The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
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SYNOPSIS.


Warden Handler of Sing Sing prison
and Detective George Doyle endeavor TO
prevail on Bin Avery, released prisoner,
TO search out information against a for
mer pal" young convict known as
Jimmy Valentine. Avery refuses, and
Doyle and Handler threaten 10 attack
him. Valentine had a trick OF opening
safes solely by the sense OF touch.
Avery goes. Lieutenant Governor Fay,
bis beautiful niece. Rose Lane. and two
women workers In rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from thief on a
train, and he is amazed at a coincidence.
Convict Jimmy Valentine. No. 1889, Is
brought into the warden's Office to open
a safe as an object lesson to the visitors.
and Rose recognizes him as the man who
saved her from the thief Cotton.
Valentine says he can't open the safe.
enraging Handler. The lieutenant COVER
nor and Rose talk with Valentine. Rose
pleads with Fay to aid the young prison
err, who Is handsome even in Sing Sing
garb
ray promises for Roses sake to ask the
governor to pardon Valentine. A stormy
Interview occurs between Handler and
/ Valentine.
Valentine waits patiently In prison for
news Finally he is pardoned and goes "a
| Albany TO thank the governor, Lieutenant
Governor Fay and Rose
Valentine refuses positions offered by
the rescue mission workers. To his amaze
| ment, he meets Bill Avery and former
| coworker, Red Flanagan.
Red ana avery try 70 dissuade Jimmy
| from "going square" Detective Doyle APP
pears. and Red and Avery hide. Doyle
wants Valentine TO tell him where Avery
is, for he wants TO rearrest him. Na!en
! tine refuses.
Doyle departs. threatening TO send Val
entine back TO Sing Sing prison. Aver,
now tries to Kill Valentine.
Valentine finally agrees to Ego It crook
ed" again, but note from Rose brings
him back 70 his former determination Il
| be honest "in spite of the coppers."
Rose persuades her father to give Val
| entine a position In his bank in Spring
field. III. He and Red so to work in thu
bank.
For several years Valentine works ex
cellently and rises TO De assistant cashier
He and Rose love each other. but Valen
tine knows Doyle is on his track ant
dares not tell her OF his affection for her
A mysterious Mr.. Cronin turns out TO b.
old Bill Avery, now reformed and maj
of business.
Valentine receives a telegram iron
DOYLE. He teIls Red how he has planne'
10 outwit the detective by means OF
cleverly concocted alibi.
Rose Lane tells Valentine she loves mn
and that they are going to marry. Val
entine reveals to her his love for hel
Doyle appears on the scene TO arrest Val
entine on n charge of robbing Massa
chusetts bank many years before.
DOYLE is astoun sed when Valentine on
nounces that he was never IN Sing Sin
or in Massachusetts, in. his life and tina
mis- name is Lee Randall,
Doyle is finally convinced by a sensa
slonal ruse employed by Valentine tha
Valentine is not Valentine after ALL II
land him IL IL takes a lifetime" he says.
Kitty. Roses little sister. becomes acc
dentally locked I'm n new vault In th
bank Red Flanagan PUSHES In to "RaT
dalrs" office crying. Jimmy. Jimmy
Doyle recognizes Red and realizes thi
Randall is really Jimmy Valentine.
Valentine tears Off his coat and oper