New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-01
exactly the employment the girl de.
minded for him.

NOW, slt uOWn anu listen, UaO, the
girl said. crossing to sofa.
but, Rose. this is most desperate
thing to do-pick up an ex-convict and
put him in bank" Mr.. Lane pro-
tested.
lis he an ex-convict If he was con-
victed unjustly?" argued the girl.
Didn't Uncle George say he was in
pocent?"
Not exactly. He said there was a
chance that he might be-"
"But the governor pardoned him."
Guilty men have been pardoncd."
The girl would not be gainsaid.
"But want you to give this man a
chance, dada good chance. He risked
his life once to save me from insult"
She patted her fathers shoulder plead
ingly and affectionately.
81 know; know" declared Mr.. Lane.
"And you must see him." Rose was
becoming fearful of the end
"Oh, III see him, of course, but to
put him to work in the bank-why.
Rose. it seems like flying in the face
OF Providence"
"Dad, doesn't It mean anything to
YOU that l want it dOne?" Tears he
gan to gather in the girls eyes.
| .Why, Of course" relented the IA
| Their .Your mother left you 40 per
cent of the bank stock, and that alone
| would make me listen did you see tit
to even ask it. but who knows about
him, and suppose it became known
who he was and what he had done!'
..Ive thought of all that and l want
you to risk it. and my 40 per cent
| wants you to risk it,"
| "And your heart, Rose?' The IA
| Tiers keen eyes searched the young
| girls beautiful face
Rose returned his glance calmly.
YES" she cried, rising and meeting
her fathers eyes rnflinchingly with
her own; I've known men who
thought they were heroes all my life,
who talked of themselves and bored
me to death. And one day from a
clear sky, when l was struggling in
the arms of blear eyed brute who
beat me if dared move a hand, this
man came.
''There was no blare of bugles or
anything but utter courage. He made
the ruffian leave me. His voice was
low. l could scarcely hear what he
said, but there was a note of COM
mand and a threat of death in it, and
the brute disregardcd it, and he mas
tered him, beast twice his size. He
fought silently and killed him. And
all my life that man owns me-
| Mr. Lane was only half startled at
the open declaration of his daughter
of her admiration and gratitude for
and sentimental interest in the ex-
convict Jimmy Valentine. His train
ed intuition had already told him that
she was more than casually concern
ed in the fate of this mystifying
young man. whose record was appar-
| emily SO bad and whose personality
and ambitions were certainly impress
sive in their good qualities. Truth
to tell, Mr.. Lane was considerably
disturbed ut the situation. but he de-
termined to accept it philosophically
for the present and to watch careful
~ the future development.
"Roser' the father exclaimed as the
girl concluded her statement. While
he had realized her attraction toward
the released prisoner, he had not
guessed of the depth of her feeling for
him.
cts no good to be shocked, dad.'
answered the girl. cts true. And
then he Went to prison on the death
rattle of beast like that, and I'm
going to make it good to him if he's a
man. And he is; every drop of my
blood tells me So"
"And you don't even know his
name
| eyes, do
"He gave you one, 1 know, but even
that
"Wel. what of it? Does name
mean anything to real men and wom-
en-? No. The one comes-the one in all
the world-and, well-that's all there
is to love-
4 pause ensucd. The father was
| first to speak.
| ''Do you think he knows how you
| feel?" he asked sympathetically.
"No, nor lie never will-unless you
| some day-believe him-worthy OF
| me-
"You promise that?' relievedly.
81 promise, dad"
"Wil YOU wait until I see the gov
ernor, Rose? Let us go to see him
and ask his opinion of the matter
"Gladly, and he will believe in him.
| I know" said the girl enthusiastlcai-
| ". She heard step behind her, ana
she turned.
There, with his hat in his hand. well
groomed and wearing a well cut suit
on brown clothes-light brown. the
fashionable color-there stood Jimmy
Valentine
"Mr. Valentine!' exclaimed the girl.
"NIiss Lane, how do you do:' step
pipm r,1rSIy forward extending his