The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-02

"Izzy" sneddcn was risht after all.
Ivy. doing a bit a. four for bur
giary. seemed 20 know n great deal
about women. and he had assured
Valentine that "a girl don't know
what II means TO Keep her word. not
that she don't mean to. but she Just
materially talks 80 much that she
can't remember la,f what she sGys."
The lieutenant governor, too. had
apparently forgotten about the ex-
istcncc Of No 1889. and Valentine be.
gan deeply 10 wish that his hopes had
never been aroused Far better never
to have risen to the heights OF OK
pectancy at all than on attaining them
to be thus rudely cast from them.
But Valentine had not realized how
slowly move the executive wheels OF
the government OF great and busy
state. A governor Ia held TO q strict
accountability for his official actions,
and in the important matter Of the
pardon Of a man convicted to state
prison for a felony haste Is entirely
out Of the question. And It was one
day when Jimmy Valentine had lost
every vestlge Of confidence In Rose
Lane and her uncle and In the lawyer
whom he had retained that hurried
footsteps resounded down the cell cor
ridor. A paper, a glorious paper bear
ing the seal Of the Empire State, was
flashed before his eyes.
"You are pardonedr came the well
come announcement. THE governor
has released your
In one Of the parlors Of the Ten
Eyck hotel, In Albany. within two
short blocks Of the capitol, Mrs. Web
ster and Mrs. Moore sat patiently
waiting.
"You don't suppose Mr. Valentine
would feel uncomfortable in coming
TO meet our party in a nice respecta-
BILE place like this, do your asked
prim little Mrs. Moore Of her cowork-
or in the Gate OF Hope society.
mo" was the positive response.
~That young man wouldn't feel I'M
comfortable or embarrassed any
victory for the Gate of Hope, Mrs.
Moore. and trust your report will be
such as to encourage others to join
u.s."
ut will be exact, Mrs. Webster, OF
that you may rest assured. By the
way, do you not think we should have
had a few reporters here to give pub
lie notice Of our first triumph
"Your report, my dear-we will send
that to all papers," and Mrs. Webster
smiled proudly as she spoke.
A messenger boy came In with a
note from Valentine, who had come to
Albany to thank the governor for his
release and to meet the people who
had worked to secure him his pardon.
The note, written from the governors
executive chamber notified the ladies
that he would be with them in fifteen
minutes.
Rose Lane and her father. william
Lane. an Illinois bank n, came into the
parlor end greeted the two ladies', who
informed the newcomers that Mr..
Valentine would shortly arrive. De-
clining the invitation OF Mrs. Moore
aud Mrs. Webster to join in light re-
freshments in the tea room on the mez-
canine floor. Rose and her father re-
manned in the parlor, while the two
ladies departed.
Rose had not seen her father for
months, and on his arrival in the east
she persuaded him to accompany her
to Albany TO assure the governor that
If he pardoned Valentine he would
guarantee him a good business posi-
ton. 1t is more than probable that
this attitude on the part of a man of
Mr. Lanes standing in the financial
world had something to do with the
final determination OF the executive to
sign the release papers. 1t tended to
confirm in the governor his belief in
tho prisoners innocence. Mr.. Lane