New Britain herald., 1928-06-22
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Virginia Brewster ,s in love with an artist, Nathaniel Damn. but she IS tricked into promising to marry Frederick Dean in one year If she fails to earn slAo, ,0no that he alleges her father cheated him out Of Brewster had lost his fortune before his death and Virginia is left destl- tute
 She pawns some of her ,ewelry and Oliver Gutter promises to invest the money for her She seeks work with out @uccass She discovers that she IS being shadowed and suspects that Dean has brlhed the a agencies not to help her. Oliver gains her confidence and shows her attentions which Mel resents, but then she does not like the familiarity with which his model Chlrl. treats him
 Virginia is lucky enough 70 get a position which she likes In the early autumn she IS amazed when charged hy Cutters nife with trying to alienate his affections
 She appeals to Oliver to explain, and demands an accounting of her investments. Then he confesses that he has not made q penny for her. but that he IS madly infatuated with her and will give her the hundred thousand if she will go away with him.
 She denounces his knavery and leaves, taking his secretary along, as her company has a better position to offer her, Virginia is asked 10 go on d slX-weeks' cruise as hostess, but be- fore giving her answer she goes to see Mel at his studio.
 His model grtets her with such an air of proprietorship that Virginia is sngered and merely announces to Mel her plan to sail soon. instead of asking his advice as she had intend ed
 VOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER NL
 The next morning Nathaniel re- ceived letter written on thick gray stationery. When he had finished reading It his face was much the hue Of the paper.
 Several months use was prompt ly walked off the stretch of rug be- tween his desk and the door, His coat would never hang the same again as a result of the force with which he kept thrustlng his clenched hands into the pockets each time after talk ing them out to pick up the letter and read it over.
 He was torn on the wheel of doubt and jealousy. blindly hurt
 Chris words of the night before came back: She won't stick, Mel: she's got money in her system"
 And Virginia was proving it. Like a bird of passag ge she was following the sun to the warm south. She had done it when she was the daughter of rich father. Why not when it was offered her as a pleasant occu- patton?
 Hell. that doesn't prove anything, Nathaniel told himself. "If it did there'd be a lot of sap husbands in the north every winter
 The letter on his desk proved something, though. II proved that Frederick Dean was the ,ilest scoun- drel alive T.. or if proved that Nir- Einia was 3 cheat "A rotten little cheat Nathaniel sWore. and was sorry the next instant.
 He'd got to see her. though God. he'd die if he had 10 live with this doubt all day.
 He looked at hls watch He had been looking at 1t every other mln- ute since it had told him he could not reach Virginia before she left her hotel
 Five minutes Of nne' 4 girl with money lust wouldn't be early to work. he though contemptuously Ills suspicion was uppermost at this moment. He wasn't a fool--eyery- thing had gone to prove Dean was right Oh. yes. he could see now that she had offered some damned thin excuses on the nights she had want d 10 get rid of him Get rid of h,m 10 sneak off 10 Cutter-the wealthy young broker.
 Laughter rasped in Nathanlel's throat The laugh Of self that makes no sound except to the ears of the soul
 Strange that h. could speak SO naturally when the switchboard operator at the Blue Capella an. sw"red Stranger at'll that he could speak calmly 10 Virginia when he heard her lovely voice
 Can VOL leave the office and come up to the Etndlo ?" he asked
 Why Mel. what's the matter ,"
 Can you come I must see vou
 Virginia hesit1'ed T was out vester " then she stopred remembering th3t he did not know about her 'lslt to Oliver Won't you fell me V hv you want 10 sec me- she added
 I know vou Her4- out vesterdsv.' Nathaniel sad. finishing the halted sentence for her I l like to talk to Hou about that and other things
 He heard 2 Stlfled cry and then the connection as broken He swore ae he hung up the receiver nonder- 1rE what had made him tell her that re knew He hadn't intended to small chance she ould come now.