The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-18

doesn't cut any figure in crime the
way You mean. It's some Of these
young fellows that will take a chance
ut anything. You see. they're ambi-
tious. They're anxious TO rise in their
business"
The warden paused and glanced from
the girl TO the observing Lieutenant
/ governor. then to the two members of
I the Gate OF Hope. lie commented on
/ the fact that his visitors had dis
/ agreed with him on various points and
/ Informed them that he had determined
20 offer them a few object lessons,
lessons with living models. 'T'll show
/ you" he said that these crooks we've
/ got here will ply their trade at all
| times, whether they profit or not; that.
| I'm short, criminality is n mania with
/ them and that there's no use I'm try
brought In by the secretary, was the
celebrated forger "Dlinkey" Davis. At
| the wardens request Lieutenant Gov
/ ernOr Fay drew n check for s. and
handed 1t to Blinkey. To oblige the
/ warden Blinkey, aided by a knife and
pen and ink, In Eve minutes had
/ "raised' IL TO the amount Of $4,000.
The lieutenant governor pronounced It
/ perfect Il know where | could pass
II, ,oo,' laughed Blnkey as he was led
/ away.
/ IL had him on the books once, and
he couldn't resist raising the prison
checks" chucklcd Handler. II could
bring I'm fellows like that all day"
lie picked ND an object from bis desk
| do you see this Lock? A German
| inventor waiting outside has spent
! fourteen years IN pcrfectins that He
claims it cannot be opened without
the key. The prison board has accept
ed It for use here II the. claims made
for il are true We have a man here
paralyzed on ore side. sneak thief
have sent Tor him. lie may not open
ii, but be will try, for he cannot re-
sist the criminal mania that controls
him. Smith," TO his secretary, get
the Dutchman; also the gentleman
known as Dick the Rat"
When the decrepiAf form Of "Dick the
Rat was brought in, together with
the patient inventor Blickendolfen-
bach, he was given the lock, three
minutes and hairpin. Ten seconds
before his allotted time expired he
threw the lock, opened. on the ward
ems desk, and with his repulsive,
seamy face contorted into what he
considered was a smile he inclined his
came inarticulate squeals of glee-ex-
actly the sGueals OF a rat.
Only the watchfulness of Smith
saved the RAT" from the violent
despairing onslaught Of the German,
who screamed: 'H'll kill hint He ruin
4 me! IND nit a hairptn. mein Gottv'
You're not the first man to be ruin
ed by 4 hairpln," laughed the warden
Don't tell your wife,
Smith sent the intettor 70 the rail.
n road station IN charge of guard and
i consigned the grinning Blinkey to the
cell that had long been his home. On
returning TO the Office the secretary
said: ave brought Valentine along
too. thought You might want him to
open the safe"
a disturbed expression came into
the prison masters face. He glanced
quickly Mt Fay and his niece, then
talked In an undertone with his aid.
He was interrupted by Mrs. Webster.
The two you have shown us do not
entirely prove your argument Mr..
Warden" she said doubtingly. "They
are the very lowest types in the pris-
on. You argue "A general premise from
two individual cases. We do not
maintain that such apparent criminals
as we have seen should be liberated,
but"-she turned to Fay-'there are
gentlemen here. governor. men of
quite a different type than these,
whom one never sees
Warden" said the lieutenant gov
ernor. Il fear the ladies have more
interest In the more romantic types of
criminals-poets. for instance"
Mrs. Moore rose Indignantly. Il
shall make note of that frivolous
speech i'm my report" she snapped.
Handler thought of Valentine. who
was being detained outside. He would