The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-03-17
! '' Alias
Jimmy
/ Valentine
: Novelized by
! FREDERICK R. TOOMBS
From the Great
! Play by
. PAUL ARMSTRONG
Copyright. 1910. BY American Press
Association

CHAPTER XII.
EE," went on Red enthusiasts
tcally. not approaching
the reason for Valentines
~ silence. "gee. but that Kit
ty is great kid! Amt it funny how
kid like that will get hold of a tough
old tramp like me?'
mice child" commented Valentine.
He picked up the telegram and hand
| ed it to Red
"Red. read that" he said duly. as
though discouraged.
The other read in silence.
"Doyle! Good heavenv' he exclaim-
ed.
Doyle" said Valentine. ut took
him quite while to uncover US.
didn't it?'
'"But he's finally done it-got your
name and everything"
did you notice it wasn't signed:"
eyes. Who do you suppose tipped
your
Doyle was Valentines amazing
response. ...
'Doylev' 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 If ran
away from the bank when that tele-
gram came-out of town for the after
noon-he'd 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.
''Tll stay closer to the bank than an
emigrant to his tag And you. jim
N.Y.
Valentine smiled as the other lapsed
of i'll his excitement into using his old
name.
JIMMY How natural that sounds.
Red-' he said reminiscently.
Excuse me. ! meant MIR. Ran
dall,'" protestingly.
"No; 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."
"Alibi:'' repeated Red curiously.
"I've 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 alibi? Something
which proves you were not where you
were when something happened.
was never Jimmy Valentine Red.
| was never in Sing Sing. I've been
straight all my life and can prove it.
| I've been waiting for Mr.. Doyle near
ly three years. and Eve got him beat.
never did that job in Springfield.
| Massachusetts. | was never there in
my life. And if I've got to use the
crooks tools to beat it I'm justified.
I'm living straight and I'm going to.
and all the gods are with me. Red"
| He took Il scrapboOk from drawer
and opened it. Look at that For
five years you will find clippings of
Lee Randall when he lived in st. Paul.
That man was MY cousin. He went to
| Alaska and never came back. My
name is also Lee Randall, and defy
Doyle to prove he ever saw me-
Valentine. out of breath owing to
the long speech he had delivered at
top speed. leaned back and gazed tri-
umphantly at Flanagan. The latter
stared amaZedly at the assistant cash
Ter, trying to guess us to whether or
| not he was telling the truth. Well,
| there was scrapbOok. That would
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:
est. Paul News. March 10. 19O6.-The
speaker OF the evening was Mr.. Lee
Randall. His subject was"-
Look at that other one" interrupt
ed Valentine pointing See how they
JON up with the day came here
| AND Avery has sent me something
that will make Mr. Doyle's eyes blink
like ali 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 a friend Of
his here who wants to see him." He
| looked significantly across af Rcd
Flanagan glanced around the room,