The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-26

VIRGINIA BREWSTER. upon
tlr Au.Gcn dcntis OF her father
rficr ic'.rg his fortune. gees IL
live with :, f::riiooI friend. tLA-
Esssa E.sN. ma her father. r.
slI;e or the objections " her
f,ncc. NsTIl.N.EL DAMN. who
Lis;rgixtx DEANS motives. Re-
cnwi-.: unhappy In her new home.
VIRGINIA pnOnea to SiEI.'S
Hs;.si" late one wight ard ~ sur-
priscd wi,rt, his moeci. G,IiEI.
nr"Hc-s. ':''is causes ioxrrx'
quarrel whici, Il later mcnaea.
Tar."': to get MEL away.
Dean has n ~o,ssrnny nc controls
oe?er him :, hlGh-Aninr;ed Woss.ion
~ Snn francisco. E:E:L bcEn
VIRGINIA :" mnrry Kim :s-d 70
west. but she refuses to let him
sacrifice his MT study.
ChAHySSA becomes 4c,lou. ~
!!EGiS!N. end tac latter d:cit:cn
- ienve Ent DEAN orpnx:x her
ts"Sartc-" ard nsks her Ia. marry
lin. Eiiicr she refuses. he
tircaser~ ia exr"Se TN. @cct shnt
her father had rneatcd hir, eut IT
slcO sHo. EcckiessIy. VIRGINIA
r"m'ses I" earn the money to pay
I'm ~ OH, year or MARRY hf,., II
-" falls. Then she slips out Of his
I"usc She D"wns y valuable r!-~
Tor Si.1 and realizes that she
nurt end n cheap place to live
1T cncc.
NOW co on WITH TIVE STORY
CHAPTER XVII
VIRGINIA knew in a Fash OF an.
gnishcd comprehension that
she could not tell Nathaniel of her
bargain with Frederick Dean. She
could not rob him Of his peace al
mind-destroy his power to create
or go on with his work. In all
likelihood 100000 was as far he.
yond his reach as hers. and ii he
were told that lack Of 1t would
spell nnuttera5le heartbreak for
both Of them he would be rs I'm
happy and as desperate as she.
And before morning Virginia
knew to the fullest just how I'M
happy. how desperate her situation
was. More surely than ever she
realized that she must make her
fight alone. She might fall be-
meath the Juggernaut Of defeat. but
until her last hope was dead she
would spare Nathaniel the crush
ing knowledge OF what might come
She arose in the morning steeled
with this resolve. And the fear oil
defeat helped her. too; it drove hel
OH to battle against hopeless odds
liy telephone she made an ap
pointment with Mr.. Gardiner ct his
Office and when the time came she
was there. waiting impatieptlv In
the ante-room. He had suggeste ed
corling to her but she had wanted
It his way.
you look too worn to have come
out" he reproved her when she
had sunk YEARLY into q deep
leather chair by his desk.
Il didn't want to see you at my
hotel" Virginia explained. Then,
after q pause OF startled silence:
i've left Mr.. Deans house," she
added simply.
Mr.. Gardiner emitted an excla-
nation Of panied surprise.
"But. my dear Miss Brewster
:" he began in protest. vir.
ginia broke in quickly. please
don't try to advise me-" she begged
breathlessly. "Clarissa Dean and
had some trouble and | couldn.
stay. I'm at the Ritz now but III
have to find cheaper quarters
That's why l came to see you.
Isn't there any money for me from
my fathers estate?" she asked al.
most prayerfully.
Mr.. Gardiner shook his regret
fully. mot yet" lie told her.
There hasn't been time for SET.
Element. But l can arrange a per.
sonal loan for you" he offered.
but not too warmly.
mo. thank you. will not Dor
row money until | know how l can
pay. It back" Virginia refused
firmly. Il have two strings Of
pearls; can raise money on
them"
Gardiner instantly became very
grave. I'm afraid you are guins
to be disappointed there. my dear"
he sympatnized. "Those pearls are