The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-02-24

"A1ias
Jimmy
Valentine
NovsIIxsd by
FREDERICK n. TOOMBS
From the Great
Play by
PAUL ARMSTRONG
ccpvsiShs. 1910. by American pre..
Association

Copyright 1910. by American Pre-"
Association


prevail on fnl Avery. n released prisoner
10 search out Information against fot-
mer pal" young convict known ~
Jimmy Valentine Avery refuses. an1
Doyle and Handler threnten to attack
him. Valentine had trick OF opening
safes solely by tho sense OF touch
Avery goes Lieutenant Governor Fay
his beautiful niece. Rose Lane and two
women workers IN rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from thief on y
train. and he II a'noyed ~ cninf sl4rrs
.obypt Jnnniy aienune NO izp. "a
brought into tho wardens office to oper
Z safe as an object lesson to the visitors.
and Rose recognizes him as the man who
saved her from tho thief Cotton
Valentine says he can't open the safe.
enraging Handler. Tho lieutenant COVER
nor and Rose talk with Valentine. Rose
pleads with Fay to old the young prison.
or, who Ia handsome even In Sing Sin.
garb.
Fay promises for Roses sake to ask the
governor to pardon Valentine. stormy
interview occurs between Handler and
vaientine waits patiently in prison for
news. Finally he Is psrdoned and goes to
Albany to thank the governor. Lieutenant
Governor Fav and Rose
valentine refuses positions oIrcrca rs
the rescue mission workers. TO his amaze
ment, he meets Bill Avery and former
covr erknr Pad Flnnarnn
hed ana Avery try to dlssuade Jimmy
from going square" Detective Doyle np-
pears, and Red and Avery hide Doyle
wants Valentine TO tell him where Avery
=. for he wants TO reagrest him. valcn-
boyle departs, threatening to sena val
entine back to Sing Sing prison. A.e-..-
now tries to kill vaIantissH
vasenrine finaiiy agrees TO ''go u crook
ed'' again, but note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination to
be honest "in spite OF the coppers'
Rose persuades her father to give VAL
entIne position In his bank In Spring.
field, H. He and Red 80 to work in the
hank. -----s4-
The banker nesitated moment
4 believe you, SIR" turning toward
Valentine II believe we shall never
regret what we have DONE
Rose also had last word for her
hero. She grasped her fathers arm
and said enthusiastically: "Thnt Is
just how | feel, too, and-er"-she
was becoming embarrassed-"Spring.
held is beautiful city, Mr.. Randall"
she managed to end.
They were gone. Valentine sprang
| to the entrance and peered after them
from between the portIeres. A feet
Ing vision Of sweet young girls face,
smiling and confident, was his reward
M Rose Lane walked out into the cor
rIdor He stood and stared even when
father and daughter had gone from
sight, bis eyes fixed on the point where
the girl had disappeared.
| And be was still standing In the
Same position when Red Flanagan.
who had noticed the cessation Of tho
conversation, stole quietly back into
the room. He saw and understood.
His plunge into the abysmal under
world, where might makes right and
where might makes wrong, had not
| yet dulled entirely his knowledge of
some Of the finer emotions that i'm
pei mankind to various courses Of ac-
>tion. He smiled. Hes hopeless.
Hes goin' square for keeps" be mrr-
INJURED. He automatically coughed.
Valentine wheeled about
Here. Red" be cried, from now
on we 60 straight I've got my
chance" He caught Red by both
shoulders and shook him violently In
his Overwhelming Joy.
.By right But what do DOR was
the gnsping response Of Red, almost
4 carried on his feet by the enthusIas-
l A. - n. ><xtr
You trail along. Red. with me. Get
Job In my town for yenr. and
by that time I'll have one for you"
"Doing whatT
| Valentine hurled at his brother safe
breaking expert reply that caused
him TO stand speechless in amazemcnt.
| Jaws distended almost to the point Of
i disIocation and with eyes that threat.
ened momentarily to bulge entirely
out of their sockets.
~rm going to make you watchman
IN national bank" wAs tho cool re.
sponse Of Jimmy Valentine.
i
| Ono bright winter afternoon, three
years after the day Jimmy Valentine
began to 80 II straight." young
boy, attired IN black velvet knicker.
bockers. turned the knob Of the door
Of the private once Of the assistant
cnshicr Of the Fourth National bank
of springfield, m. Barely eleven year.
old. Bobby LAnc considered Il the
rarest treat Of his life 70 be allowed
= I chance to invade this usually busy
once and % play q being banker.
Z The lasge clIce had two sntrances
} on ieadnne Into ~ I'll of The lare'
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