The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-07

Then there was Arcry-oId B|n
AVERY. From tie das that Valentine
lad sent hln auay frolh thc hotel b
ALBANY Ayery bad BEEN maklhe heroic
en1rls & i've tie SQUARE
The thee ears that hid el9psed
SINCE 10. l2So hid aliflneed AFerys
long q s.yeggnan' 81 che most d espell
ate type, the price 81 d Failroad ticket
had made 4 revolutionary transforma-
tion IN him. Today be vas married.
had growing business and had per
formed Tor Valentine a service that
was to render the vengaful efforts Of
George Doyle much more dIficalt and
somewhat less eneetve than the de.
tective would relish should he ever
learn the truth.
Avery had been In communication
with Valentine on various occasions IN
a secret manner. So carefully coneeal-
ed, in fact, had been his moves that
not even Red Flanagan had Obtained
the slightest knowledge Of them.
True, Red was aware that Valentine
had received various puzzling com
munications from one .NIr. Cronin, !,
but how was. Red to know that Mr..
Gronin was Bin Avery unless the as
sistant cashier was pleased SO to In
form him, which he was not?
At first Valentine had had, the belief
that some friend was responsible for
the sending Of the warning telegram
but now that he more calmly con.
stdered the matter he dismissed that
thought. Another idea fixed itself in
his brain, which would cause him to
govern his actions accordingly in the
face Of the danger that he wisely &C.
knowtedged TO himself to be vitality
alarming. At any cost he must prevent
Doyle from turning Rose Lane and her
father against him. They had trusted
him-they alone-in the first instance
and SO 1t would be wit against wit t.
defeat Doyle and, if need be, life
against life.
4 The minutes passed. What could
be the matter with the clerk or Will
Red? Had the Waterman, too, receiy
ed a warning? And e so had he fol
lowed the impulse that had first come
to Jimmy Valentine, to fee-thS
time honored resource Of the crook
the time honored confession Of the
crook, f1ight2 No; Red would not de
sert Jimmy Valentine in an emergency
Ike this for
A voice was heard outside in thu
vault room: IAN right. Kitty. n
play some more with you in few
minutes. Mr.. Randall wants me-" 1t
was the voice OF Red Flanagan ad.
dressed to the little girl, whom he
daily gave "piggyback" rides. at the
daily hazard of his situation.
The door swung open. and Red stood
before the assistant cashier. But not
! even his old mother, If she had been
alive, would have recognized him.
Hair as red as ever 1t was, eyes as
blue and smile equally as innocent as
that which had misled half a dozen
z SSSt4Ay 4AS4ASu JouBSS III Iue COURT Oh
special sessions in years gone. yet the
figure that appeared was, and at the
same time it was not, that of Red
! Flanagan, whose photograph adorned
not less than five rogues' galleries.
The uniform-that was 1t. The blue.
gray coat and trousers. loosely fitted.
and the peaked cap, bearing in gold
letters ''Watchman." were the actual
causes of his transformation, so far
us outward indications we're concern.
ed. AS for the inward changes-those
quite hidden from the human eye
well, there were but two persons who
could describe how they had come
about Those two persons were Red
Flanagan and Jimmy Valentine.
Red stood before the assistant cash.
Ter and dohed his imposing watch.
mans cap.
want. me. Randall?" he asked.
yes" He looked away from Red,
unwilling TO break to him the news
that Doyle wns gu lhei- track.
60 be contlnued.)