Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-24
SYNOPSIS.

mer pal" young convict known as
Jimmy Valentine Avery refuses. and
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 visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from q th,ef on
train, and he is amazeh ut colncidence
Convict Jimmy Valentine. No. 1889. Is
brought into the warden's office to open
q safe as an object lesson to the visitors.
and Rose recognizes him as he 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. Hose
pleads with Fay to aid the young prison.
er, who is handsome even in Sing Sing
garb.
Fay promises for Roses sake to ask the
governor TO pardon Valentine. A stormy
interview occurs between Handler and
Valentino
Valentine waits patiently in prison for
news. Finally he is pardoned and goes TO
Albany TO thank the governor. Lieutenant
Governor Fay and Rose.
Valentine refuses positions offered by
the rescue mission workers. To his amaze
ment he meets Bill Avery and former
COW orker. Fed Flanagan.
Red and Avery try to dissuade Jimmy
from going square" Detective Doyle APP
pears, and Red and Avery hide. Doyle
wants Valentine to tell him where Avery
is. for he wants to rearrest him. Valen-
tine rafilsas
Doyle departs. threatening to send VAL
entne back to Sing Sing prison. Avery
now tries to kill Valentine.
Valentine finally agrees to 'go 1t crook
ed" again, but a note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination 10
be honest "in spite Of the coppers."
Rose persuaces ner father 10 give VAL
entine a position in his bank in Spring
field. III. He and Red go to work in the
bank.
For several years Valentine works eX-
cellently and rises to be assistant cashier
He and Rose love each other but Valen-
tine knows Doyle Is on his track ana
dares not tell her of his affection for her.
A mysterious MIR. Cronin turns out TO De
old Bill Avery. now reformed and man
OF business
valentine receives a telegram from
Doyle He tells Red how he has planned
to outwit the detective by means or a
cleyerlY roncortad alihi
Rose Lane tells Valentine she loves him
and that they are going to marry. VAL
entine reveals to her his love for her.
Doyle appears on the scene to arrest VAL
entine on a charge of robbing a Massa-
chusetts bank many years before.
Doyle is astounded when Valentine an
nounces that he was never in Sing Sing
or In Massachusetts, in his life and that
his name is Lee Randall.
Doyle Is finally convinced by a sensa-
tional ruse employed by Valentine that
Valentine is not Valentine after all. I'm
land. him If II takes.a lifatiraa-" 1ha saue
'rMr. Randall" he said apologeucal-
ly, "you must excuse my mistakenly
most unfortunate mistake-and / trust
that you will overlook my ungentle-
manly manners. | now realize that l
have been making insinuations against
en- entirely innocent man. You Of
course realize the difficulties Of my
professionalism in dealing with the
brightest criminal brains in the world
we cannot avoid making errors at
times, but',,-his face glowed pride
IT will say In justice to myself that
this Is the arsy mistake Of the kind l
have ever made"
quite true-quite true, I am sure,
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 l am sorry that you feel SO
embarrassed at your error regarding
me-"
"Oh. cut that! Don't worry about
me-" said Doyle vengefully. wait
till l put the bracelets on the real
Jimmy Valentine, then save your SYM
pathy for him. He'll nay for this
DAYS work. It's all through him that
I made 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 concluded. Pm on the biggest
Job of my whole career, and when l
finish it I'll have the real Jimmy Val
entine sewed up in q little stone jug
6 by s, without light or fresh air, and
what he'll get to eat would make pit
bull terrier turn VegeIarlan
Valentine in spite of the danger that
attended his situation could not resist
the temptation to continue the con-
yersation with Doyle. 1t was danger
ous-no doubt as to that. At any mo-
ment the young man might let drop
word or hint that would betray him.
self into his enemy's hands by con-
frming the detectives suspicious.
But the daring Valentine relished
the spice Of excitement in the situa-
ton. He played with the detective as
a cat with a squeaking mouse.
ITO be sure you do not promise this
man Jimmy Valentine very merry
time Of 1t when you finally land him."
Valentine said. II am glad l am not
he."
Doyle laughed grimly.
'The resemblance is the most star
Ting l have ever encountered he an
swered. you are perhaps a tride
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 so clever
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"