public boolean takeStep (int x, int y)
   {
      while (x<= in1 && 0<x )
      {

         if (maze[x][y] == 'E')
         {
            return true;
         }

         if (maze[x][y] == 'W' || maze[x][y] == '*')
         {
            return false;
         }

         maze[x][y] = '*';

         boolean result;

         result = takeStep(x, y+1);

         if (result) { return true;}

         result = takeStep(x-1, y);

         if (result) { return true;}

         result = takeStep(x, y-1);

         if (result) { return true;}

         result = takeStep(x+1, y);

         if (result) { return true;}

         maze[x][y] = ' ';

         return false;
      }
         return false;
   }