Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27

BLEKEY DAVIS RAISED THE CHRCK TO
5000.
minutes and a hairpin. Ten seconds
before his allotted time expired he
threw the lock. opened, on the ward
ems desk, and with his repulsive
seamy face contorted into what he
considered was a smile he inclined his
head TO one side From his throat
came inarticulate squeals of glee-ex-
actly the sGueals Of a rat.
Only the watchfulness Of Smith
saved the Rat from the violent,
GeSpairing onslaught of the German,
who screa med: I'm kill him. He ruin
, me. Ind NIT n hairpfn. mein Gottr'
You're not the first man to be ruin
ed by hairpin," laughed the warden
/, Don't tell your wife"
Smith sent the inventor to the rail
road station in charge Of a guard and
consigned the grinning BIinkey to the
cell that had long been his home. On
returning TO the office the secretary
said I've brought Valentine along
too. ! thought you might want him to
open the safe"
\ disturbed expression came into
the prison masters face He glanced
quickly at Fay and his niece. then
talked fin an undertone with his aid.
He was interrupted by Mrs Webster.
The two you have shown us do not
entirely prove your argument, Mr..
Warden" she said doubtingly They
are the very lowest types in the pris-
on. You argue a general premise from
two individual cases. We do not
maintain that such apparent criminals
as we have seen should be liberated,
but'-she turned TO Fay-"there are
gentlemen here, governor men of
quite a different type than these,
whom one never sees"
Warden" said the Lieutenant gov
ernor. i fear the ladies have more
interest in the more romantic types of
for instance"
Mrs. Moore rose Indignantly. ~
shall make note of that frivolous
speech in my report" she snapped.
Handler thought Of Valentine. who
was being detained outside He would
give Ais visitors their wish. as Fay
seemed greatly interested. He would
show them his prize exhibit In spite
OF belief that was taking strong
hold on his brain he would take q
chance on displaying the unique abili-
ties OF No 1889
He well knew what to do should
complications eusue. There were dark
cells in Sing Sing for convfcts the
warden could decide TO be unruly.
These were damp dark cells below
the level of the rushing river. relics
Of years whep the state had little
money and Iftle thought for those /
held 10 have broken its laws There /
were cells with "srraitiackets." where
a man could be trussed up with straps
nxed 10 the walls. like a sucking pig 4
in a market window. only his toes /
the floor. Anyway No. 1889 /
was already discredited.
Get Valentine BE- gruffly said to
smith. We'll, governor" he contin-
led IN a more amiable tone. TN give
you and the ladies romantic type
hes not n poet, but he is doing ten
years here for opening 8 bank safe
without tools or the combination. sim
ply by sense OF touch. There is some
poetry In that"
"Impossible"' commented Fay.
We'll, the bank safe Was opened
and the money stolen. ard his pal
leached.'
The door at the right Of the cfice
eadinE in from the corridors Of cells
,pened- In came Smith. followed by
young man whose conviet's garb
,ould not overshadow thu intelligence
hat showed IL his ashen face. Clear
y the prison air was working its
'anefui penalty on him with more sue