The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-21
Chapter IT ENID GOES CALLING

Fast as the taxi bore Enid to- ward her destination she wished it would go faster. Phil was in danger-she was going to him.
 She tried to lull herself into a feeling of security and belief that there was no real cause for great haste, but failed utterly.
 Her thoughts swung into another channel, but one that was even iilore tortuous and less conducive to peace Of mind. If it were not that the man she loved was in very real danger of perhaps, even his life. what she was doing now would have seemed foolhardy-but it was the only way out that she saw for both Phil and Roy
 But afterward? Even if she were successful tonight, what about the afterward? What about her future relationship with Phil? She was the sister of a criminal. Yes, it was back again, that thought with all it's poignant suffering True, from the moment she had realized what she believed was the scurrllotls trickery that had started Roy on his career of crime, she had not considered him morally guilty-but the law would not look on 1t the same way, nor would the world.
 She could not make a social out cast of Phil Martin. She could never do anything to harm his ca rser or embltter his future. And eo there could never be anything between him and herself.
 Her eyes were suddenly blurred rnd wet as she stared out of the window. She had no reason to be- feve that he cared for her-or that he ever would care-and she hoped now that it was that way. It would be much easier for them both.
 She would love him always, be- cause that love had come into her life for always-but he would never know. It was her love that was taking her to him tonight--but he would not know that either. And Roy? It was not Roy's fault. But but-oh, what would be the end of il all?
 Her mind worked on and on re- lentlessly, and it was almost in startled way that she realized the taxi had drawn up to the curb and had come to a halt She got out and paid her fare, adding tip The taxi rattled away.
 She walked rapidly along the block that separated her from Elehty-third street, and on reaching the corner took the natural turn into the cross street.
 She had no means of Knowing in what block was the house with the ITO Let" sign. She only knew 1t was near" Avenue A. She would have to search for it until she found it.
 She walked a little way down the street without result, then crossed over and went back on the other side of the street to the avenue. She then did precisely the same thing on both sides west of the avenue, without result.
 She began her circuit again, and came suddenly upon the object of her search. Yes, there 1t was-a house ITO Let. It was a little farther from the avenue in this direction than she had been be- fore. that was all. She had been right in her surmise.
 Swiftly, critically, she surveyed the house. The dark curtalnless windows were like blind eyes star ine out into the night. Blind eyes! How did she know? It was quite nossible that she was being watch ed at this moment from within The house wasn't empty in spltf nf it's ITO Let" sign and it's desolats appearancel
 Her pulse began to quicken. There was something suddenly forebodine abotlt the shouse; but, too, sn' noted with some relief that 1t nae basement entrance beneath tht HOOD which would shield her iron observation from the houses across f,le street and to a very large ex' tent from any passers-by as well.
 She glanced now up and dowf fine street. There was no one neal at hand, and she stepped down tt the basement door beneath tho stoop. It was quite dark here ar1c she could scarcely see at all. She began to feel with her hand around the lamb of the door,
 Her hand closed on the bell knof and pulled it-and, listening. sht heard a faint, responsive janglt from within.
 Her automatic was smuggling IT. her right hand now. She did no'