The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03

the excited young girl gasi'+-d That
is th.. man wbo threw the bur-Iaf
through ta~ express train window
The wararn'~ shifting eye caugGl
the agitar.-i movement ~ Rose Lam
as Jimmy Valentine was brought in
and he quickly resolved on course u
procedure hat would place the young
prisoner in - TAD light as possible
As for th" lieutenant governor he was
almost a. asrnniShed n s Rose at the
uncyrts- fe-I d"npueHrrBt and he quiet
iy Insisted that sic say nothing pnre
about the sub}aCi and caim herself
- far a. outward manifestations
we're concerned rhr girl followed his
advice fairly we'll but her heart
pounded uucontrnllcslly her pulse
rhrobhed esrau4in@IF. and wave
~ deepest pity slrg,7i over her as she
roaIIzezl ibn horrit',. tot 10 which bad
i,cen condemned the h'ro ~ the one
great adventure of h"r life. til" gal.
liant Prince Charming Of tn" onlS real
romance iu whirh ~hs. had eyer played
n part
The lieutenant a"v"fn"t addressed
the prisoner.
How do Won do sir"
Valentine SWING around and faced
the speaker H. realized that h."
could na longer conceal his features
from the spc4 tator II" pressed his
hands ncrvnuSly together and looked
his qneStioncr ~,piarely in the eyes
How do you If" SIR rs said In -
low voice
Handler was watching the "ychang"
nf greetings with keen interest
Met b"fnre governor. hav" YOU,
nc asked p'gcunonsly
No " responded Fay Bur I'm glad
to s"r you have Snn1e types her" dr.
fercnr than 'Dick the Rat and"
Yes broke In Tho warden Here
Jimmy thrre's sonnet hing gone wrong
with the office safe Open II fnr me
will y"uF'
Fay fastened n pentratiug gaze on
Valentine
The prisoner turned his face away
and toward the warden
~l'H do so very gladly n I can
What is the comhinationf'
Combination" exploded the ward
IN. staring at the prisoner
Valentine was as cool and as insist
though he were an employer
~ with one of his clerks
Yes. the combination How can
you expect me to open the safe with,
ont r.: Why. Mr. Warden. you must
he Joking with me"
Rose Lane smiled compiacently into
the lieutenant governors face
Handlers face became red-a deep
rod that threatened any moment to
merge into a rich grape purple hue.
You 90 al that safe and open IL
just ike you need the COIN be
shouted
Valentine made dcprecatory ges-
ture
iol fatter me-" he answered and
b. smiled a most aggravating smile
thai caused the now thoroughly arous-
- prison master to pound his desk
and boarsely cry:
"Flattery be ID. You do as | say
or III give you the
Handler caught himself just ia time
He suddenly remembered that the
ae1ttnaHt governor was present
Say. Valentine" he sabstitufe,. far
his Intended threat Of the straitiacket,
you're fourfiushing because there's a
gallery present. eh!'
No. l2SJ turned and surveyed the
visitors present. His gaze passed
from the lieutenant governor to the
two members Of the Gate Of Hope so
ciefy Then in the background. half
crauched into one Of the uncomforta-
bic wooden chairs that adorned the
warden's office. he saw girlish fig
ure. He leaned forward involuntarily
for he saw face and a pair Of large
brown eyes fixed steadfastly uron
him He recognized the glrl a. the
one he had saved from the remorse-
less clutches Of Billy Cotton-Cotton,
whom he had thrown 10 his death
through the window Of q transconti.
mental fier But only for moment
did Jimmy Valentine falter. With
nlasterful control he wheeled to face
the warden You are wrong again."
be said evenly 10 Handler. You
know ! am not what you would have
theS" people think | am"
Now the grape purple began to show
In the warden's face The thick veins
In his neck began to thicken still
more and to crowd his low collar for
space
"You better do as | ask, Valentine"
he warned
Il know that every one here knows
that, but
You're doing ten for opening a bank
safe and you can't open an old safe
IKE miner' The warden was snecr
ing
Il never opened that bank safe
You know that"
You're going TO pose. Ell? Well,
listen. you 90 and cop that gopher or
III give you solitaire for n month"
Handler was now at his worst \
month Of "solitaire,' A mouth thir-