Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-24
SYNOPSIS.

mer pal" young convict known as
Jimmy Valentine. Avery refuses. and
Doyle and Handler threaten to attack
him. Valentine had 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 rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from 4 thri on Il
train, and he is amaZe1 ut colncldsncc.
Convict Jimmy Valentine. No. l2S9. is
brought into the wardens office to open
q safe as an object lesson to the visitors.
and Rose recognizes him as he man VINO
saved her from the thief Cotton
Valentine says he can't open the safe,
enraging Handler. The lieutenant COVER
nor and Rose talk with Valentine. Rose
pleads with Fay to aid the young prison.
err 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 and
Valentine
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
,nent. he meets Bill Avery and former
coworker. Red Flanagan.
Red and Avery try to dissuade Jimmy
from going square," Detective Doyle APP
pears. and Red and Avery hide. Doyle
wants Valentine to tell him where Avery
is, for he wants to rearrest him. Valen-
tine rafiiSaS
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
ed" again. but a note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination 10
be honest lin spite 81. the coppers."
rose persuaues her father 10 give VAL
entine a position In his bank in Spring
field, III. He and Red go to work in the
bank.
For several years Valentine works ex-
celently and rises to be assistant cashier.
He and Rose love each other. but Ealen-
tine knows Doyle is on his track and
dares not tell her of his affection for her
A mysterious MIR. Cronin turns out TO ne
old Bill Avery. now reformed and man
Valentine receives a telegram from
Doyle. He tells Red how he has planned
to outwit the detective by means OF
clavery roncoctad alihj
Rose Lane tells Valentine she loves him
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 on a charge Of robbing a 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-
tional ruse employed by Valentine that
Valentine Is not Valentine after all. I'm
land him if 1t takes.a lifetir1aa-" ha snvs
"Mr. Randall" lie said apologetlcal-
", "you must excuse my mistakenly
most unfortunate mistake-and | trust
that you will overlook my ungentle-
manly manners. | now realize that l
have been making insinuations against
en- entirely innocent man. You Of
course realize the difficulties Of my
professionalism in dealing with the
brightest criminal brains in the world
we cannot avoid making errors at
times, but'''-his face glowed pride
81 will say In justice to myself that
this is the srsy mistake Of the kind
have ever made
"Quite true-quite true, l am sure,
my dear SIR" commented Jimmy Val
entine condescendingly. Il can see
that you are exceptionally able in your
line Some day if we ever have a loss
here through thievery | shall be most
glad to recommend you to the direct
ors, and | am sorry that you feel so
embarrassed at your error regarding
me-"
"Oh. cut that! Don't worry about
me-" said Doyle vengefully. wait
till | put the bracelets on the real
Jimmy Valentine, then save your SYM
pathy for him. He'll nay for this
DAYS work. It's all through him that
I made a sucker out Of myself today.
Mr.. Randall, and when get him he's
going to come through which means
confess" Doyle paused for breath
and concluded. I'm on the biggest
Job of my whole career. and when l
finish it I'll have the real Jimmy Val
entine sewed up in little stone jug
6 by s, without light or fresh air. and
what he'll get to eat would make pit
bull terrier turn vegetarian
Valentine in spite Of the danger that
attended his situation could not resist
the temptation to continue the con-
versation with Doyle. 1t was danger
ous-no doubt as to that. AT any mo-
ment the young man might let drop
word or a hint that would betray him.
self into his enemy's hands by con-
firming the detectives suspicious.
But the daring Valentine relished
the spice of excitement in the situa-
ton. He played with the detective as
a cat with a squeaking mouse.
"To be sure, you do not promise this
man Jimmy Valentine a very merry
time of 1t when you finally land him."
Valentine said. II am glad I am not
he"
Doyle laughed grimly.
'rrhe resemblance is the most star
ting l have ever encountered he an
swered. "You are perhaps a trife
taller-a half inch, maybe-but, aside
from that and the wrist scar, you and
Valentine are exact"
Valentine smiled fatuously-quite
Intentionally so.
II should hate to have so clever a
man as you hunting me, Mr.. Doyle"
he went on, "and from what you say
/ assume you have been after him
some time"
Nearly three years." the detective
grunted angrily.
.'Well, that's quite awhile. You must