New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
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Virginia Brewster is in love with a poor artist. Nathaniel Damn. but she is tricked into promising to marry Frederick Dean in one year if she fails to earn $1oo.oon which he all leges her father cheated him out of in bootlegging deal.
 Brewster had lost his fortune in speculation before his sudden death SO that Virginia is left destitute. She pawns some of her lewelry and a broker friend. Oliver Cutter, promises to invest # for her and try 10 earn the hundred thousand.
 She avoids all her wealthy friends and seeks work at an agency under an assumed name but without suc- cess She finds orchids at her hotel one evening from Dean and uon- ders how fe learned her address A call from the agency brings hope but when she goes there Mrs. Phelps tries to dissuade her from working and advises her to marry. Virginia suspects that Dean has bribed the agency not to help her, and this conviction IS strengthened when she finds that she is being shs doved
 She tries other agencies but word leaks out that the Brewster girl' is lob-seeking and she is besieged by reporters. Among the group that are trying to interview her, she rec ognizes the man who has been fol- lowing her.
 Gutter insists on taking her out to dinner. and when she consents Mel retsllatee by going to g party with his model. Chlri Mond. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XNNI
 Oliver vas smiling. but not with his eyes. In them Virginia saw a peculiar, challenging question. It vas as though he were thinking of some secret he shared with her It gave Virginia the impression that it needed an answer Intuitively she felt that whatever her own expres- sion implied 1t should be in the negative.
 She leaned forward also They were very close over the table. Her lips held the faintest hint of a smile for his words. but her eyes were as cool as forest pool
 Tt cannot be easy for any girl to make hundred thousand dol lars" she said steadily unless she does something spectacular and thrills the world"
 The smile left Divers lips.
 Perhaps lt isn't necessary to thrill the entire world he sug- sested after a slight pause,
 Virsinias eyes prohed into his searching for the hidden meaning of hls worI Al last he drew back his head and looked away from her. picking up 3 glass of water 10 hide his discomflture.
 She too settled back in her char and her eyes reflected bitter thought
 Oliver. are you rotter?" she asked acridly,
 Oliver was startled Virginia v what thing to say" he exploded in an injured tone.
 Virginia sat very stlll while he went on to tell her how badly mls- taken she was If she thought he'd meant anything.
 Well, frankly. l wasn't sure that you were not suggesting an easy way out of my difficulties, she re- piled levelly. Your remarks gave me the idea
 See here" Oliver flared: T think all this miserab ble mixing up with the world you're lndulging in is doing something 10 YOU. Virginia, You act as if I'd picked you up on the street corner
 Virginia wincsd. Well, I'm sorry if I mislUdged you Oliver. But if you could have seen your eyes"
 Lord. you don't expect me to look at you as if you were stone wall. do you?"
 No, but ] don't expect you to look at me as if l were a girl you'd picked up. either"
 That's your new touchlness." he insisted You're imagining things
 If that's true. then just what did you mean?' Virginia asked him Why should 1t be easy for me to make money?'
 Apparently you don't think much of my financial ability" Oliver remarked In aggrieved &C., cents. ' might remind you. you know, that f isn't everyone who can play the Street without losing"
 'Is that all VOL neant?" Virginia pressed. not quite convinced that he was as guiltless as he would ap- pear. You really think il will be easy for me with your help?'
 T think it's about the only chance you have" Oliver vas not too modest to tell her T don't think it's very flattcrng 10 me to worry 90 much about it. You might make n effort 10 enloy yourself"
 Virginia sighed T can't" she said 'ru'hfully. Fl Uas mIstak" for me 70 come 0rh you. Oliver. I'm not in mood 10 chaer anyone ''
 Well. don't know what's on Honr mind. hut f ts money. for get about lt. Virginia