The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-16

smooth and az unbroken a. the other.
Anything else can do for youv
asked the assistant cashier calmly az
Doyle let go his hand.
by -. that's funny" murmured
Doyle. He looked across the room to
the picture on the wall. He drew a
magnifying glass from his coat pocket
and stepped before the handsomely
framed photograph once more He
passed the lens up and down and
across. over the face of the photo
graph. then wheeled about and faced
Jimmy Valentine.
"Mr. Randall" he said apologetical
y. you must excuse my mistakenly
most unfortunate mistake--and | trust
that you will overlook my ungent!r
manly manners. now realize that !
have been making destinations ag,,ins,
an entirely innocent man. You Of
course realize the difficulties of my
profession how IN dealing with the
brightest criminal brains in the world
We cannot avoid making errors at
times. but" his face glowed pride
= will say in justice to myself that
this is the first mistake OF the kind
have ever made"
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 loss
here through thievery | shall be most
glad to recommend you to the direct
ors, and | am sorry that you feel 50
embarrassed at your error regarding
me-"
"Oh. cut that! Don't worry about
me-" said Doyle vengefully. wait
til put the bracelets on the real
Jimmy Valentine. then save your SYM
pathy for him. He'll pay for this
days work. It's all through him that
l 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 con''i,lded, I'm on the biggest
| Job of my whole career. and when |
finish it I'll have the real Jimmy Val
| entine sewed up in little stone jug
6 by 8, 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
| 0us-no doubt as to that. At any mo-
ment the young man might let drop a
word or a hint that would betray him
self into his enemy's hands by con-
6rming the detectives suspicious.
But the daring Valentine relished
the spice of excitement in the situa-
tion. He played with the detective as
q cat with squeaking mouse.
ITO be sure, you do not promise this
man Jimmy Valentine a very merry
time of it when you finally land him. "
Valentine said 81 am glad I am not
he"
Doyle laughed grimly.
1.-THE resemblance is the most star
Ting have ever encountered" he an
swered. you are perhaps trifle
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 80 clever a
man as you hunting me, Mr.. Doyle.
he went on. land 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
want him badly"
Doyle bent toward the other and
pounded his fist into his opened palm
Gle is the one man who can open a
safe by the sense Of touch,' he ex-
planned
Blank amazement came into the face
Of the assistant cashier.
why. that's not possible. Is it," he
asked incredulously.
Doesn't sound so-we never thought
sO-but Jimmy Valentine has done it
repeatedly. The first year he work ed
we thought the jobs were done from
the inside-employees or officers OF
the bank. Then we got him by con-
fession Of his pal, and a fool governor
pardoned him." Doyle growled dis
1ustedly.
swell. II he WAS Dardoned''-
The detective brushed the sugges-
ton aside.
81 want him for another job. one
that can convict him on now and
couldn't before the first conviction"
fro BE coNTI>rED.l