| Show Yi SS I eW lit f 7 4 9 anne austin austinI I 19 7 NEA ervice HERE TODAY TODY Vera Victoria Cameron efficient secretary allows Jerry Macklyn advertisIng manager manager of the Peach 11 Cosmetics company to transform 11 her Into it beauty through the Use or of the com company alter after she faUs sUd suddenly In love Jove with witha a man who Ignores her In transforming her hei the beauty specialist copIes a picture Jerry finds In his desk Jerry falls In Inloe Inlove love lo with Vera also c called Vee- Vee e ec and his love persIsts eV even n at af- af ter-he ter learns she wants to be beautiful beau beau- so she an spend her vacation at t Lake 1 and meet theman the man she loves Joes Schuyler Smythe i At lake hotel Smythe and I Iother other mistake Vee Vee-Vee forthe for tor the princess ex-princess Crandall who after a a. Paris divorce Is In hiding Vera tries to conVince people ot of her true identity but J i inot not believed Vera opens a letter Jetter Jerry gave her before belore her depart depar- depar t hIre re an and learns e u unknowingly used the Crandall heIress heIress' picture in refashionIng her arid and w warns her hernot herriot riot not to pos pose as the Vivian lan should she be mistaken for her Nan unattractive but wealthY leaves the hotel In anger nger bec us use she be l ves Vera has taken from mother tells Vera that she has learned Schuyer Js is a a. salaried see sec ret rr four four-flusher and fortune fortune- hunter but bu Vera refuses to b be- be It C h hotel has era anc and They S O to the pier at for tora a few fear minutes e and there r confesses confesses' s' s his hi's love Sh Shand She and Schuyler leave In a car Schuyler Schuler Insisting they must marry that that- night Ver Vera hoping he loves her for her herself lt alone tells him the truth shOwing J Jerrys Jerry's rry'S le letter r to prove she is not the elrESs Schuyler Schuler Js Is Insane with It OCCUrs to him she she- may be testing test est estIng Ing his love and he tries to retrIeve but too lat late for tor Vera Ver has sien seen through his scheme She orders orders' him to take her hel to the t town and or the the way they are stopped b by a oar ear a and d' d hio two masked menNOW menNOW men NOW GO ON WITH TH THE E STORY S CHAPTER A masked man sprang upon each ot of the boards of the roadster roadster road road- ster which Schuyler r had stolen for his elopement with the girl he be to tD be Vivian Crap Grap daB dali In the dint light theIr eyes glInted weirdly through the holes holes' lri lii their black masks s. s What does Ibis mean Smythe quavered A holdup HIs HIs' HIst t teeth eth on the words words' Holdup I is right buddy the m man n who w s crouching over Sc Schuyler laughed shortly Give me methe the keys kes to the car ana make n it snappy out lady We Wee xe not nOl going to hurt you it if yoU do as youre oure told S I Vee-Vee Vee felt more more lIke J than screaming Ins Ins' she he obediently climbed out ot the roadster Ive Iv navel never b been n in hia a holdup before before be- be fore she be med It Is Ing nce and I am ony onlY sorry sorry that I 1 am ri o. o jewels jewe s with to paY for nty h t Th These These- se jade are worth no Dore than 25 unfortunately unfortunately- do snapped the man who was standing gu r rd over Schuyler Smythe You c can n cut the he comedy miss and run run along to that car ot ours And no monkey either You sc rt the the- lady pardner d foward th man man with his dra drawn on pIs- pIs tol toI I S Vivian SchuYler Smythe c called In an voice nun for tor your hid They wont won't da date e shoot Oi 01 wont won't we the man by his side chuckled Wh Where re are yo yoU taking Miss 1 Cran Miss Schuyler spluttered but he made no effort to get out of the car and follow her Dont you wish you l knew newl the masked man man mocked him Dont wory about her buddy Your I s 's goIng to be safe enough If she behaves like a good girl come along after ter a awhile awhile while and r rescue yoi- yoi O J But Bu dont don't make the mistake ot of giving gl a passing car the high sign for far itt at atle le least st halt half an hour see N Not t. t that well we'll need that ong ong my and me but we dot dont like to be hurried especially when were we're out driving with a pretty girl i As s Vee-Vee Vee tool took her seat In the of the the sedan closEy guarded she sUit stilt felt strangely tr free c cof of fear It vas certain that they would not take her back to the Mis' Mis or 01 r e near It It they w were r merely hIghway ro hErl they t ri he her loose when they had sa d themselves s' s that she he had only O in her vanity case ase and no jewels ot of v value lue on her person per per- son But if they were bandIts why hadn't they tone gone through Pock pockets He certainly looked like a gentleman ot of means n they UndoubtedlY knew t t he was was a a. a guest o the Minnetonka 1 hotel A su sudden J made her turn turp t wIped th con con- smil smile oft oct Jer 1 r ea I mouth 11 uth Are re O detectives she asked 00 that's Hey pard She wants tor know If v r dete s th the man man She she la bad Cad Cad- dressed dresse song sang out to tile at one at the the I 5 C Sorry miss but w det de- de e t that ilves-that Ja Is If you'd like to tn meet et UP with a a. Q tec lve dr r fw N i Vee e ith re-j re lIet lief I 1 mUch ch prefer preEr an tode td But dont you dont ou think it It would ouId be wiser to take off our m masks If If a a. passing ar flashes s Its headlights at you you'll be e In r rather ther a nasty situation unless you can an convince the occupants ar are pr protecting yourselves against Influenza germs You know sh she In a cheerful conversational Ive always believed bandits or ma masks ks only In In detective novels It Its a a pleasure to find out Im I'm wrong I nev never r expected such uch perfect day Youre a rood tood sport t the man nian beside her s as he his his t unknot the back Met Me nd my aint 1 m looks Iii Illy to with viii that sheik sheli of yours ours but Im I'm sot got to take us since y c cant can't n t havoC have us alone S. S S V tee Vee e- e eVee Vee laughe P a studied d. d the face Wil J h the nia her revealed with the X mO al of f his hs' hs mask in the faint It wa hard to to- distinguIsh his his' t tea tea- a- a arly b but t. t sh she sin saw that he hada face as as a with mU eye eyes tw nei be h whitish eyebrows His flis mouth ws w s wIde side and and ben ath a a. tat fat blob 5 ofa Ia Hose The little ladys lady's ben een giving nie the once over pardner- pardner the owner of oC the face sang out In his hoarse pasal voice a a. v vOice that suggest suggested d New Yorks York's lower EaSt t Side No Nov you OU turL ar around let Jet her vote vote on which ot of us Js' Js lathe the The drIver driver who Jl d' d gott gotten the car car- under way and w was was' d driving at at jJ cJ clip p d his Jj re be 1 sharply on his neck and an ed a ahe ahe he he- he tor loraW anI Instant nt it It was was' vas by far the more more it fac of th the swart with a a. hooked rose i sc a npr nir row Upped mouth like Jike a ared th r red d gasi a across Ills his f ce His chin was so pointed and so promInent ent as s sto to make his his face fae look Jook deformed a pf cruelty Cruett gir sh d ered Inv involuntarily Junt and the theman theman man beside beIde her laughed ho hoarsely hoarsely- She dont JU Jike yo r mug mug pard pardnEr para nEr lie Chuckled h c led Why l lady dy hes he's the bo gy man that m ma macare ms care their their- kids kids- sith Shut your t p the snarled as 1 if his vanity were ere hurtIs hurt ls Is this th fight ight road Useless Useless' I eU z r pay JaY att atten lon t 0 l i ness and less less' to kidding i The roe ca car w s hesitatIng 5 I roads p turn t to th leff t 1 faced face man directed rather Bout do thre e miles t thiC Ir dirt I toa road S you taking Vee demanded sear tear h her r body with go goosefleSh s This ThI h has s. s tar 1 1 Oh not halt half far enough moon faced mau chuckled be surprised Jady But dont don't worry C Nol Nobody's going to hurt huit you unless you try tp to g getaway t away Are Are C you e sl shrilled S How Howd you ueSs I th the man nian beside her chuckled wi seen een you at tile the 1 anci we we s ys t ourselves Lord what n a nr pretty r tty gl 1 tA tp e joy we pardner he to the manon on the front seat Aw sh up up the growled r Would you know t that at S field In Cn the thc dark Jt It avas vas hard to tell just how v tar far It was wa's with u walking fore he aa Cd i cally t. t Sure It was ore ot them snake ten en es the first otie m to on this road S 'S Listen bos bo's Vee- Vee ee Ve began tn n tire you u kl ing me you ou think J rIt r- r It had come to her in a a. flash this was but another amazing Ien of t her ImP Im- Im P of the Crandall heiress With the papers paper t tI I ot of Vivian Crandall's and or of orthe the unsuccessful search that private vate detectives and police were making for tor her there wa was small room for wonder that crooks laid hud adv advantage of the situation But how had they known where she was Then she ahe remembered red the anonymous letter Jetter which she had haq under her door early that e demanding a hundred dollars dollars dol- dol lars for tor sll nce She h had d n not t paid the blackmail and now she was beInS be InS ing- Ot Of course they would hold her for rans ransom m. m Who Vho do We We think you are the at her contemptuously Lady we know who you are We Ve wa was hiding under the pIer while you OU and that collar collar-ad sheik was billing and cooing We Ve sure got a earful ot of mush T Thought ought you never ne break away But you ou played right i into to our hands l Yo I s sheik elk 1 lj i t tale ao a- a acOr c cOr- cOr cOrto r to elope lop you with y u an w we swipe another to f follow you ln In Me l f and nd my pardner here feel ul b bad d. d cause w V aint got ot our tail waller-talI coats on the Ca ed man mourned d' d mockingly I se ing as s show how how vere Svere Joy riding rid rid- ridI I Ins ing I ih h v with a prin- prin Im l not ot a a princess princess 1 nev never r have ben b en IL Ve Vee Ved-Vee yee cried tout leaning forward to o. o shake the sh shoulder uI ler ot of the driver ot of the eta She recognIzed that he Wits was the thele le eader der Sit down own an i keep quiet T How ani 1 going to l on my busIness with you ho vUng In my e ear the driver Sn at herI herz her z I you im i'm not Vivian not VIvIan Crand Cran- Cran d dali ll and and- th t Is h you oit think 1 Vee Vee-V. el protested shrilly Please let me out Say Sa lady JadY dO think we wept pt ll d this before betor we vas sure sure ot of the tp ay f Wt had ad 8 pl e of t you ou anti nd u n complete com coin piete descrIption You fit ft It to Ule Ja t detail and we we j just been telling ou we heard YOU talking to to that sheik of yours on oa the pier tonight o lady pipe down and be benice nice Aint no use pulling that gag on onus us usi We J h now Our p oni l ns he he saw thEn that h t Jt it was quite e eus us Useless le ss to try to convince them No NoOne One ne would believe believe- her n no one ha had beI believed eved her fr the first lle Jie l lay lay- y back agaInst the cushions of the stolen led sedil 1 he he n had d recognized it as b belonging to Mrs lck a tact fact which seemed faintly Ironic t U though sh could hot have said why and clos d her tired eyes S Dont cry cry- lady the moon moon-f man mah Urged h kindness We aint going to hirt you ou AU All Allright right pardner pardner- This is' is the lane Jane h Where r we turn In Or shall wt we eave the car here I Leave Jt it here I Iguess guess the Ule driver grunted as he killed the en- en gine All AI tei lively been up In a sky asky buggy Bul I guess uess an airplane aint no novelty o you yo g. g that hat lag yo yoi pardner IC called to the I faced m man n. n uAn An airplane Vee Vee-Vee echoed Then curiously a a. thrill of oC anticipation anticipation an- an fluttered in in her bean She had always wanted to rIde In inan an but she he h had never dreamed that the experience come ome to her In bizarre fashIon 5 To Be Continued Sin In the meantime Schuyler Smythe gets back to thiS the Minnetonka w where ere an an analar alar alarm has be been n raised over Vee-Vee's Vee's e aa aate the te next chapter ii i |
