The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-02
ALIAS JIMMY valentine


And gon expect me 10 hunt him up
anll deliver him 70 gous
ana you ore going ~ That's tho
odd part Sc 4 And possilig j q make
N eyewitness ont .of you.
st would be odd e / sent Ayery
away for lie II would indeedi''
Then IN slough you for that
Springfield Job. Doyle rose abruptly.
Then you may as wen 40 It now
said the other dedantly
No hurry. I've got q little work ON
the case yet and III fnd you when i
want you poyle's grin showed his
teeth.
'.I,n not going to run away
Took here. Valentine, this avery
isn't worth this. He's as wrong as
ever lived Hen cross you. or any one
else. ] should think when b hmm re.
sorts to blaek1acking an old man that
would put him out Of your class.s
II don't know whore he Is. / don't
know that he did blackjack anybody.
and / wouldn't know him Il 1saW
him"
itThat's your spiel, chr,
reThat's the truth Valentine rose
as though to end the distasteful inter
view.
4That's a lie! You know where he
Is better than any one Tf You don't
Red does, and I want him. One month
to turn him up, and if you don't I 60,
after you, and,4f 1 80 after you ! get
You"
.we1l, get mt"
II will 1t win take a little time-aj
year, perhaps ten-but Us long as we're
both alive I'm after you. Good day.
Doyle strobe angrlly away.
AS the broad shouldered form Of the
headquarters man" disappeared Val
entine stood gazing reaectively after
him. His back was turned to the por-
there's. Bill Avery, seeing his chance,
crept stealthily out. In his right hand
cleaned the barrel and the chamber
of his SO bulldog. BE felt secure.
He had the versatile Red to aid in the
necessary getaway. The, hotel corrl.
doris were OPPORTUNITY deserted and
the noise of the elevator and Of the
street cars outside would dun the
sound Of the bulldogs bark.
Another step; he raised the weapon;
his forefnger began to tighten on the
trigger. But Valentines keen ear
caught the sound of the creak Of Az
ery's stiffening elbow joint us it
Strengthened. Wheeling with his old
time alacrity, the ex-conyict saw his
danger, struck down the flrearm with
his powerful left hand and -wrested 1t
from his would be assailant's- grasp.
He broke the. weapon open and saw
that all the chambers were loaded.
Swapping It shut, he thrust 1T into his
pocket AID hurled the now cringing
Avery from him TO the floor.
You foolT' sneered Valentine. Get
mp and be a man.
The former prison mate Of his con,
dueror stifay regained his feet.
"I'll kill him-I'll kill him yetn he.
exclaimed to Red. who had followed
him from behind the curtain.
TOO bad you didn't get him."
growled Red disgustedIy.
Valentine, however. cut short their
talk by warning them of their loud
ZONES. at his pronouncement that
they were both crazy Red reminded
him Of what he had told him about
She detectives and their. stool pigeons.
ut was lie too" put in Avery.
n never stuck that old man up. I'm
talking on the lowell"
81 knew Doyle was lying" answered
Valentine reassuringly. ats a hard
game we're up against"
Red agreed with tie speaker.
'Well, now, maybe you believe that
It amt so easy to turn square. Listen,
Jimmy. Avery and me have got u job
worked out. We know every twist
and turn Of the joint. I've prowled 1t
twice. We were going to use the
soup" He showed a bottle. "See, old
nitroglycerin, but We heard you were
going to be sprung, and we waited.
You can grab that gopher tonight, and
you can bet with US outside no one can
get to you"
Red and Avery eyed him anxiously,
expectantly.
:I've opened my last safe, Red"
was the calm rejoinder.
$50 you're going to work, ell. with
copper at your heels:" snarled Red,
Pm going to work, and won't be
stool pigeon"
You're going to give up the game,
a graft like you got-you, with YOUR
I'm DONE"
well, what in heavens name I got
Tits a woman!'
II have met decent girl, Red, the
kind knew as a boy-my sisters
kind. 1t was she who got me out of
that hole at Sing Sing, and have
promised myself
"You don't thipk she or her folks
would stand for you, do you%
"If 1 was on the level she just
might"