New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
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Virginia Brewster. upon the sud den death of her father. goes to live with . friend. Clarissa Dean. and her father. Her fiance. Nathaniel Damn, objects to this for he mis- trusts Deans motives. Upon phoning Niels studio late one night. Virginia h surprised when his model. Chiri, answers. This causes quarrel which is later mended.
 Hoping to get Mel away, Dean arranses to have him offered a po- sition in San Francisco. Mel begs Virginia to marry him and go west, but she refuses to let him sacrifice his art study.
 Clarissa becomes jealous of Nir- ginia, and the latter resolves to leave but Dean opposes her depar- ture and asks her to marry him. When she refuses, he threatens to reveal the fact that her father cheated him out of $loo, ooo Beck lessly. Virginia promises 10 earn the money to pay him is one year or marry him if she fails. Then she leaves his house and pawns one of her rings before seeking cheap hotel.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XVIII
 There was rush of feet, a crash and a grunt, followed by a scream Virginia was petrified with new kind of terror. Physical violence of any kind had never touched her life and she felt sickened,
 For a few horrible moments a si- lence fraught with dreadful specula- tion replaced the quickly-ended sounds of struggle, 4 door slammed. and then came the sound of low sobs.
 Without a thought of danger to herself Virginia turned her key and threw open the door As she stepped into the hall she almost ran into at-faced man on his way 10 the elevator.
 Hello. baby" he greeted her and sIslled.
 Virginia brushed past him with out answering or even deigning a second glace. His eyes glinted at her from under the dropping brim of his soiled grey hat and he half turned as if to follow her, but seemed to change his mind and went on down the hall and around the turn to the elevator,
 Virginia ran back to the door she had passed to deceive him. It was his door, or rather the door of the room adjoining hers She could still hear those conyulsive sobs that had drawn her to offer aid. Softly at first and then louder as no one an- swered. she rapped on the mahog- any-painted panel The sobs con- tinued without abating, as if the oc- cupant of the room had not heard the knocking. Virginia hesitated moment and then tried the knob The latch turned and she pushed open the door reluctantly, hating to intrude, but urged on by the thought that here was someone who might be in need of help and was unable to OAAAAAAA0A! IL CAICPl O$ lO0Q SullCh. ing.
 She experienced a strong desire to withdraw when she saw the fig ure on the bed. Over the edge dangled pair of well-shaped legs in the sheerest of silk stockings, but the rest of the body was sprawled across the white cotton spread in an attitude of complete abandonment to a spell of weeping. It was the face that repelled and shocked Virginia. 1 Under stiff, bleached curls she saw highly colored group of features that were both hard and weakly feminine. The face was partly bur- jed in pillow but Virginia saw, on | the exposed cheek, dark red spot ! that appeared purple against the i orange rouge.
 The owner lifted the unprepos- sessing head and glared at Vir- Glnia from swollen. mascara smudged eyes What do you Nant?' she asked fiercely.
 Nothing. unless ] can be of some service to you" Virginia an- swered quickly. stiflng an impulse 10 leave without bothering further with the troubles of such a person.
 II ain't askin' nobody to bvtt into my business, see." the other girls told her snappishly. I've had girls help me before and they was never after nuthin' but chance to grab off my John"
 "Oh. you're perfectly horrid," Nir- sInia cried out before she could stop herself.
 Well, if you don't like it. get out; l ain't no Nelcomin committee"
 I'm sorry l said that" Virginia told her. T know you're hurt Isn't there something I can do for you' And you needn't worry about your friend. I saw him in the hall and I don't think We would care for each other
 The girl on the bed sat up and drew her fiimsy black dressing gown close about her. Say how did you get in hereo Off your own play ground, ain't you?" a1o said slowly and looked Virginia up and down with new interest
 I'm leaving immediately" Nir-