The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-31
Alias Jimmy Valentine



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&C. eyas vft1fas stepped baek 70 .
zoe vault ahd nsd ffooehed agaiD ~
tH fret
psfNy. infenuY. me- 80 oonficf ma
nlrfisied me iftfi,atd mechanism n
fha fauit
"iimfy Jimmy, That Ma nfeed
nod 10 whom the suspense was bo
coming unbearabie
On sou, be- guioti n You say
another word f'ii knock your head IN
my hnnds nfe like leather"
ne nflin snndpnpered his fingers
You're biecdinRw exclaimed lled
what ~ ltT returning 70 hls task.
Don, talk. I toll you heard u
tiiekl missed II again" turning tho
continuation slowly but I fclt II
that umel felt the dog iiff-yalcn.
tine was intensely excited. RED. Their.
II isi Hurry with mntchw
Rcd. well acquainted with tho do
ties required OF him, by rcaaon OF
the thorough education he hnd rIciv-
ed from Valentine IN the past, bud
been whiting cSpectniitly with n
mntch ready for the striking. At the
word he Illuminated the combinntion's
dinl with n tiny flame.
"whnt Is ItT cried Valentine.
The other stretched himself upward
and pcercd ut the numbers ON the
metal saucer
ut points TO twenty.onel' no ex.
chained.
Valentine again drew away from the
vnult
"Snndpnrerr he cried. Red handed
him another sheet. He rubbed hls
fingers softly across II. His raw. bleed
Ing 1esh could not stand more thar
the slightest contact with the raspinp
surface IN feel every jar clean "a
my eycballs now" he added He mrn
90 the dial back and then forward and
then four complete reverse rerolu
lions. That's the way TO get them
Rcd'--two more forward revolutions
bare. bleeding nerves'---a half turf
bnck--''raw. throbblng nerves--o tooth
ncbe In every nniier end-eh. Rcd
there mntchv'
After n moment:
"Hfty-twoio
How many bolts did this doc
havef" asked Valentine. did you
noticcT lie went on turning the dial
Twelve"
Thought So" jubllantly. "Can yo,
hear her any more, Rcd2'
Reds ear was pressed against tn
crack Of the vault door.
"No. And God knows ] don't wan
to. Honest, Simmy. l don't bellev
r.
ooh. yes. you do. So long as sh
the dial slowly back--'here we ar
ngaln. II this is eleven know thi
old rotation mateh"
"Eleven" shriekcd Red joyousl
after moment of raclSing suspense.
i've got Il! I've got itI' cried Va
entlne. "If this is It. Red reversin
the dial agnin--"she's ours In anothc
minute. Matchr'
Red struck another match.
'"ren" he cried.
A half turn of the dial forward
Valentines sharp ear detected tn
sound MS though another bolt ha
drawn back. "Here we are ngair
Matchr'
"Forty-two." exclaimed Red
That's t--forty-two-thats what
should he. DO you hear Kitty now2'
mo Good God. Jimmy, suppos
after all. she's dcadr
Two more turns OF the dial.
Keep your nerve. old pal-there-
match
To George DovIe. standing In N
doorway. the scene was one of griI
Ping interest The consummate, n
most uncanny, skin of Jimmy Waller
line was something TO cause In the d
tcctive. experienced even as he wa
whh resourceful and intelliger
cracksmcp, thrill Of genuine admir-
ton. No wonder Valentine had prove
The despair OF the safe makers. Il
banking officials and the sleuths ,
half n dozen states. And a lieutcnar
governor had pardoncd hlml
As Doyle surveyed intcntly tho Of
crations Of Red Flanagan and Jimm
Valentine IN their supcrhuman effo
10 rescue their beloved little playmate
kitty Lane. from the sitting c!utchs
vi tho steel vault he became aware {