The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
CHAPTER XII.

me-, went on leo ENTHUSIASTS
. tically. not approaching
the reason for Valenti tines
~ silence gee, but that Kit
y Is a great kid! Amt it funny how
. kid like that will get hold Of a tough
old tramp like meT @a
Mice child" commented Valentino
He picked up the telegram and hand
ID 1t to Red.
Red. read that" he said duly. az
though discouraged.
The other read in silence.
Doyle! Good heavenv' he exclaim-
Doyle" said Valentine 1T took
him quite while to uncover US,
didn't itT'
But he's finally done it-got your
name and everything"
Did you notice it wasn't signed?"
Yes Who do you suppose tipped
you?"
Doyle" was Valentines amazing
response
"Doyler cried Red, starting aback.
The assistant cashier bent toward the
Waterman.
Doyle sent that, Red. Don't you
see he's not sure Of me? But II I ran
away from the bank when that tele-
gram came-out of town for the after
noon-hed know he had me-"
"Never thought. I'd have ducked."
commented Red And now he'll turn
me up too. I'm going" He fingered
his hat nervously.
You're not. he don't want you.
and If you stay where you belong he
won't see you"
Red nodded his head decisively.
"Hll stay closer to the bank than an
emigrant to his tag. And you. jim
my"
Valentine smiled as the other lapsed
of in his excitement into using his old
name.
Jimmy How natural that sounds,
Redw he said reminiscently
Excuse me. meant Mr.. Ran
dall'" protestingly.
mo; it's all right only don't by
any chance use it before Doyle, be.
cause I'm going to alibi Doyle until
he'll think he's lost his eyesight."
"AlibiT repeated Red curiously
1--WE heard O that before"
"Alibi. that's it. Red" replied Val
entine. And he continued rapidly
"You haven't forgotten the one great
est refuge Of the crook, have you
our old friend the abb? Something
which proves you were not whore yot
were when something happened.
was never Jimmy Valentine, Red
was never in Sing Sing. PTe beer
straight all my life and can prove 1t
I've been waiting for Mr.. Doyle near
y three years, and rye got him beat
! I never did that job in Springfield
Massachusetts was never there II
my life. And if I've got to use tn
crooks tools to beat it I'm justified
Pm living straight and I'm going to
and all the gods are with me. Red.
He took scrapbook from drawe
and opened it. Look at that Fo
five years you will find clippings o
Lee Randall when he lived in st. Paul
That man was my cousin. He went tt
Alaska and never came back. M!
name is also Lee Randall, and def.
Doyle to prove he ever saw me-
Valentine. out of breath owing tt
the long speech he had delivered a
top speed, leaned back and gazed tri
umphantly at Flanagan. The latter
stared amazedly at the assistant cash
! Ter, trying to guess as to whether OF
not he was telling the truth. Well
there was scrupbook. That woult
afford ready means Of proving Valen
tines words Red picked up the book
and swiftly skinned the pages. His
attention was held by one Of the clip
, pings. He read aloud:
"St. Paul News. March ~, 1oO6.-The
speaker Of the evening was Mr.. Lee
, Randall His subject was"-
Look at that other one,' interrupt
ed Valentine. pointing. ''See how they
! join up With the day came here
And Avery has sent me something
thai will make Mr.. Doyles eyes blink
Nike an OWL
! Red laughed grimly. The telephone
| bell rang.
! Avery! Did you say Avery" asked
Red.
! Yes" picking Up the receiver.
! Then to the operator: "Yes. send Mr..
| Cronin right in. There's friend Of
his here who wants to see him." He
looked significantly across at Red.
Flanagan glanced around the room.
, then ut Valentine. Say" he began.
"Tm the only one here In the room
except you, and | don't want to see
any Mr. Cronin.' Don't know him.
+ Who Is hep
, Mr.. Cronin." responded Valentine,
lis the man who is going to save you
and me from going back to state pris-
on"
Valentine went on to recount to Red
how Bill Avery, after he had said
goodby to his pals in Albany, had
gone to the middle west and eventual