The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27

you must come over here. No, don't try to say anymore. Phone wires have been tapped You go home and get some sleep. I'll get the car and drive down. You go to the shop as usual. I'll be there in the morning as soon as you arrive"
 There was a silence as he listen- ed, then he softly said good night
 "Well?" asked Klein, who already had some idea of the conversation
 Tt was Vivienne," Charming ex- 1 plained for Jimmy's benefit.
 As soon as Kronberg had disap- peared on his way to the railroad terminal, Vivienne had hurried to the nearest pay-station. She had not wanted to frighten Aileen, and had purposely refrained from phon- ing to her hotel. She had also fear ed the switchboard of the broad cast studio. As result she had been calling Channing's number for an hour While she talked she kept her eye on the glass door of the booth, but no one in the drug store appeared to be paying the slightest heed to her being there. Kronberg might have been bluff ing.
 That's about all," Charming con- cluded, relating what she had said. No wonder the poor kids uneasy. It won't do to let her face it alcne, but just what should we dop' You're going to bring Viv back with you?" Jimmy asked. If her coming meant complications it would be better if Aileen spent the holidays alone.
 That depends on what I find" |" lChanning, too, seemed in doubt. Apparently Kronberg is on his way so he can be here tomorrow. Max, can you check up on him without his knowing it?"
 Sure" said Klein. T would get that job. As one of these detec- tives, I'm the headache in your drink. Here for weeks I've been thinking how wise I am and now I see I'm crazy. Just the same I'll look after Kronberg and Jimmy can hang around Aileen. Maybe there's no need of that, but it won't do any harm. You go on to Philadel- phia and leave the rest to us.'
 Vivienne returned to Mrs. Per- kins' shortly after one o'clock. The apartment was dark, but the land- lady's door was ajar when Viv- ienne passed No sound came from the woman'S bed, which meant that she was listening. Vivienne went by bristling, and shut herself in at once.
 Several times on her way from the drug store from which she had phoned to Charming she had paused to glance behind her. Unlike New York City, the streets were practi- cally deserted, and she was almost certain that she was not follow ed. In spite of Kronbergs threat of surveillance, that fear was no doubt unfounded. Yet she was sure he would learn of her whereabouts wherever she might go.
 To keep on with this shadow over Notwithstanding Aileen as well-would be too impossible. That was why she had phoned to Chan ming in her desperation. Vivienne wondered if he kneW-or cared what that had cost her pride. Wait ing there in the phone booth battling with herself-Vivienne had alternated by trying in vain to reach him and telling herself that she wouldn't. In the stuffy com partment everything seemed to con- spire to make her look scatter brained. Nor was that the worst of it!
 First, there had been that story in Tattle Tales. Charming hadn't hesitated to say what he thought of that. Then the day in his studio when he had plainly told her that the trouble was what people must naturally think of her. And he had not even wanted-what she might have given.
 As though that was not bad enough, her folly had led her to Kronberg. What she had done ir a fit of pique had left him but one construction to place upon her conduct. In each of these misad- jventures she had deliberately cheapened herself. Now if Kron, berg proposed to talk, what little Ireputation she had would be torn Ito shreds.
 1 Oh, she had been fool. She re- Iproached herself with increasing bitterness. Once again she must eat humble pie and depend or Channings advice. There was just lone consolation and in spite of hei depression, yivienne, welcomed that However greatly Dwight might re-