The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
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Dy VAN ROBARD, man Of the world, who has made casual love to her. When his engagement Is announced to MURAL LADD, debutante, Hane tries to forget him. Her mother, CASS, an act rcss, is on tour with a travelling company when she is taken ill. Iiane leaves MRS CLEES- FAUCETS home on Long Island to nurse her back to health.
 Cass frets against accepting the hospitality Of the rich Mrs Clces- paugh and during Iser convales- cence Liane accepts the proposal of CLIVE, her patrons son. It is to be a marriage of convenience. In Cass' dcItr.um, she has babbIed of some mystery concerning the girls birth.
 TREssA LORD, house guest at the Cleespaughs, dislikes Liane and tries to come between her and Give. Liane is threatened with blackmail. SHANE McDERMID, police officer who once befrlend- cd Liane, frightens the blackmail- CTS off. At ball given for the PRINCE OF SLAVARIA, Manc disappears, the victim Of kidnap- ersers. Give, McDcrmid and Chuck Desmond, reporter and friend of Muriel Ladd's, start search. She Is taken to lonely house on the shore, and during struggle with one of her captors, falls and hurts her head. The men leave her in charge of a woman called MOLLY. Meantime Give and a police off ccr pick up the trail. Give finds Liane's pearls, stained with blood, where she has dropped them, stealing out of the sinister house. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER xxx
 Strong arms carried Liane. They seemed curiously gentle arms. The man bore her as lightly as though she were a bit of thistledown.
 Whoever he is, he's better than those l left" thought the girl drowsily. She was not fully conscious even yet. She remem- bered escaping from that horrible house and she remembered a voice calling Whoa, there!" A mans voice. Then she had stumbled and unconsciousness had over- taken her.
 The man moved swiftly. Liane kept her eyes shut very tightly. She feared if she opened them the safety that now surrounded her might vanish and she might dis cover herself back in that grim prison with the fat woman guard ing her.
 Then she heard shouts. voices. Tho efficiently. Liane felt a dazzle of light on her eyelids and opened them with a start. The headlights of q car shone full on her face. She felt herself lowered gently. Warm robes were bundled round her.
 "You!" she cried astonished to Shane McDermid who bent over her.
 "The kid himself" McDermid said. His smile was grim. A little group of men closed in around them. The police lieu tenant was giving orders in a sharp, fierce voice.
 This car belong to them 2" he asked. A tall man in a great coat said. "I think so. We've got both birds trussed up in the ga rage. They expected to make a getaway but found they had a flat and were tinkering with 1t when we got here. The old wo- man won't talk. They want to kill her for falling asleep on them." The man laughed.
 Liane inquired feebly, "Where am l? Why-thats Clive's car! know the headlights. They're special. He must be around some- where"
 "So? 2" shane McDermid's voice was quizzical. Boys. go back to the house and take a look around. Something may have broken since you left the rear"
 But there was no need for this. A faced Give broke through the brush.
 'Liane!" he cried. You're safe. Thank God!"
 "I don't know what it's all about" she said between laughter and tears. "but If you knew how good you look to meat this minute!-"
 She put one hand to her band aged head. Give thought he had never sene he rIook so utterly adorable. Like 6 child who has been i'll and who rejoices in the promise of an outing. He fell on his knees beside her. Eve been frantic" His voice broke.
 Liane was moved. I'm so sorry" she said. 'Jt's been dread full for you. What does 1t all mean?"
 "rhe girl back at the house has told us," Give explained. Ut wa