The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-12
Chapter 3S
TELL-TALE EVIDENCE

HELL TALE EfAOE4NOG
 "You-Phil!" Enid gasped. T. I told you never to come here. " "Yes-so you didl But I am herelp
 There was harsh note in his loice and Enid had strange teel- ing of impending disaster.
 He was stepping forward over the threshold now-but now she blocked the way. Of all nights, rot tonight Roy was coming back! Toy might be here at any minute NO, mol" she protested anxious ly. II can't let you inl Oh, l warned you never to come here!'
 And then, before she had scarce ly realized what he was doing, he had pushed her almost roughly away from the door, and had step ped into the hall.
 His voice came harshly again as he closed the door behind him "You go along there into that lighted room see down the hall! I'll talk to you in there!'
 "Phil!" she cried out wildly "What does this mean? Why do you speak to me like that2'
 "Go into that room!" he repeated
 She obeyed him mechanically She found her way to the desk and leaned against it-for sudden 1v her knees felt strangely weak What did this mean? He was stand ing there on the threshold now unbuttoning his coat. His face was haggard, ashen.
 And then from under his coat nc took out an object that, erump.ec as it was, she could not mistake and the sight of which, she knew left her own face bloodless, too.
 Heres your hatl" he saic hoarselyl
 He flung it toward her. It struck the typewriter and fell to the floor on the far side of the desk.
 She did not move. It did moi seem as though She had the power to move-or the power to speak. It seemed as though she had never seen so white face as his.
 Why don't you speak?' he de- manded almost incoherently. Why don't you say something?"
 'How-how did you get it?' she asked faintly.
 sIs that all you have to say?' He laughed at her bitterly You know very well how got it.. don't vouq found it in the cellar of the Murkfnar1 house--beneath the basement window!" He came a Step toward her. Last night you asked me how I was going to ex- plain the presence of the 'mysterl- ous woman in the story. Do you know what wrote2 Did you read the papers?"
 She shook her head.
 AI'll tell you, thenl I said 1t was a woman who must have been ont of the gang-but, oh, my God, didn't know I was telling th' truth"
 He was rocking on his feet, hi' voice pouring from him in shak ino voice. "A thief A criminal Youl I said she helped me to es cape because she had probably tax en pity on me, and that then sh gave me the slip Oh, yes, l pro tected you, IAI loved you. thought you were an honest wo mani And .nowi No wonder yo did not want me to come herel" She was scarcely conscious ( what he said. She must get hir away from here. Suppose Rc came!
 "Please, please goi'' she erie cut imploringly. You mustn't sta here I-I am not trying to escap I will go with you"
 @where?" he flung out.
 Anywhere" she said .brokenl "I-I do not know. Toto the p lice, I suppose .sfrom what you nay said"
 isThe policei' He laughed ra' ccusly. why did you sthink I haa that hat hidden under my coat ~I do not know she answere helplessly. l. AepBecause"-he was close to n now. and suddenly his hands ciost fiercely on her arn1s-because nave not forgotten that you save my life last highland pecaus E f3od help me, still love youl F yyn, understand? ?-I love youl AT Tsdon't know what to dol" She closed her eyes. When sf ,16ked again he had thrown mn ssif into the desk chair ana 2 2, head was buried in his arms ou' ,u' S3bng across the desk She ial hsr hand timidly upon his snou der. .,.., cs,,,s ,