Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06
SYNOPSIS.

warden ttanQler OF sing sing prison
and Detective George Doyle endeavor to
prevail on Bill Avery. a released prisoner.
to search out information against a for
mer pal" a 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 worker in a rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from a thief on a
train. and he is amazed at a coincidence.
Convict Jimmy Valentine. No. 1889. Is
brought into the warden's office to open
a safe as an object lesson to the visitors.
and Rose recognizes him as the man who
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 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
Valentine.
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 worke To his amaze
ment, he meets Bill Avery and a former
coworker, Red 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 refuses.
Doyle departs. threatening to send VAL
entine bach to Sing Sing prison. Avery
now tries to kill Valentine.
Valentine finally agrees to "go it crook
ed" again, but a note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination to
be h henest sin spite ns Of the eopners" u.,
entine q 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 and
dares not tell her Of his affection for her.
old Bill Avery. now reformed and a man
Of business.
CHAPTER XII CONTINUED.
Valentine and Avery laughed in their
superior knowledge.
mo, no" protested Valentine. this
photograph proves | was at a ban
quet in st. Paul. I'll zeal Doyle and
I'll make him like it,"
"You can't was Avery's pessimis-
tic comment.
"You said we couldn't go square.
any of us. and we all have" was Val
entine's rejoinder. And if we a
beat the thing inside Of us that calls
we can beat one mar that hunts"
A clerk knocked at the door and en-
tered to ascertain if he should now
bring in a trayful of cash which Val
entine was to count. He was ordered
to do so at once, and Avery's face be-
came a study as the young man soon
re-entered with a tray on which new
b%anknotes of large denominations were
piled among g%listening rows Of gold
coin.
"Great snakes, what a chance!!" ex-
claimed the one time thief, looking
from Valentine to the Waterman.
''This is no place for me. Oh, just for
one grab and the quick getaway"
He mopped his wrinkled brow. I'm
sweating like a polar bear on the
Fourth of July"
Haven't got it out of your blood
yet, eh?" asked Valentine.
Not the craving for real money. I
learned to let the wheat in the grain
elevator alone after a month or two,
but coarse money like that-wow!"
The old man stared fascinatedly at
the enticing tray.
well. we watched each other for
awhile" commented Red. pointing to
his chief.
"And amt neither Of you aver
snatched even one bundle?" asked
Avery ~incredulously.
"No."
swell, you better get me out of
here. I'm going to have lockjaw in
both hands In q minute" He reached
Tor his hat and stick.
"No. you're not" put In Valentine.