New Britain herald., 1928-06-19
THIS HAS HAPPENED

HAS 11lA !
Virginia Brewster il in love with
an artist, Nathaniel Damn, but she
10 tricked into promising to marry
Frederick Dean in one year if she
fails to earn 100000 that he al
leges her father cheated him out Of.
Brewster had lost his fortune in
speculation before his death and
Virginia is left destitute She pawns
some of her jewelry and Oliver Cut
ter promises to invest the money
for her.
She seeks work, but without sue
cess. She discovers that she is being
Swallowed and suspects that Dean
has bribed the agencies not TO help
her. Oliver gains her confidence and
shows her attentions which Mel
like the familiarity with which his
model, Chiri. treats him.
Dean sends Virginia an evening
wrap which she returns, telling him
how contemplate she thinks his
Spying tactics are His threat to ruin
SullSi II ma anu -ii'S
warns Oliver Then she is lucky
enough to get position which she
likes
The summer passes and IN early
September she is amazed when
charged by Cutters wife with trying
to ALLEVIATE his affections She ar-
reals to Oliver TO explain, and de-
mands a settling Of her account.
Then she learns that he has not
made any money for her, and that
she is no nearer her hundred thou
sand goal
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXNI1
Oliver waved her to a seat. IF
we've got to go into all that. please
sit down" he said after a few sec
onds of close inspection OF Virginia $
features. She had somehow learned
enough Of his dupllclty to require
an explanation on his part. he
reasoned
Anv ATTEMPT AZ further conceal
~ent would De futile. he knew. And
he did not regret that things had
come TO ar impasse the af!alr
had dragged itself out beyond the
time he had though would be
necessary for the fulfillnl ent OF his
plans
In the hours he mad spent with
Virginia alone in his office he mad
hoped TO find an opportunity TO
,,{o t,,o
make her listen to him. But no
such opportunity had presented IL
self Virginia had remained def
ntely business like and aloof-
At times he had been driven TO
the verge OF declaring his passion
regardless Of her distant manner
"a manner her sense Of impro-
pretty in the meetings had inspired
IN her. He had tried little things,
such AZ lingering handclasps. re-
vealins glances. hints OF dom este
unhappiness, and other formulas
for breaking the ice
Virginia had ignored them on
III. occasions they had penetrated
her consciousness She did not
wish to repeat the mistake she be-
ueyed she had made about him
in the beginning. and so she told
herself that Oliver was merely
lonely and looking for sympathy
she had no intention OF giving him.
Generally she failed 10 notice
his thinly-veiled efforts to inject
a wedge Of personal interest into
their meetings for the reason that
she was absorbed in her own prob
lens Her mind was obsessed with
the idea of freeing herself from
Frederick Deans clutches, She
had given little thought to any
thing else when with Oliver.
She had not dared let herself
dwell on the cost Of failure when
in Natha niel's company, because
he read trouble in her face and
asked questions At the office she
resolutely put II out OF her mind
TO devote herself to work. But with
Oliver she was frankly consumed
with anxiety about the outcome of
his efforts to help her.
II was lus' this burning desire
each time they met TO know If he
had made any gain that impressed
him with the importance Of the
money TO her She had not told
him what II meant 70 her. but he
knew II concerned Frederick Dean
and concluded that the man had
some hold on her.