The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-03
Chapter % TRIUMPH TURNS TO TERROR

TRIUMPH TURNS TO TERROR
 When Aileen, Vivienne and Jim my arrived at the hospital, Emile Gluck was standing on the steps with Doctor Saunders. The latter had been showing him through the various wards, and it was evident that Gluck had been touched by all that he saw.
 Yet even his compassion for the institutions inmates failed to hide his satisfaction over the presence of the camera-men who were there at Jimmy's behest. Now he and Saunders posed with Aileen, and Chuck was as proud as Punch. What a whale of an advertisement for him to be in the news-reel with his mystery star! On the air and on the screen, his Parfum Masque would soon be known to millions of possible purchasers!
 That thought made him gener- ous. Doctor Saunders already had his check for handsome contri- button. He was finding the pros pect of personal exploitation as pleasing as the profits his business acumen visioned.
 Now, said Saunders, suppose we go in. The children can hardly contain themselves, and I must say I can't blame them"
 Vivienne glanced at Jimmy The same idea daWned on him. Why the devil hadn't he thought before of this possibility? Emile Gluck was a widower, rich as Croesus and susceptible-the type who would lavish his fortune on a girl like Vivienne or Aileen if she gave him half a chance. Viv might, but Ai- leen wouldn't.
 It was not Gluck. however. who caused Jimmy to ponder. He could never conceive of Aileen as an old mans darling, but there was not the slightest doubt that Saunders appealed to her. Likewise, it was evident that whether or not he suspected himself, the Doctor was in love. Jimmy was almost inclined to laugh at his own stupidity. He had certainly done his best to make Aileen unobtainable. But then, t didn't matter. If he could see her happy, that alone would be worth while Maybe he'd better make up to some other girl and rush her around bit. Then Aileen wouldn't hesitate on the ground of hurting him.
 Every child in the bright audi torium began to exclaim at once when Doctor Saunders led Aileen out upon the platform. She could see crutches and braces, and strange looking strapped contrivanees that held up wobbly heads-kiddies of varying ages, some of them in wheel chairs, and few on roller cots.
 If their little faces showed signs of pain, their eyes were big as saucers. They began clapping glee- fully when Saunders started to explain to them that this was the Mystery Lady they had heard on the radio.
 But she isn't mystery to us" he said, because she is with us this afternoon, and the song she is going to sing for us is one that you all know"
 Even more self-conscious than before the microphone, Aileen be- gan as Jimmy played her accom- paniment. The children listened spell-bound, trying their best to believe that her voice was the one that came over the air
 Sail, baby, sail,
 Out upon that sea-"
 Aileen's voice rang clear. Her NCl oOAi Wao III Ab, anu HUI AiNeA ' went out to these poor youngsters leach of them facing a handicap almost as pitifully tragic as the one her mask concealed But they'd no need to hide their faces! And Saunders had said that many of them would be cured in time New crtheless, her sympathy was regis tered in every note as Aileen en- tertained them.
 When, at last, she had to pause, Jimmy Crane offered himself in the guise of a magician. His amusing batter and his comic clumsiness in performing slight of hand tricks, made them call for more and more. Then Aileen sang to them again this time Lezinski's Valse-and it was Doctor Saunders who listened to her with half closed eyes, much