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f [ B 'WHAT HAS HAPPENED Virginia Brewster, after losing both father and wealth, consents to make her home with Clarissa Dean Virginia cogitated over 1t the rest of the afternoon, with small satis- taction. Quite apparently it was someone who knew of her visits and her father. Dean plots to sep- | to the ageney — someone who did arate her from her fiance, M not wish her to have success there thaniel Dann, but fails and Jlate Virginia was at a loss to decide | is forced to pay blackmail to a| Mrs. Farley or face a scandal. Clarissa becomes jealous of her and Virginia resolves to leave, but Dean insists that she marr; him who it might be. 8he had not men tioned Mrs. Phelps to anyone, not even Nathanicl. Miss Evans knew; but she had sent Virginia there. It was preposterous to pose sh: When she refuses, he threatens to | had been responsible for Mr reveal the fact that ¥ Ips' sudden change of attitude cheated hini out of $10¢ s . . . but that was utterly bottlegging deal. Recklessly, ehe absurd. Oliver wouldw't have had promises to rn enough to repay \y T on to interfrre even if Miss | Evans to pawn plans. him in one year—or marry him. Virginia leaves but ) 1 ring to tde over u: find & position. She studio, but her joy at seeing him is clouded because she da not re-| It came to Virginia in & flash of veal her financial need or her conviction that there wus one per- promise to Dean; and also because | son she could always depend upon | of the familizrity with which his | to try to balk her. Frederick Dean! model, Chiri, treats L But he could n(-! have known what She seeks through an she was doi agency but without success. Upon| Virginia trizd to n arriving at otel one evening, believe that he could not she finds orchids from Dean and be too harrowing to think wonders how he learncd her ad- was keeping watch on her. 1 el takes her out to dine there was simply no one else she way home VirgMia no- | could think of who could have o8 & man whom she has suspected ' incentive to intervenc had told him of Virg But aside from those s who gocs to Niels who could it b stand in her w who would try to ke herself It would in her affairs of shadowing her for several days. 'in a way to make her life more Next morning she calls on a brok- | difficult. | er friend, Oliver Cutter, who has But how had he turned Mrs. promised to help her. His secretary Phelps? “I suppose he told her suddenly secems aloof been fricndly to Virginia at first, ter having t a little idiot T was to recfuse A lis aid,” Virginia stormed hotly. call from the agency brings h Perhaps he bought her consent to NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY let me down. But I'd rather think CHAPTER XXIX she really believes I'm making a Mrs. Phelps flushed slowly under | fool of mysel?,” she concluded, Virginia's straightforward question |averse to condemning anyone with- and her glance slipped uneasply |out proof. away from the girl's face to the| The aftermath of the whole thing glass-topped desk. | was to leave her with a fceling of “I'm not really trying to dis-|being in a blind alley without an courage you,” “but I've be she protested lamely; thinking about you exit. Miss Evans was inexplicably unfriendly. Nathaniel could not and it scems . . . well, a bit ab-|help her becausc she dared net let surd for a girl of vour position to |him know how badly she needed be subject to such—er, indignities |advice, Oliver was hardly to be as you met at the Gerns d to have any sensible ideas “There were no indignities,” Vir- |afd Mr, Gardiner would undoubt- ginia stated gravely. “Mrs. Gerns- |cly urge her to accept a loan or ner lost her temper, it's true, but)the uncertain kindness of friends. I'm sure she felt she had sufficient | Well, there werc other agencies, reason to do so. And as far as my | The telephone dirctory would af- position is concerned . . . it is that | ford their ssses of a girl who must take w alt\(r! The n>xt day she made the comes to her in the effort to get |rounds, deciding to use her own work.” ‘;nan!u, She decided that it would “That's just the point I wish to| make, my dear. Is it nccessary for you to get work? Don’'t you think it would be more becoming if you allowed your friends to assist you? probably lcak out anyhow, and she wanted to show Mr. Dean, if he actually werc having her watched, that she was not afiaid of anyth#ng, even publicity, A frown appeared on Virginia's| And she got plenty of it. Some- forehead, to be quickly followed by [one who knew a newspuperman raised eyebrows. She smiled coldly |tipped him off that the Brewster and ahook her head. “I assume you |girl was hunting a job. have been in communication with| During the next few days Vir- someone who has advised you ginia was besicged With calls, by against helping nmie” she said |telephonc and in person. Requests stiffly. “May I ask who it was?" {tor an interview and her story came Mrs. Phelps lifted her chin a|from every dircetion. Virginia trifle. “I am telling you what I be- | knew the resourcefulness of the | lieve i8 for your best interest,” she l/men she had to deal with. In fact answered evasively idca, I'm sure, wk to you to undertak You have no [she knew sevcral of them by sight, t it will mean |liked them, too, for she and her to earn your |father had always been well treated own livelihood. And surely you do |by the press; and they in their turn not intend to go on indefinitegy |had recognized the fact that rich holding & position. Why should | prople are “news,” and had never you bother with it at all?” she |hicen disagrecable to those whose added lightly in tones that were [lines of duty crossed their path. subtly suggestive of the inconse-| But she nardly knew what to quence in which she hied the idea [do when they stormed her en of Virginia Brewster looking for a | mas and when she appealed to Joh Mr, Gardiner and Nathaniel for ad- vise they told her to remain in se- clusion and to refuse to talk, cven to employes of the hotel. Still were storigs and pictures just the same, and the pleas view did not cease Finally ‘Because I will not accept char- ity Virginia replied warmly. “But you are engaged, I under- stand,” Mrs, Phelps said suavely. “It oceurred to me that it is rather | needless for you to go through all the unpleasantness and self-denial | ginia used her own judgment, c; of this sort of thing so long as you |the cditorial offices of the different are not In pursuit of a career. That [ newspapers and asked to have a re- for an inter- Vir- would be diffcrent, but as it scems | porter sent to her at a certain hour you arc only secking employment | that day. until you are married 1 think you| The hotel management elated are a very foolish girl to turn your | with the publicity she was bringing back upon your proper station and | them, arranged her reception to vour real friends.” the representatives of the press in Virg consldered her remarks | zreat style. They even went so far with scant courtesy. in their hospitality as to serve re- “Yes, I do intend to marry — at | freshment the end of the year, I hope,® she|{ When '; “but in the mean- [of the things as they | her, for me to | 1l the “hoys” and “girls” party were gathered around Virginia talked to them quietly and earnestly, are and it 50 to any of my friends, It is ab.| “T appreciate all vour kindness “olutely nece for me to find | of the past.” she told them, “but I employment.” assure you thers is nothing 1 have Mrs, Phelps looked gricved. |to sav that can be interest ‘Well, T've tried to show vou how |to vour readers difficult it 45" she said defensively; | h now, Mics Brewster,” some ‘but it vyou still wish . “People o vour applic 4 ew. you Just, to do =o. von're looking for a joh “Thank 1 s right." echoed another nriely lana 1 glaneed from one spe She wa r he ot vith deep more 1o the her eves 8 noked very white peared on the surface. One 1t sryone present was certalr. Mrs. Phelps’ jon for her reply 1o her request softly. “Don't of the pereon whn ° ol proved to Vire or firet suspleion wae o 2 had interfered could it | & ba? I “My sister Nell won't waste a stamp on good nev She never writes unless she's got at least a broken arm to tell about.” (Copyright, 1828, Publishers 5yndl “It don’t make no differ- ence how pure a woman is, she don't want a man tellin’ her he's just interested in her mind.” 1023, (Coproight, Py ecs Eyndicate) il she can knew that she had wanted to work | that he ! still | ny | there | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, sacrificed endlessly to satisfy Sargent became curiosity ot the. world " it But you'rc front-page stuff Brewster,” one of them ob “Can't yvou just say a or two about being sick of 1and wanting o be usetul or the cording to his it had L. the entire doar 1o the today nimory of Goth fnfantry Donovan (to go back way of looking al | Then. when John n won hy the heroism #itorney neral. Donovan was iment, so he pre- [made his tirst assistant. The Sher- regiment, Tt is on wan anti-trust law became his espes in o4 gluss cuse in the leial pet: most of the Department of k5 tarapus ol Justice’s under that law in ent ye reen made at hig a bity wis diree sente word | view soriety mon s som- ars hac tion ‘I'm sorry, I can't say anytinng. | o Buffalo on Jan 1, 1883, the | = - y Virginia replied weariy Then her | of a red-haired Jrishman names ‘atrfh B | voice rose shightly and sh poke | Tim Donovan. He went to Colum ‘l‘flll‘ll’ld ('l,rl Bad_"v A [wim oreca cutmness asked vas a Star quarterback Hurt When Hit by Car | { vou to com T niight beg 0 team. ran an port. June 9.—(P—Hurled | | vou to 1ot public forget about | cross-country fram and was a mem=| ..\ 1) foot in the air and landing me,” she said. “1 am at \nurim, pfithe onaws Aften S histgradin= {0 Snt Snle f g o he loontnete maes | merex. ladies and gentlemen. Won't | tion, in 1907, he returned to BUt-| oo the post road wost of Center ! you please spare me?" | falo ta practice law et et That sounds like d, when struck by an the end of this | troop | | trafl 4o nias o e There was a cavalry automobiie late yesterday afternoon. il Jone, Saditenn ""”"‘\V ™ Cin Roffale. Douovan had enly rid- Stevenson, 16, daughter | | sotto voce. But Virginia |q.n o horse twiee in his life, but| She turned quicl ace | Shestuineniuioilveyo his overflowing cnergy impelled hin | airfield, was very seriously | Thant . T t into something strenuous, iniured. Suffering from a possible | btk dont Berline farmilated: s Solned (his cavalry unif. 11 fracturc of the skull, possible inter- '“\(-)‘ ““L“‘ e ‘h‘”w““"\m‘ " SRy uD early to perfect himself as # pal injuries and multiple contusions | Y e " ]““ : ; o " “”'k 4. | llorseman, and nine months after e 4nd abrasions. Khe was taken to the 1 young suspicious fellow asked, - ct | joined the troop he had been elected | Rridgepo 4 re she is - trarful of drawang off and then be- |07 i ‘;“;m’ l‘.l.my':rt l]vlr::pll._\l where she is on | ”%(I"“I" : e | shortly after the European war| = ay po0ge my word that T shall|yroke out Donovan went to Europe | v mo more - than Lhave” VIt | for the Tosketeller Fundation 10 #19| Advertising Headings L promises t derstan y. | : : {in the distribution of milk to the e [INg of the thought that troubled | b (L BERIEHEY (O MK 0 sot ANNOUNCLMENTS Ihim, and others perhaps. *And 1|, B 1=BURIAL LOTS, MONUMENTS A o) A [pack to this country just in time to| sZDEATH NOTICES | undving _grateful to ¥ou 1.4 pis cavalry unit to the Mexican LORISTS , all if you will write no morc abs omvl NERAL DIRECTORS me than you mu er in 1916, order in 1 ST AND FOUND 4 5 6 hank you very much for com In 1917 America entered the war. ERSONALS ng,” she hurried on. “I hope some- | D°N°van had a hunch that the ca ~STO0RW ANNOUNGEMENTS ¢ 1 may give vou son I Jlry wasn't going to play a very im- AUTOMOTIVE ews for she added, wfl”ml part; so he got 8—AUTO AND TRUCK AGENCIES your paper: ! ssferred to the Rainbow division. smiling upon them through a met | |208ferred to the It 9—AUTOS AND TRUCKS FOR SALE AUTOMOBILES FOR EXCHANGE ntly he found himself lieuten- 're of tears. With those Who pushed | S 11—AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIES | forward she shook hands and then "r' ‘f“c'“" of the 63th New York |1, 74 ;ToMOBILES WANTED Ll infantry. 15=AUTOS—TAXI SERVICE _“:‘ 1“‘[, Fidisappedr iy “’”““‘ Toughened His Men 14—GARAGES TO LET a nearby doorway. I 15—MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES Just as she passed out of sight| When the regiment went 10y5_ \MOTORCYCLES-BICYCLES WANTED she turned to nod in final farc@cil| I'rance Donovan began to toughen [17—SERVICE STATIONS—REPAIRING lto the men and woman who|his men. He used to make them BUSINESS SERVICE watched her go with a unanimous|strip to the waist, divide into two.18—BARBERS HAIRD'S MASSEUSE 1 1 i lines and fight their way through ABDUGONTHACK cling of good will. Her eyc|lines and fight tr u SERVICB RENDERED caught on one of the group who|onc another, He would make them f: STS MAKING & MILLINERY 23—DYEING & CLEAN NCE—ALL KINDS stood a little apart — a man she [remove shoes, sock and puttees and had not noticed before, and a quick | run for miles over the rough ground. SUR, stab of apprehension picreed her | The soldiers “cussed” him in Amer- |23 ARG o e Tl T ATTOR! heart, ican, French and Gaclic; the vick-|26—MOVING, STORING & CRATING R b it 1" was hung|:7—PAINTING, PAPER HANGING (10 BE CONTINDED) (el Matabelied Bl oo & | —PLUMBING, HEAT'G, METAL WORK {on him. But Donovan kept at it. 29— PRESSING AND TAILORING ][][]NHVAN AWAR[]EI] His training bore fruit. The 69th |5 pRINT'G, JOBB'G, STATIONERY became a rough, tough outfit. In| | 31—PROFESSIONAL SERVICES July he led his regiment into action EPAIRING N 32A—PIANO TUNING on the River Ourcq. His outfit was |3 ATIIARD TCNING @ SERVICES in advance of its division for four DUCATIONAL during.all of which time it{3¢—CORRESPONDENCE COUREE ANCING TEACHERS was posed to shell fire from three sides. "Wild Bill” was wounded |3 OCALl«lzfl;:?‘!a;;l!wggfiezémns w 9 H M i ed v |twice; two of his adjutants Were |34 WANTED~TNSTRUCTORS ar Hero Mention @5 YICB | xinca at nis side, one of them being EMPLOYMENT Joyce Kilmer, the poet. But Dono- 40—HELP—AGENTS WANTED van hung on, and at last relief came > TE |and enabled the 69th to maintain its position. This exploit won Donovan re- | the Distinguished Service Cross. It was in October that he won | Presidential Possibility : v {46=—SITUATIONS “'A\T}‘D—\\ OMEN FINANCIAL w York, June 9 — TIf the publican nationul convention should e 3 ! |46—BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES happen to nominate Assistant Attor- |the Congressional Medal of _,"°"k‘,"' AT—INVESTMENTS, STOCKS, BONDS ney General William Joseph Dono- | highest award this nation can 4S—MONEY LOANED van as its candidaté for viee presi- [ S1OW. | SB—MORTGAGE dent—us some people say it may— | Leads Fierce Charge | {3=WANTED—TO BORROW It was during a fierce American LIVE STOCK the august senate of the United an |\ CATTLE AND LIVB STOCK States can prepare for something [advance near Landres and St $1-D0GE, CATS, PETS new in the way of presiding officers, | Georges. American officers were not The senate thought it got that in|supposed to wear their insignia Into March of 1925, when Charles G.|battle. It made them too easy nlar e Dawes told it to is face what he|sharpshooters. But Donovan boldly | . oo Seon et s thought of it; but the senate hasn't |put on his Sam Browne belt, jump-|5s5 poR THE VACATIONIST | secn anything yet. Dawes bore the|ecd out of his dugout, waved an au-|5i—BUILDIXG MATERIALS | nickname “Hell 'n’ Maria,” but Don- |tomatic in his hand and yelled to|3I—RUSINESS & OFFICE EQE ovan is called “Wild Bill;" and if | his men: $9—FEED AND FUEL you ask any member of the old 69th “Come on! They can't hit me and |60—FERTILIZERS, SEEDS. PLANTS ew York infantry about him they'll | they won't hit you! Let's g SLROOTWHAR. AND CLOZHING tell you that nickname docsn't begin| And go the regiment did. Jt|$2—3BOOD WHINGE FE VAT barbed wire en- | hurled itself on §4—MACHINERY, ELEC. 65—-MERCHANDISE AT THE STORES to cover the ground. & TOOLS Donovan is the original “licke tanglements, stamped out machine 1 z his-weight-in-wildeats” man. If the!gun nests, flung itself into nmu ::;:"'fi{’%b INSTRUMENTS spirit moves him he can make | holes and worked it way forward WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY Dawes' picturesqua outbursts look [ inches—all the while with Donovan IS—\\A TED ARTIC BUY tante. He is compressed energy tolat its head. At last he was wounded REAL ESTATE l"OI‘K RE\T his fin ips. in the knee by a rifle bullet. But he |S9—APARTMENTS & TENEMENTS 70—BUSINESS PLACES FOR RENT 11—DESK ROOM AND OFFICES 72—FARMS FOR RENT 13—HOUSES FOR RENT SUBURBAN FOR RENT refused to be taken to the rear. In- stcad he propped himself up in a hole and directed the attack His possible nomination is mvf-vu‘ esting, for one thing, because { would, for the first time, put a nglr(- {snen ing war hero into the presidential | from there until the objective had | SHANREAN Jo0 efor RExt campaign. Donovan, who was a li« ll-l],r- n won. 76«-\‘\’,\RAEHOC§ES & ?TDRAGE | tenant colencl in the Rainbow di-| When he returned to the regiment |77—WANTED—~TO RENT vision during the war, is onc of the |l after the armistice, he found, to his & R}{l; Es{::“:six"z’l"‘m SALE two men in the Lnited States|surprise, that he had become a hero ;9:265_}“&—;&&8 to hold the Congressional Medal of |to his men. $0—BLDG. & BUSINESS PROPERTY §1—-BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE §2—FARMS FOR SALE $3—HOUSES FOR BALB $4—SUMMER PLACES ¥OR BALB 35—SUBURBAN FOR SALE $6—REAL ESTATE FOR EXCHANGB $7T—REAL ESTATE WANTED ROOMS, BOARD AND HOTELS $§—HOTELS 89—ROOMB FOR RENT 90—ROOMS AND BOARD 91—ROOMS FOR HOUSEKEEPING 92—WHERE TO DINE 93=WANTED~—BOARD OR ROOM Honor, the Distinguished | Cross and the Distinguished | Medal. He won them by | gallantry in France, srvice | After the troops returned to the rvice | United States Donovan reentered extreme | civilian lifc and resumed the prac- tice of law. It wasn't long hefore he Gave Medal to Regiment { was appointed United States district It so happens that he doesn't |attorney at Buffalo. have the Congressional Medal of | In 1525 Donovan was called to Honor in his possession, although | Washington and made an assistant it is one of the world's most|attorney general. To start with he prized decorations. When it was | convicted Col. Charles Forbes in the ziven him he announced that, ac |infamous Veterans' Bureau scandal. JUST KIDS IT'S TIME THAT SOMEBODY 1 KNOW WAS (N BED AND 'M LOOKING AT THAT YOUNG MAN = THAT SEEMS TO BE A MIGHTY LONG CHAPTER YOURE { | | | will JUNE 9, 1928 LAST OF SERIES The last of a series of three serv- ices in commemoration of the Children’s Home will be held in the Elim Swedish Baptist church to- merrow afternoon and evening. Rev John A. Swanson of Drockton, Mass., speak. (City Advertisement NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS All persons liable to pay taxes on real estate and personal property in New Conn,, are hereby notiticd that the following taxes rnest Hullock of 70 Ruanc | have been laid and are due and pay- able on the first day of July, 1928 tax on list of October st 26 mills on the dollar, We will meet the Taspayers at City Hall, Room Ci to receive the same. urday. Office open Saturday during June and July. Intercst at the rate of 9 per cent will be charged if not paid in July, commencing July 1, 1928, Interest rate on real estate: 9 per cent per annum for first 6 months; afternoons 10 per cent per annum for second 6 | months; 12 per cent per annum after | 1 year. Note—Persons owing taxes on old list are requested to make beforc June 25, to save expense of | liens, We will he at the offics every | day from $:30 a. m.to 5 p. m., and from 7 to 9 p. m. eve Saturday during Jun. BERNADOTT! City New Britain, Conn., Monday and LOOMIS, Tax l,ollr‘xmr June 1, 192 USED CARS Don’t Miss These Bargains 1927 1926 1924 4 cyl. Whippet Coach Essex Coach Studebaker 7 pass. Sedan Ford Tudor Ford Touring Ford Tudor Buick Roadster Overland Truck Panel body Ford Truck Panel body 1926 1925 1923 1923 1925 1924 From June 1ith to 16th will be Used Car Week. You can purchase a good auto- mobile at a low price and easy terms, Elmer Automobile Co. 22 Main St. Tel. 1513 JUST TWO USED CARS But they are real buys—each in excellent condition. 1926 Auburn Sedan Mode} 88 1926 Oakland Coach TERMS AND TRADES The Domijan Motor Co. 136 WAEHINGTON ST. Hotel Washington Garage FAS ON T BACK STAIRS, BUT IT DRAGGED). TSELE LPTOTHE ATTIC YOU MIGHT NOT EEEL TIRED, BUT MV APPLE DUMPUING HAD Wis PICTU TO G TO BED EARLY TO oET n | universary of the founding of the | payment . 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Many others $50 up. 1928 Oakland Coupe 1927 Chrysler “70” (Brougham) 1928 Studebaker Coupe 1928 (Dictator) Hudson Sedan (Demonstrator) 1926 Hudson Brougham 1926 1925 19"6 1926 SEX Coach, very good 5 1225 FORD Coupe $125 FORD Delivery type, $65 balloon tires, [f} roadster GARDNER Touring, onlyl|| 15,000 miles, $150 LEXINGTON Sedan, A-1]|! £130 i MAXWIE and Roadsters, 335 This sale runs for one week only. A large shipment of new Pontiac and Ouklands on the way —we must have the room Terms and Trades A. BENCE 50 Chestnut Street (Next to Car Hudson Coach Hudson Coach Essex Coach Dodge Sedan Nash Coach TERMS and TRADES The Honeyman Auto Sales 200 EAST MAIN ST. Open Barn) | USE THE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS 1 Evenings A TIRELESS HERO AWRIGHT-MOM-BUT DO YUH “THINK THAT | HAD OUGHTER GO OUT AN WALK | GO TO BED-TO, SEE IF THERE'S

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