told only the
truth and you don't want to take
. chance Of denying . genuine