New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-22
CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XII.
EE," went on Red enthusiast
. tically. not approaching
the reason for Valentines
silence. gee. but that Kit
ty is great kid! Amt it funny how
kid like that will get hold of a tough
old tramp like me?"
Mice child" commented Valentine.
He picked up the telegram and hand
ed it to Red.
"Red. read that" he said duly, as
though discouraged.
The other read in silence.
Doyle! Good heaven!' be exclaim-
ed. ...
Doyle" said Valentine. 1T took
him quite a while to uncover us.
didn't it?'
But he's finally done it-got your
name and everything"
did you notice it wasn't signed:'
'Yes. Who do you suppose tipped
you?" .... .:.-f.s-.
"Doyle," was Valentines amazing
response ....,.:. .E,.,t
:DoyIe! cried Red, starting aback.
The assistant cashier bent toward the
Waterman.
Doyle sent that, Red. Don't you
see he's not sure Of me? But IL I ran
away from the bank when that tele-
gram came-out of town for the after
noon-he'd know he had me-"
"Never thought. I'd have ducked."
commented Red. "And now he'll turn
me up too. I'm going" He fingered
his hat nervously.
You've not He don't want you,
and If you stay where you belong be
won't see you" ......
Red nodded his head decisively.
"rll stay closer to the bank than an
emigrant to his tag. And you. Jim
my?".. >.... 2.''
Valentine smiled as the other lapSed
off in his excitement into using his old
name. ... vs
Jimmy" How natural that sounds.
Red!' he said reminiscently.
Excuse me. l meant Mr.. Ran
dall,'" protestingly. ......
mo; it's all right, only don't by
any chance use it before Doyle, be-
cause I'm going to alibi Doyle until
he'll think he's lost his eyesight.'
"AlibiT' repeated Red curiously.
1--WE heard O that before"
"Alibi. that's it, Red" replied Val
entine. And be continued rapidly:
"You haven't forgotten the one great
est refuge of the crook, have you,
our old friend the alibi? 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 1t.
I've been waiting for Mr.. Doyle near
~ three years. and I've got him beat.
I never did that job in Springfield,
Massachusetts. I was never there in
my life. And IL I've got to use the
crooks tools to beat It I'm justified.
I'm living straight and I'm going to,
and all the gods are with me. Red
He took a scrapb0ok from drawer
and opened 1t. Look at that. For
FIVE years you will ind clippings OF
Lee Randall when he lived in st. Paul
That man was my cousin. He went to
Alaska and never came back. My
name is also Lee Randall, and | defy
Doyle to prove be ever saw me-"
Valentine. out Of breath owing to
the long speech he had delivered at
top speed. leaned back and gazed trt'
umphantly at Flanagan. The latter
stared amazedly at the assistant cash
Ter, trying to guess as to whether or
not he was telling the truth. Well.
there was q scrapboOk. That would
afford ready means of proving Valen
tines words. Red picked up the book
and swiftly skinned the pages. His
attention was held by one Of the clip
pings He read aloud:
EST. Paul News. March II. 19O6.-The
speaker Of the evening was Mr.. Lee
Randall. His subject was
"Look at that other one." interrupt i
ed Valentine. pointing. See how they J
join up with the day l came here.
And Avery has sent me something |
that will make Mr. Doyle's eyes blink |
like an owl"
Red laughed grimly. The telephone
bell rang.
"Avery. Did you say Avery" asked
Red.
"Yes." picking up the receiver.
Then to the operator: Eyes. send Mr..
Cronin right IN. There's a friend OF
bis here who wants to see him" He
looked significantly across al Red.
Flanagan glanced around the room.