European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 03, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Synopsis Ellen fair is employed on the Arnold estate As Corn Panion Secre. Tary to Olivia Arnold wealth Yyoung heiress. She is told about the threatening Kidnap letters that the Arnolds Hare been getting for Twenty years from a Ralph Laramie a revengeful suitor of mrs. Arnold Hannnon Young detective hired to guard Olivia asks Ellen Tobe careful of Stan robiso7r, a Neu Friend she has met because Leo believes there is something. Suspicions about Hiiri. Ellen is telling Leo about the last Date she had with Stan an the ice Althy Sidney Taruc she met when mrs. Arnold staggers Tito the room clutching a letter. Part Iii to and Ellen rushed to the woman Side took her by the Arm and helped her into a is it mrs. Arnold Leo asked the woman started and then half collapsed in the . Arnold extended the letter to the detective. He spread it out on the desk and Ellen leaned Over his shoulder to read it also. It was written on Plain Sheet of White paper of Good glanced Down the Page at the signature and she saw the name Rolp Laramie scrawled at the Bottom. Mrs. Arnold it read the time is near. After All these years of waiting and watching i am about to strike. Of course i won t Tell you the exact time weekend april 3, 1948 but i will give you a hint though tomake you a Little More miserable while you watch and wait and worry. I intend to take Olivia before her Twenty first birthday and you la never see her this letter knocks you out you May be sure i won t Pray for your when they had finished Reading. Leland Ellen turned and looked at each other. Leo glanced toward mrs. woman Kad slumped Down in her chair and apparently had get her maid quickly he or dered. Meanwhile i la Call . At his Ellen darted upstairs found Mary in mrs. Arnold s suite and helped her put the woman to bed. Then she went Back to Leo s . Arnold is on the Way home/1 he said. The detective was carefully dusting the surface of the letter with powder. Looking for fingerprints he explained. Does t look like there Are any there never s really Friom Laramie i m sure of it. I be seen enough of these things to recognize his writing. And he misspelled a word As time it s recovery. Notice he has an a where there should be an Are you going to do Ellen asked. Increase the guards about the House and watch Olivia everywhere she s about All we can do. Of course or. Arnold May have other ideas when he gets you know where the letter was mailed the envelope had a local postmark arid it came by regular mrs. Arnold rallied quickly an came downstairs to Leo s office when her husband arrived from downtown. Are Vou going to Tell Olivia about this Ellen asked. I think she should know about it so she 11 be on her no no no mrs. Arnold protested i Don t want my baby to be worried about anything hire As Many men As you need Leo Arnold said and keep after this madman. Once we get our hands on him he s finished and we All can live like human Ellen had t seen Olivia All morning. She had gone straight to the detective to report on Stan and her meeting with Sidney Tark when she arrived at the House and when she looked in the suite she shared with Olivia she found Olivia bubbling with Gay spirits entirely unconscious of the new wave of fear which had engulfed the household Fol lowing Laramie s latest threat. I met your Stan Robinson Ellen Olivia exclaimed and i think he s very you met him Ellen was startled. Where was he out Here of course not Olivia him Over the Telephone. The phone in your room rang and ran while i was dressing and so on impulse i came in and answered it. He has a Nice what did he want me for Ellen asked a bit worried. He wants you to Call him Back Athis apartment Olivia said. Ellen had started to dial the phone when the other girl walked Over and Cut off the connection. Wait a minute she said. I be Gotan idea. Why Don t you arrange a double Date i know there s no Chanc of my seeing him alone and i d love to meet him. I want to see if he measure sup to his " double Date who could we get forthe other Man � Why Leo of course or Kiley beck.". Kiley Beck was Leo s chief assistant but Ellen still was t sure. Will Leo go for a stunt like that she asked How can he help himself he s on dad s payroll Twenty four hours a Day and he can t keep me penned up Here All the time. Go ahead and Call Stan ill fix it up so that either Leo or Kiley fills in As the extra was t sure How Leo would react to this idea but he had never specifically forbidden her to do such a thing. Besides he could t object if her his chief aide were along for Protection. So she dialled Stan wanted to take you out tonight. That s Why i called he t you just As leave make it a double Olivia wants to meet you. I la dig up an extra wanted to see you As i have some thing to Tell you but i dont mind Stan answered. He did t seem too eager to include Olivia in the party Ellen thought but of course he might just be putting on an act. She d find out once and for All if Leo s belief that he had been Angling to meet Olivia were True. Stan was talking again. On second thought it might be a lot of fun making it a foursome he said. It s a Date Ellen said. Well go to the carnival club for dinner he said. I understand they be got a. Band there and i found out owns the place. It will give me a Chance to see him again. I d like to keep on Good terms As i May need that Job of his. I be been turned Down ohm airline License. Thai s Why i called i need Between us we ought to console0 Vou Ellen said and Hung up. Well it s All s it she told Olivia who had been listening eagerly to the la be fun going out with a Man who has t been hand picked for me by. The folks or Felt a slight Pang of jealousy at Olivia s obvious eagerness to then put it aside. It must be terrible for a girl like Olivia to have so Little Freedom she thought. And she d be glad to learn for herself too whether Stan was the Fortuner Huhter Type. As Ellen had thought Leo was t very pleased that she had arranged the Date and did t hesitate to say so. Olivia begged so hard that .1couldn t do anything else Ellen de fended herself. After All the girl i entitled to some pleasure even if it does interfere with your a much More attractive than i am. I m just a working girl continued on Page 22 19
