Desc: The Near Lady: Directed by Herbert Blaché. With Gladys Walton, Jerry Gendron, Hank Mann, Kate Price. Basil Van Bibber, son of a prominent family, and Nora Schultz, daughter of a butcher who invented a sausage machine that made the Van Bibbers rich, pretend to be in love to please their parents; but when Nora tries to protect the young Van Bibber from a charge of reckless driving, they discover that they really are in love.