Show Ao I WJ 14 S A 1928 b NEA Service I QUI GE OVES TillS THIS HAS HAPPENED ED Nathaniel Dann Dane struggling artist lain la Is in love loe with the beautiful Virginia Brewster daughter and md heiress of oC a aWall aaU aWall Wall aU street financier But Dut model is is' jealous of Virginia and tells him that he be will spoil his career If It he marries a a- wealthy girl who can can not appreciate appreciate ap ap- predate his art He says BaYS that love lore will m overcome obstacles and they are making happy plans until her father falber dies suddenly of heart failure and Virglnia Vir- Vir is prostrated with Ith grief It Is revealed that Brewster had lost his his' fortune In speculation Niel urges an immediate man but his Ille pleadIng plead pleading ing Is interrupted b by Frederick Dean an old family friend who persuades Virginia Vir ginia to come and live Uve with him and his daughter Clarissa who Is a girlhood friend of hers herB He wins lie win her consent by saying Raying that an immediate marriage would be disrespectful to her fathers father's memory 5 N Kiel Js Curious when Virginia I tells el him eh I cf et tier her decision for O he suspects t Deans Dean's e motives and does not like Uke the shallow Clarissa a. a who ho has has' Just announced her engagement to tc Russell el u lie He takes Virginia I t to her ne e home 1 and d re re turns turn unhappily to his neglected studio where he be finds find Chin who has cleaned up tip his bis apartment and has ha hot coffee waiting for Cor him Fearing that Chiri ill is UI become a nuisance he repulses her hor herand and she leaves In a temper Next day he goes with Ith lr Virginia lnla for tor a farewell visit to to- her old home borne and she he selects elects a afew afew few tew personal articles to re ye- ye t 1 They meet Clarissa an and l lher her fiance OW iV 10 O OX ON WITH THE TUE STORY V j CHAPTER VI f Clarissa had introduced her fiance Clance t. t to to Virginia and nd turned to address a a. casual greeting to Nathaniel l. l Th Then ri she turned back to Virginia to explain that she had brought Russell with her against his will She realized In an instant however that such an explanation would woud partake of the nature of an anticlimax anti anti- climax in view of the fact that he seemed to have lost his reluctance He quite frankly putting himself him him- self pleasant terms with Vir Vir- ginia inta And d even if Virginia had felt Zelt his presence an intrusion at first she didn't mind it now for when Russell wanted to be agreeable he could be very a agreeable indeed But it must have been something more than what was actually happening happening hap hap- pening something that Russells Russell's manner suggested that brought the expression that so startled Nathaniel Nathan Nathan- athaniel iel id to Clarissa's beautifully made- made up features Perhaps none but an artist would have caught the fleet unveiling would have seen the stark nakedness nakedness naked naked- ness fleas of anger that bared itself for forthe forthe forthe the tiniest fraction of a. it second in inthe inthe the hard blue eyes But to Nathaniel's Nathaniel's Nathan Nathan- iel's ids keen sight it was full fun of confirmation confirmation con con- of his first estimate of this friend of or Virginias And Virginia too fine tine to suspect the existence of dross in the people she Slid e cared red for was wag going to live under under un un- un- un der tier the same root roof with this girl whose eyes could could- light with rage for lor nothing at all The feeling he had been trying to to shake off ort the feeling that Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia i was walking into trouble re returned returned returned re- re turned anew to Nathaniel on that look of Clarissa's and he was more than ever conscious that he was m making a mistake in not insisting that lat Virginia should marry him at once once v But ut Clarissa's next words conVinced convinced con con- vinced him that anything he should fay say nay against her attitude in the matter matter matter mat mat- ter would ring hollow She was urging Virginia most earnestly to come ht me fight I ht off oft in time for luncheon ath nf it difficult to reconcile reconcile rec rec- onelle her her- apparent sincerity with what hat he believed belie she really felt Virginia let herself be bo persuaded Into hurrying her departure but Nathaniel guessed it was to quiet Clarissa's clamor more than anything anything any any- thing else When she had one to her room to to- finish her packing there Clarissa crossed the room and rang the ser ser- ants ants' Dell 1 Yell tWell see ee if we cant can't scare up fome cocktails she announced to I Russell It was as Mrs tIrs Pik Pike who answered the ring Good morning Pike Clarissa greeted the housekeeper cant we o ha a shaker of cocktails while we wait alt for Miss lIss Brewster s Im sorry ml s theres there's no one left to to- prepare them What What Have t the e servants gone el I never mind well we'll do it our our- selves Come along Russell I hope hoper r wp find the essentials Mrs airs Pike led the way to the Dantry but Nathaniel remained where here he was For one reason L Clarissa had in Inno no way included him Im In the thc invitation to accompany her Iter berand and for tor another he wouldn't ha have ve gone i If It she lie hoped Virginia would not learn what her herS S friends l were doing S i fret flet d In fear they would not notS S finish their timed ill Indulgence ence oo beS be'S be be- S re reappeared but pres- pres they came back complaining S tn that t. t it was a a fizzle i. i S The butler or someone cleaned out cut the tho place Ilac lac Clarissa accused S She h he was about to give further voice to ier ler disgust when Virginia joined th carrying a traveling case Would you mind asking down- down to have someone come up i for tor these things she said to Cla- Cla a. a Til be down in Just a ute te She motioned Nathaniel to stay when he seemed uncertain whether to go with Clarissa and Russell A few minutes minutes- later when she and Nathaniel entered Clar sa's sas car car Virginia felt f lt liko a a. J pr person don on onS S whose soul had been torn in It seemed to her that a great part of ot herself herselt had been left behin behind in those deserted l rooms The Deans were on one of the jw old time families still living in a ahouse ahouse ahouse house on Fifth avenue It was soon reached from the Brewster apartment apart ment menta On the way Clarissa invited Nathaniel to stop for lunch lunch- but as the spirit of hospitality was entirely lacking from froni her bras he de de- de dined S SAt At the door he s said ld goodbye to Virginia and promised to be at big telephone if she wanted him I 1 think Ill I'll get ta tp Work nork and see if I 1 cant can't bring our castle in Spain a little nearer nearer- he told her forcing himself to a cheerfulness that he was vas far from feeling He lie looked behind her at the Deans Deans' front d door or orI orand and it seemed to him a barrier that I |