The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-02-03


mer pal. young convict known as
Jimmy valentine. Avery refuses. and
Doyle and Handler threaten to attack
him. Valentine had a trick of opening
safes solely by the sense Of touch.
Avery goes. Lieutenant Governor Fay,
his beautiful niece. Rose Lane, and two
women workers in rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
now she was rescued from a thief on
train, and he is amazed at coincidence
CHAPTER III.
Z YARDEN HANDLER, regret
IA ting that he had given his
w visitors an indication that he
believed he had recognized
Rose Lanes deliverer. answered the
questions Of the girl and the lieuten.
ant governor by stating: 1.-The man is
as bad as the burglar he threw out of
the car windOw-even worse. He's in
this prison at this moment. firmly
believe, according to the description
we've just heard"
'Oh. impossible" exclaimed Miss
Lane, her face coloring. HE was q
gentleman, a thorough gentleman, and
too young to be q hardened criminal"
Her face became Swallowed with con.
Germ.
The warden was vastly. amused at
this remark, which the young girl rem
dered with the finality Of unQuestioned
authority.
''Too young" he laughed. "Age
doesn't cut any figure in crime the
way you mean. It's some Of these
young fellows that will take a chance
at anything. You see. they're ambi-
tious. They're anxious to rise In their
business"
The warden paused and glanced from
the girl to the observing lieutenant
governor, then to the two members Of
the Gate Of Hope. He commented ON
the fact that his visitors had dis.
agreed with him on various points and
Informed them that he had determined
to offer them a few object lessons,
lessons with living models. I'm show
you," he said. ''that these crooks we've
got here will ply their trade at all
times, whether they profit or not; that.
In short, criminality Is mania with
them and that there's no use in try.
ing to better them" His first exhibit.
brought in by the secretary. was the
celebrated forger "Blinkey" Davis. At
the warden's request Lieutenant Gov
ernor Fay drew check for IS and
handed 1t to Blinkey. TO obfige the
warden Blinkey. aided by a knife and
pen and ink, in FIVE minutes had
raised" 1t to the amount of $4,000.
The lieutenant governor pronounced it
perfect Il know where I could pass
it. too," laughed Blinkey as he was led
away.
Il had him on the books once. and
he couldn't resist raising the prison
checks" chuckled Handler II could
bring in fellows like that all day"
He picked up an object from his desk.
do you see this lock? A German
inventor waiting outside has spent
fourteen years in perfecting that. He
claims it cannot he opened without
the key. The prison board has accept
ed it for use here il the claims made
for 1t are true. We have man here
paralyzed on one side. a sneak thief!
| have sent for him. He may not open
it, but he will try. for he cannot re-
sist the criminal mania that controls
him. Smith," to his secretary, "set
the Dutchman: also the gentleman
known as Dick the Rat ;"
When the decrepit form OF Dick the
Rat" was brought in. together with
the patient inventor Blickendolfen-
bach. he was given the lock. three
minutes and a hairpin. Ten seconds
before his allotted time expired he
threw the lock, opened. on the ward
ems desk, and with his repulsive,
seamy face contorted into what he
considered was a smile he inclined bis
head to one side. From his throat
came inarticulate squeals of slee-ex'
actly the squeals Of rat.
Only the watchfulness Of Smith
saved the Rat from the violent.
despairing onslaught OF the German.
who screamed: I'm kill him! He ruin
me! Und NIT hairpin. mein Gott"
You're not the first man to be ruin
ed by a hairpin." laughed the warden.
Don't tell your wife"
Smith sent the inventor to the rail-
road station in charge Of a guard and
consigned the grinning Blinkey to the
cell that had long been his home. On
returning to the Office the secretary
said: 1--WE brought Valentine along
too. thought you might want him to
open the safe"
A disturbed expression came into
the prison masters face. He glanced
quickly at Fay and his niece. then
talked In an undertone with his aid
He was interrupted by Mrs. Webster.
The two you have shown US do not
entirely prove your argument, Mr.
Warden" she said doubtinsly. 'sThey
- The Xery lowest tzpes n The pE3s.