European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Beg Pardon he said in a Dee voice but Aren t you Robinson of the Seaboard transport synopsis Leo Hammond Young detective on the Arnold estate has interfered with Ellen fair s private life basking her to have nothing to do with Stan Robinson a new Friend in whom she is interested. Ellen annoyed at having her Freedom cur-tailed., says she is leading her Job As Secretary companion to , wealthy Young heiress. Mrs Arnold explains to Ellen that this constant fear and guarding against kidnappers is because of a series of  the Arnolds have received since Olivia a birth written by Rolph Laramie a revengeful suitor o mrs. Arnold s. It is now up to Ellen whether she is twilling to have  life affected by this constant terror. Part it e Llen went for a Long walk about the grounds and when she returned to the House she had made up her mind. Instead of going upstairs to he room she went to Leo Hammond s . Hammond she said i pc 16 thought things Over very carefully and i d like to  arose from his desk Ana held out his hand to her. There was a broads mile on his face. I hoped you would stay Ellen he said. Your place i open for you As Long As you want it. I. Hoped you would change your min once you had a Chance to Cool  it was mrs. Arnold s Story that  she said. She told me All about the threatening letters arid about the ism. Laramie who has been hounding the family for  you understand of course that. What mrs. Arnold told you is very confidential Olivia is not to know nor is anyone , i understand. I have an idea or.   Call me Leo Ellen after All we re All one family Here and i seems rather silly to be  " All right Leo. Now Here s the idea i have. Don t you think it would a better for me to string along withstand Robinson for a while instead of cutting him off. Suddenly. I la be on my guard. If there s something wrong about him. As you suspect i May be Able to. Get some information out of him. I there is a sudden break he would be warned that he is under  it s an excellent idea Ellen he agreed. If you Don t mind taking a Chance on a Man who May turn out Tobe a criminal. I Don t say he s a Crook i just say i Don t like his telling false stories about what he s doing. Of course he May just be pulling a line to impress you but on the other hand there May be More than that behind his  know now that. I can t afford to. Take a  want you to know Ellen said that l am above All Loyal to  and i Promise you i la report anything that seems suspicious about Stan Robinson to  la be Fine Leo agreed and. I Don t think you will be in any  will be a big help to us to keep close  your Friend. If he a not what he seems to be he might possibly Lead us to Laramie and that s a Chance Pecan t Overlook. Once we get our hands on that madman we can. All relax and live Normal lives. I m glad mrs. Arnold told you the whole Story now although. .1 doubted her Wisdom   Ellen laughed. It was amusing to As companion to the Arnold heiress Ellen had a full time Job. She had to watch the girl All Day spy on her own friends at night her How suspicious Leo was of every one and it occurred to her that a detective s life was t a very Happy one. I m certain you re Way off the track about Stan she said. I doubt very much if he will Lead you any , i can enjoy his company with your  never can Tell where anything will Lead Leo insisted. The smallest clue will often Lead to the solution of a very baffling Case i still think you re wrong Ellen said. You admit All you have to Malc Eyou suspicious of Stan is that you be found no record of his application fora permit to operate his airline. He might very easily have overlooked it. He May not know All the angles of these  i would give him credit for negligence or carelessness the detective argued Backi if he had t made Sucha Point of telling people what he is  people Well he told the apartment House manager where he lives a clerk in the Corner drug store and a Man at garage in the neighbourhood where he took his car to be  he. Also told me.," Ellen said. -. With a Little smile. Perhaps Leo did really have grounds for suspicion after All. " you d better take a close look at this picture of Laramie Leo suggested you might possibly run into him in your travels about town with  s changed since he was a Young Man but his nose and eyes will be the  notice he has quite heavy Eye brows and a Mustache the girl said. He could shave them Leo said. About All you can count on is that he has a roman nose and his eyes Are Brown and his hair  could Dye that Ellen remind. De him. Maybe i la make a defective out of you yet Leo said. Ellen had a dinner Date two night ? later with Stan. She went out with him determined to keep her eyes and ears open and positive she was going to prove that Leo was wrong in his Esti mate of the aviator. So eager was Sheto carry out her new role As a detective that she kept a Sharp Eye on Ever movement Stan made and she found herself doubting everything he  even made one or two Sharp retorts when he addressed her before she noticed him glancing at her in  prise. Then a sudden wave of self consciousness swept Over her As she real. Sized she was overdoing her watchfulness and with an Effort she made herself relax. She got him to talk about himself and his plans for the airline. This struck a ready response and she leaned Back and listened. Of know there s plent of air a business going to waste because this City in t on a main flying route he said. I can put in a shuttle service to connect with the big outfits and in time of course i la have a pros " porous route of my  then she got him to talk about his War experience and he said he had flown everything from fighters to the big bombers. After the War i went int commercial aviation and that s How i got the idea of going into it on my own he said. He was so enthusiastic about Nis plans that Ellen found it hard to believe that he might not be what he pretended to be yet on the other hand there was the fact that he had t made application " for an air License As Leo had said How s your application for a government permit coming along she asked. _ ". Of Fine i Suess although i Haven t heard a thing from the Commerce de part Merit yet he answered. I May have to hop to Washington soon to Serif i can push it through. You know weekend March 27, 1948