The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-04-27
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SYNOPSIS.

and Detective George Doyle endea vor 10
prevail on Bill Avery. a released prisoner
to search out Information against tor
mer pal" a young convict known a
Jimmy Valentine. Avery refuses. ana
Doyle and Handler threaten TO attack
him. Valentine had a 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 WISH
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from a thief on
train. and he is amazed AT a coincidence.
Convict Jimmy Valentine. No i2sY IL
brought into the warden s office to open
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. stormy
interview occurs between Handler ana
Valentine.
vaientine waits patienuy N priss;r, :or
news. Finally he is pardoned and goes to
Albany to thank the governor. Lieutenant
Governor Fay and Rose.
Valentine refuses positions offered by
the rescue mission workers. To his amaze
ment. he meets Bill Avery and a former
coworker. Red Flanagan.
Red and Avery try to dissuade Jimmy
from ''going square" Detective Doyle ap-
pears and Red and Avery hide DOYLE
wants Valentine to tell him where Avery
Is. for he wants to rearrest him. valen-
Doyle departs. threatening to send VAL
entine back to Sing Sing prison. Avery
now tries to kill Valentine
Valentine finally agrees to go it crook
eo again, but note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination TO
be honest ''in 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-
cellentiy 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
noss Lane tells Valentine she loves MIN
and that they are going to marry. VAL
entine reveals to her his love for her.
Doyle appears on the scene to arrest VAL
entine a charge OF robbing Massa-
chusetts bank many years before.
Doyle is astounded when Valentine an
nounces that he was never In Sing sing
or in Massachusetts in his life and that
his name is Lee Randall
Doyle is finally convinced by sensa-
tionai ruse employed by Valentine that
Valentine is not Valentine after all. IN
lard him IL it takes lifetime" he says.
'Oh. HI. Valentine. do you think
I've lost my eyesisht? You're Jimmy
Valentine. and that was Bill Avery
who called on you. l guessed he knew
hit,,xx yu ff.h nl
and the first trip he made followed
him. Now, cut it out and declare
yourself. Do you come. or do get
requisitions papers and take you?" His
manner became as threatening as his
words.
You will do neither. and you will
desist from insinuating that | am a
criminal or will cause the Waterman
to eject you from the bank. Further.
l do not know that you are detec-
tive. Your actions are those of
blackmailer-or'-
A clerk entered.
did you ring. sir?"
Eyes. Kindly remove that curren-
cy," cried Valentine. eying Doyle. $50
many suspicious characters about In
these hard times that one must always
be careful of strange visitors. partic-
ularly in banking office"
The clerk cast an apprehensive
glance at Doyle, whose face had
turned red with rage. and. Selling the
tray hurried toward the vault room
with 1t.
take it out. take 1t out" command
ed Valentine. waving his hand. Il
shall take no chances. Now. Mr.. Doyle,
either show credentials to prove what
YOU are or / shall telephone the po-
lice"
DOYLE. amazed at the effrontery ana
daring assurance of Jimmy valentine
fell back against the wall. his legs
threatening to give way beneath his
heavy body.
sin the name Of Dan the Dip" he
exclaimed helplessly. IF the crooks
were all as slick as you. Jimmy. the
tails would all be empty. You don't
dare do it."
Jimmy Valentine picked up the tele-
phone and. getting the central OF the
banks exchange, ordered in no uncer-
tain tones:
Get me police headquarters at
once"
uoyie was further astounded by the
readiness with which the bafhing
Young man before him had accepted
his challenge to call the police. was
it possible, after all. that he had been
mistaken? No. 1t was Jimmy Valen'
tine who stood before him. the same
Jimmy that was wanted by the Mas
sachusetts authorities for that OLD ana
almost forgotten JOB" in the savings