Show 0 A c s fj 1 O 1928 by NEA Service F lf RUTt DEWEY DEMY GROVES tt JUS X r after arter losing both I. I w consents to make her hero herth o oj Clarissa D Dean an father th 2 to separate her from worn her hersi i si to Dann but tails falls and forced to pay blackmail to a or face aco a scandal dat fey becomes s Jealous of her er and t solves to leive e. e but ut erD bean D Dean J t sh marry him When sho threatens to revea reveal tho the fact tact father had cheated cheate him out of ot bootlegging d deal cal Rock Rock- tea 11 a I s to earn enough to tom m In on one ODO year or year or marry him j. j eaves v s but out has to pawn pan a a. ring nVer vor ante she ahe can find a poal- poal to studio but D t her herIng hering lif Ing r him hum Is s clouded because she sho T v tl her er financial n need or h her herto to I Dean n and also because o ot of with which his model eat le elt eka worst work through g an agency h but Upon arriving at belshe her bel evening sn she finds orchids from wonders how he learned her Kiel takes her bel out to dine and r home Virginia notices a 11 man erba suspected inspected of ot shadowing everal days das she calla call on a broker i rai Cutter Catter who ha has promised 1 i jus secretary suddenly Klat 1 sot loat a at first after alter having A call all from been rom the th the friendly e. e as agency ncy to loor cps P PI i I GO W O OX 0 WITH THE STOUT STORY CHAPTER Phelps helps flushed slowly un un- irginia's straightforward and her glance slipped un- un Way ay from the girls girl's face to topped desk not ot really trying to dis- dis JOU sou ou she protested lamely thinking about you ou oems cems ms well a n. bit ab- ab f girl of your our position to ct cf ct to such er such er indignities et at the were ivere no indignities VII Vir- ted t ed d gravely Mrs Gerns Gems pier temper its it's true but she felt she had sufficient to do so And as far as my mylis lis Ig concerned it Is that F I who must take whatever cr o 0 her mer in the effort to get I 1 s 's 8 Just the point I wish to I rd ar It is necessary forget for foret forget get et work wort Dont Don't you think more becoming If It you your our friends to assist you w wn nv appeared on Virginias Virginia's a to to be quickly ly followed by fb II She smiled coldly k her head I assume you youn n in communication with t who has bas advised you OU I helping me she said saidE I E fay iMay ay I 1 art s x who it was Phel lifted her chin a a. I ram am am telling you what I bo boor be be- n 3 for or your best interest she shed d evasively You have hae no nor r sure what it will mean meano j to o undertake to earn your And surely you do doI dond end nd to go on ind indefinitely I fa a. a position Why should shoulder er r with it at all she C Sightly lightly in tones that were suggestive of the In n which she held the Idea Ideala e la Brewster looking for a a. D use se I will not accept char char- ity fly Virginia replied warmly But nut you are are- engaged I understand under under- stand Mrs Phelps said sald suavely It occurred to me me- that it Is rather needless for you to go through all the tho unpleasantness and self denial of this sort of thing so ISO long as you are aro not in pursuit of a career That would be different but as it seems you are only seeking employment until you aro are married I 1 think you are a very foolish girl to turn your our back upon your proper station and your mil l friends Virginia considered her remarks with scant courtes courtesy Yes I do intend to marry marry at at at atthe the end end of the tho year I 1 hope honer she said spiritedly buts butsin but in the tho meantime meantime mean mean- time I must Lace face things thins as they are and it is impossible impossible for me to toEO togo togo go EO to any of my friends It is ab absOlutely absolutely absolutely ab- ab necessary for me to find employment Mrs Phelps looked grieved well Vc Ive I've tried to show you how dim difficult It Is is sho she said defensively but if you still wish us to retain your application we shall be bo pleased to do so so Thank you Virginia replied briefly and departed She was quite sure there thero was more to the interview than appeared appeared ap ap- on t the e surface One thing was vas certain Mrs Phelps' Phelps Indirect reply to her request readiest for tor tho the name nome of th the person who had interfered proved to Virginia that her first suspicion was correct Someone had hM interfered But who could It 11 be Virginia cogitated over it the rest of the tho afternoon with small email satisfaction satis saUs faction Quite apparently It was someone who knew of ot her visits to the agency someone agency someone who did not wish her to have success there Virginia was at a loss to decide who it might be She had not mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- Mrs Phelps to anyone not even Nathaniel Miss Evans knew but she had sent Virginia there It was preposterous to suppose she had been responsible for Mrs Phelps' Phelps sudden change of atti atti- tude Unless but that was Ut Utterly utterly utterly ut- ut terly absurd Oliver wouldn't have had any reason to interfere even if Miss Evans had told him of ot Virginias Virginia's Virginias Virginia's Vir Vir- ginia's plans But aside from those who knew that sh she had wanted work worl who could It be who would try to stand in her way It came to Virgina In a flash of conviction that there was one p person per person per per- r- r son she could always depend upon to try to balk her Frederick Dean Denn But he could not have known what she was doing Virginia tried to make herself believe that he could not It would b be too harrowing to think that he hew hew w was s keeping watch on her Still theta there was simply no one else she could think of who would have hav any incentive to intervene in to her affairs In a way to make h her 1 life Ufe more difficult But how had he turned Mrs nits Phelps I suppose he told her what a little idiot I was to refuse his aid Virginia stormed hotly Perhaps he lIe bought her consent to let me down But Id I'd rather think she really believes Im I'm making a fool of ot myself she concluded averse to condemning anyone without without without with with- out prof proto The aftermath of the whole thing was to leave her with a a. feeling of ot being in a a. blind bUnd alley Uey without an exit Miss Miu Evans was Inexplicably unfriendly Nathaniel could not help her because she dared not let I him him know how badly she needed I advice Oliver was hardly to be I trusted to have havo any sensible ideas and Mr Gardiner would undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly edly urge her to accept a loan or orthe orthe orthe the uncertain kindness of ot friends Well VeU there were other agencies I The telephone directory would af afford atford at- at I ford their addresses I The next day she made the I rounds deciding to use use her own name She decided that it would probably leak out anyhow and she ehe wanted to show v Mr Dean if he actually were having her bel watched that she was not afraid of anything even publicity And she ehe got plenty of ot it Someone Someone Someone Some Some- one who knew a n. newspaperman tipped d him oft etc that tho the Brewster girl was hunting hunting a Job During the next few days Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia was besieged with calls b by telephone and in person Requests for an interview and her story camo came from every direction Virginia know the resourcefulness of ot the themen themen themen men sho had to deal with In fact she knew several of ot them by sight liked them too too for she ehe and her father had always been well treated by the press and they in their turn had recognized tho fact that rich people are news and had never been disagreeable to those whose line Une of ot duty crossed their path But nut she hardly knew what to todo todo todo do when they stormed her en masse and wh when n she appealed to Mr Ir Gardner and Nathaniel for ad advice advice advice ad- ad vice they told her to remain in se seclusion seclusion seclusion se- se and to refuse to talk even evento evento evento to of the hotel still there were stories and pictures Just the same samo and the tho pleas for an interview interview inter inter- vl view w did not cease Finally Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia used her own ju Judgment called caned th the editorial offices of the different newspapers and asked to have a a. Re te Reporter teporter e porter sent to her at a a. certain hour that day The hotel management elated with the tho publicity she was bringing them arranged her reception to the representatives of ot the press in great groat style tyle They even went so farIn far farin farin in their hospitality as to serve re re- re When all the boys and girls of ot the party were gathered around her Virginia talked to them quietly and earnestly I appreciate all an your kindness of the past past sh she told them but I assure you there is nothing I have to say Bay that can be of ot any Interest to your readers Oh now Miss Brewster someone someone some someone one broke In People want your our point of ot view you know Just why youre you're looking for a a. Job right echoed another Virginia glanced from trem one s speak speak- ak- ak er to the llie other with deep distress In her eyes She looked Very white and shaken and everyone present felt a a. touch of compassion for her Please she began softly Dont Don t press me see for a story You all know that Ive I've suffered gr greatly aUy there thero has been so so much publicity already already- Surely one lone girl girt cannot bo be of such importance that she must be 00 sacrificed endlessly to satisfy the curiosity of ot the world stuff sturt But youre you're page front-page Miss Brewster on one of them ob ob- ob Cant you Just say a word or two about being sick of 0 society and wanting to be useful or something some some- thing Im sorry I cant can't say anything Virginia replied We wearily Then her voice rose roso slightly and she spoke askel with forced calmness Ive you to come hero so I might beg you to let the public forget about I me she said I I am at your II I mercy ladles and gentlemen Wont Won't you please spare me I sounds like Uko the end of this trail to me a a. dean among them remarked sotto voce But Virginia heard She turned quickly to face him Thank you her lips Ups formulated tut the warts warb Vcr mind minda You wont won't change your a young suspicious f follow fellow asked fearful of drawing off and then beIng being being be be- be- be ing scooped I pledge my word that I shall shan say no more than I 1 have Vir- Vir ull till understanding understand understand- ing of the tho thought that troubled him and others perhaps And I will be undyingly grateful to you all if it you will write writ no more about me than you must I Thank you very much for corning coming coming com corn ing she hurried on I hope someday some i iday day I may give you some pleasant news for your papers apers she added smiling upon them through a a. mist of ot tears With those who pushed forward she shook hands and then broke away to disappear through a a. nearby doorway Just as she passed out of sight she turned to nod In final farewell to th the men and women who watched her go with on unanimous feeling of good win will Her eye caught on on one of the group who stood a a. little apart a apart a man sho she had not noticed before and a quick stab of apprehension pierced her heart To be continued |