The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-28
Chapter g
A DOUBLE GAME

Had Enid stopped to contem- plate the moral issues involved in the double game she was deter mined to play she might have been shocked, even appalled, at the meta morphosis.
 It had not been so long ago that she would have viewed such things as reprehensible.
 Now she did not even give it a thought-her mind was too busy in planning a course of action 10 save her brother What irony Her brother a murderer-pursued by the man she lovedl
 Enid broke the silence that had followed Phil's startling tale.
 "But you haven't got the Big Shot yet" she observed judicially. You've never seen him and you don't even know what he looks like. You said you heard Batty Rose and a man called Skinny talking Did they say where the Big Shot lived?"
 He shook his head "Oh, no; nothing near as good as that!" he smiled. What they said may not amount to anything; just enough to give a rather hay clue to their game. The house can't answer questions, but its landlord or its owner can; and what with that and running Batty Rose and Skin ny to earth, it won't take long to dig the Big Shot out of his hole.
 And then, on top of all that, there's youi" He was leaning to- ward her now. Perhaps you will be able to help too In fact, I'm sure you will It couldn't be other wise-for the way in which you came to know anything about that house and how you knew I was there, is bound to uncover some thing. Tell me all about it, Enid It's your turn now"
 Yes, it was her turn nowl She moistened her lips, as she turned her head and looked out of the window-they couldn't be very far from her corner now.
 There isn't anything I can tell you" she said duly.
 But. Enidp-his voice had grown instantly troubled and anxious 'surely you can't mean that! You can't realize what you are saying!"
 T see everything!" she broke in, her words coming now in sudden, almost hysterical outburst. Every thing That what I have done to- night would even warrant the sus- picion that-that I was one of the gang myself" The tears were very near. "Oh, don't know what you will think, but I cannot explain anything. Please, please do not ask me any more!"
 His voice came to her quietly, reassuringly: "To an outsider 1t might perhaps, as you say, seem a little suspicious; but to me, on the face of it, of course, this is sheer absurdity Listen, Enidl At least. tell me this. Did you know I was in that house when you went there?"
 Yes" she said
 Of course you did!" he asserted with sudden break in his voice. And you went there for my sakel"
 She was silent
 There is some simple explana- ton for it all, I know there is" he went on; even though for some cause you feel you cannot speak. But don't you realize that if for no other reason than that you saved my life tonight, I am in honor bound to respect your confi- dence? Can't you trust me?"
 "Oh, please don't make me say it againf" she begged. T cannot tell you anything,
 Her hands were suddenly impris- oned in his, and suddenly he drew her close to him.
 Then trust me for another req son, Enid" he whispered passion ately. You have seen it tonight. You know love you. I loved you before tonight-almost from the moment I first saw you My love is deeper, greater, now at this instant, if that is possible, because of what you have done. You-you risked your life and more for me tonight. love you, Enid. I love you!"
 She closed her eyes. He had swept her into his arms. His lips burned like fire on hers. Perhaps the taxi driver saw. How little that mattered? Where was that vaunted boast of hers that he was never to know that she cared!
 With a little moan she tore her self away. Don't Oh, please, don'tl9 she said piteously. There -there can never be anything like this between us. Oh, you are mak- ing it so hard-so hard! It is not question of trust. I do trust you.
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