The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-03

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"D0yier' cried Red. starting nbnck.
The assistant cnshler bent toward the
watchman.
Doyle sent that, Itod Don't you
see he's not sure Of me7 Bat II ! ran
away from the bank when that tolc.
gram came >out Of town for the after
noon he'd know he had me"
Never thought "a have duckcd"
commented Rcd And now he'll turn
me W too. I'm going" lilo fingered
his hat ncrvously
YOU'RE not He don't want you,
and n you stay whore you belong he
won't see you"
Red nodded his bend decislyey.
"rl stay closer TO the bank than an
omigrant to his tag. And you, jim
myT
Valentine smiled MS the OTHER lopsed
of In his excitement into using his old
name.
Jimmy How natural that sounds,
Rcdw he said rcminiscently
Excuse me. meant Mr., Ran
dall,'" protestngy.
mo; It's all right, only dcr't by
any chance use II before Doyle. be-
cause I'm going to allbl Doyle until
he'll think he's lost his eyesight.'
"Allbi?" repeated Red curiously
1--WE heard o that before"
"Alibi, that's 1t, Red" replied Val
entine And he continued rapidly;
"You haven't forgotten the one great
est refuge OF the crook, have you
orr old friend the nlibi? Something
which proves you were not where you
were when something happened.
! was never Jimmy Valentine, Red.
,, was never In Sing Sing I've been
straight all my life and can prove it.
I've been waiting for Mr. Doyle near
: ly three years, and i've got him beat
| never did that job In Springfield
Massachusetts ! was never there in
my life And II I've got to use the
crooks tools to beat II Pm justified
: I'm living straight and TN going to
and all the gods are with me- Red
: He took scrupbook from drawer
, and opened It. Look ut that. Foi
} FIVE years you Will ind clippings OF
Lee Randall when he lived In st. Paul
That man WAS my cousin. He went tc
Alaska and never came back. My
name IL also Lee Randall, and | def,
Doyle TO prove he ever saw me-
Valentine, out Of breath owing I,
the long speech he had delivered a
, top speed, leaned back and gazed tri
umphnntiy at Flanagan. The latte
stared nmn2edly at the assistant cash
Ter trying to guess us to whether OF
not he was telling the truth Wei
there was a scrapbook. That woulS
afford ready means OF proving valen
tines words, Red picked up the bool
and swiftly skinned the pages. Iii.
attention was held by one of the clip
pi0gs, He reed aloud
st Paul News, March 10. l00G--Th,
speaker OF the evening was Mr.. lie,
Randall His subject was
Look AT that other one" interrupt
cd Valentine. pointing See how the,
join up with the day | came here
And Avery has sent me something
that will make Mr.. Doyle's eyes blinl
Ike m OWL
Red laughed grimly. The telephon,
bell rang,
avery! Did you say Averyy" askct
Red.
"Ycs." picking up the receiver
Then to the operator. Eyes. send Mr.
Cronln right In. There's friend OF
llla here who wants to see him" II,
looked significantly across at Red.
Flanagan glanced around the room
then AT Valentine Say" he bcpag.
I'm the only one here In the room
except you, and don't want to ste
any Mr. Cronin. Don't know hin,.
Who Is hey"
Mr. Cronin," responded Valentine.
us the man who Is going to save yri,
and me from going back to state psr.
on"
valentine went on to recount 10 Rel
how Dill Avery. after he had said
goodby to his pals" In Albany. had
gone to the middle west aud eventual
ly married n scdatc widow Of middle.
age, whose son was an expert phoiog.
rapher, one who operated large stu.
dio In st, Louis and employed men
who specialized In covering important
events for the newspapers and maya
zines.
Avery" calculated Red. avery
working absolutely on the squareY"
"Yes, that's the truth. the awful
truth" laughed Valentine whlmsically.
"But you say Bill--Bill Avery Is
marriedi" asked Red. completely over.
come ut the suggestion.
"Yes, it's all true, and Bill has
proved true friend to me--to u.s."
answered Valentine.
"And he's really happyw went on
Red doubtingly. ''Tlim MS always had
a stable Of flllies spcndin his coin.
He's happy with one wifeY
The assistant cashier gave vent to
a burst Of gaycty at the establishment
Of the Waterman. who probably would
have understood the process Of refor.
nation In any one but Bill Avery.