The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-16
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SYNOPSIS.

Warden Handler OF Sing Sing prison
and Detective George Doyle endeavor to
prevail on Bill Avery. a released prisoner.
to search out information against a tor
mer pal" young convict known as
Jimmy Valentine. Avery refuses. and
Doyle and Handler threaten to attack
him. Valentine had 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 a rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from thief on q
train. and he is amazed at coincidence.
Convict Jimmy Valentine. No. l2sy. Is
brought into the wardens office to open
q safe as an object lesson to the visitors.
and Rose recognizes him as the man VINO
saved her from the thief Cotton.
Valentine says he can't open the SAFE
engaging Handler. The lieutenant COVER
nor and Rose talk with Valentine. Rose
pleads with Fay to aid the young prison.
er. who Is handsome even in Sing Sing
garb
Fay promises for Roses sake to ask the
governor to pardon Valentine. A stormy
interview occurs between Handler and
Valentine.
valentine waits patientiy i'll PRISM ;oc
news. Finally he is pardoned and goes to
Albany to thank the governor, Lieutenant
Governor Fay and Rose.
the rescue mission workers. To his anna ze-
ment he meets Bill Avery and former
cOworker. Red Flanagan.
RED and Avery try to dissuade Jimmy
from .'going square," Detective Doyle APP
pears, and Red and Avery hide. Doyle
wants Valentine to tell him where Avery
q. for he wants to rearrest him. Vaien-
Doyle departs. threatening to send VAL
entine back to Sing Sing prison. Avery
now tries to kill Valentine.
Valentine finally agrees to "go 1t crook
ed" again. but note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination TO
be honest I'm spite of the coppers"
Rose persuades her father to give Val.
entine position in his bank in SPRING
field. Ill. He and Red go to work in the
-
For several years Valentine works ex-
cellently and rises to be assistant cashier.
He and Rose love each other, but Valen-
tine knows Doyle is on his track and
dares not tell her OF his affection for her.
A mysterious Mr. Cronin turns out to be
old Bill Avery. now reformed and a man
Of business.
'If was on the level she just
might"
with copper telling lies about
you to her folks unless you delivered
me or Redo" interpolated old Avery.
Jimmy. for Gods sake don't go
against that straight girl game. It'll
only break your heart. then what"
asked Red earnestly.
The released prisoner was thought
ful moment.
1--WE thought it out" he finally said.
"She'li be back any minute. and I'm
going her way. boys. Yes, and II
do there's chance that may win
her some day and be able to take her
to my old home and my father and
mother. who haven't heard of the for
years. They didn't seem quite to un-
derstand me when l was lad. boys.
nor I them, but l can see now that
they meant all right by me. I've
learned it all from this girl. though
she's almost a complete stranger to
me-
Valentines voice began to waver.
and he inclined his face to one side
to hide the evidences Of the emotion
that threatened to overwhelm him.
To Red Flanagan and Bill Avery the
situation was a trying one. desperate
indeed. One Of them was all too
young and inexperienced to execute
alone the delicate. sure. nerve rack1ne
.'inside" Job of safe looting sortie.
the other was too old and feeble Tor
anything but berth as "outside"
man, to detect approaching danger and
give due warning thereof. They abb
solutely required the partnership OF
Jimmy Valentine.
Yet here was Valentine. as Avery
described him in a reprodchful whis-
per to Red: Here he Is, crazy stuck
on a skirt, an him tn only man In