The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-04-13
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SYNOPSIS.

Warden Handler Of Sing Sing prison
and Detective George Doyle endeavor to
prevail on Bill Avery. a released prisoner.
to search out information against tor.
mer pal" young convict Known as
Jimmy Valentine. Avery refuses. ana
Doyle and Handler threaten to attacK
him. Valentine had a 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 a rescue mission WISH
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from a thiel on a
train. and he Is amazed at a convenience.
Convict Jimmy Valentine. Ma. l.SS IL
brought into the wardens office to open
q safe as an object lesson to the visitors
and Rose recognizes him as the man VINO
saved her from the thief Cotton.
Valentine says he can't open the safe
engaging Handler. The lieutenant COVER
nor and Rose talk with Valentine. Rose
pleads with Fay to did the. young PRISON
er. who is handsome even In Sing Sing
garb.
governor to pardon Valentine. stormy
interview occurs between Handler and
Valentine. zi
valentine wars patiently III t,r,ssn cor
news. Finally he is pardoned ana goes to
Albany to thank the governor. Lieutenant
Governor Fay and Rose
Valentine refuses positions offered ty
the rescue mission workers. To mis- amaze
ment. he meets Bill Avery and a former
coworker. Red Flanagan.
Red and Avery try to dissuade Jimmy
from '.going square," Detective Doyle ap-
pears. and Red and Avery hide. Doyle
wants Valentine to tell him where Avery
10. for he wants to rearrest him. vaien-
Doyle departs. threatening to send VAL
entine back to Sing Sing prison. Avery
now tries to kill Valentine.
Valentine finally agrees to go 1t crook.
ed" again. but note from Rose brings
him back to his former determine ton 10
be honest I'm spite Of the coppers
Rose persuades her father to give Val
entine position In his bank In Spring.
field. Ill. He and Red 20 to work IN the
s.-'- -
FOR several years Valentine works ex-
cellently and rises to be assistant cashier.
He and Rose love each other. but Valen.
tine knows Doyle II on his track ana
dares not tell her OF his affection for her.
mysterious MIR. Cronin turns out to be-
old Bill Avery. now reformed and man
OF business. t
A voice was heard outside in the
vault room: "All right, Kitty. III
play some more with you in few
minutes. MIR. Randall wants me-" 1t
was the voice of Red Flanagan ad-
dressed to the little girl. whom he
daily gave "piggyback" rides. at the
daily hazard of his situation.
The door swung open. and Red stood
before the assistant cashier But not
even his old mother. If she had been
alive. would have recognized him.
Hair as red as ever it was. eyes as
blue and smile equally as innocent as
that which had misled half "A. dozen
sternly inclined judges in the court of
special sessions In years gone. yet the
figure that appeared was. and at the
same time 1t was not. that of Red
Flanagan. whose photograph adorned
not less than five rOgues' galleries
The uniform-that was it. The blue
gray coat and trousers, loosely fitted
and the peaked cap. bearing in gold
letters "Watchman." were the actual
causes Of his Transformation. SO far
as outward indications were concern
ed. AS for the inward changes-those
quite hidden from the human eye
well. there were but two persons who
could describe how they had come
about. Those two persons We're Red
Flanagan and Jimmy Valentine.
Red stood before the assistant cash
Ter and dotted his imposing watch
mans cap.
"Want me. Randall?" he asked.
YES" He looked away from Red.
unwilling to break to him the news
that Doyle was on their track.