The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

Always "a model prisoner, Mr.. James
IFrrTuut otherwise saint James,
.|a-rEis. Silver Jimmy whose Imita-
ZION coins were al once the envy ana
DESPAIR of his fellow couuterfelterS, had
received his ful! allowance OF good time,
thereby completing his fOuT-year SEN
-.r.. iu three years aud two months,
and NOW, dressed in a cheap but re
sra.-alIe ready-made suit and warm
u..l.aaL he stood in the warden's Of
flee to obtain his railroad ticket and
tn. small sum OF money to his credit
~GuoE-by. Jimmy" The white-haired
warden extended his hand and smiled
$50 long. warden" responded Jimmy
heartily. IN see you later
The veteran keeper who had watched
the young man disappear in the direc-
uuu of the railway station turned 10
one ~ his assistants. It's funny what
Iranks nature plays Look at Jimmy.
II ever angel was written on man 5
face. it's ON his. and written large
rr was cutie true. He was. the most
@af.-Ir-s appearing scamp one could
...u imagine his big. innocent blue
eyes looking straight into yours with a
sincerity that was beyond question
I.r.e IN. saint James. and these
.ra-artaristiCS were often most Valua-
DE-. far. if Jimmy was rounded up
.rH brought 5nto court, here ne was
-#. known. IL was almost SeTtaln that
liz. ~ywuathy of the court, jury and
spectators would be with the frank
t4.aI lad. And. if not quickly cleared
.. the charge against him "a story 81
..rI luck told TO the court IN tnaJ Wen
m1dulaied voice o. his was enough 10
insure at the worst mild sentence IN
lup work house. instead of years IN the
prison. once when he had thus imposed
ON an impTcssionable judge in a federal
court ana had been sentenced To four
months in Jail. he was SD overcome
with emotion that he could hardly
tnank the court for IT'S leuiency, but as
ha passed through the doorway IN
charge of the marshal he whispered:
Four months, Holy smoke, / could
stand on my head that long.
His last case had been d1Ttereht, no" 70
ever. He had been out of Jail only a
month after the short sentence with
-r. ar~ebalic possibilities when ne
vas caught red-handed and got a SEN
-.-.- severe enough TO effectUally dis
pei any thoughts of leVlIy. during the
years of his Incarceration, Jimmy Ter
9Th. brain had not been idle, and the
dr.. lac walked out a free man ne hdd
several schemes in mind that promised
-r-.e~s. Much In the surprise of the
sans" nc announced that he was go
..- g., be. good. I'm done with all
cooked business, boys, he declared
...G.u.-~iEeIN- No more OF II Tor mt
..r gsing To live on the fquare- L m go
..- rs begin life all over again, and
.. v.uu watch me, some day you II
s.- m- IL Sunday school superintend-
..- with a weekday office on Broad
way. telling people what to do with
....r money.
There were various more or less VIZ
...r- .zuressiIns of increduhty from
Ills .-g pals. but not long thereafter
r.mg dropped out of sight without the
Explanatory newspaper paragraphs
. .#.l usually accompanied his PERIOD
.... absences. and was soon forgotten.
about the time that Jimmy disap-
.....I from his old haunts, BlggFllIe
Saline. al new resident in the person OF
.rG-rlauuered young man, with an
......rHE- face. After first securing a
....... .u "a respectable ueighbOrhOOd- ne
...r... Qua 10 find employment Ihere
..- less d5thcuIty than he had feared.
-.. general manager of the universal
Emporium. BiggyilIe'S mammoth de-
pertinent store. listened with evident
....-. TO the applicants tale OF a
... wrecked by unfortunate specuia-
.... ..E -stmeuJs. a father dead OF
..... .IIure after the long months OF
...-- strain. ID mother broken and