El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-09
CHAPTER XII.


silence, gee, but that Kit
ty is great kid Amt it funny how
kid like that will get hold of tough
old tramp like me?'
Mice child" commented Valentine
| He picked up the telegram and hand
ed it to Red
Red. read that" he said duly, as
though discouraged
The other read in silence
''DoyleI Good heaveny' he exclaim
ed
, Doyle" said Valentine. 1T took
him quite while to uncover us
didn't it?"
But he's finally done it-got your
name and everything"
Did you notice it wasn't signed?"
Yes Who do you suppose tipped
you:"
Doyle" was Valentines amazing
response.
'.DoyIel" cried Red. starting aback.
The assistant cashier bent toward the
Waterman.
Doyle sent that, Red Don't you
see he's not sure of me- But if l ran
away from the bank when that tele-
gram eame-out of town for the after
noon-he'd know he had me-"
Never thought. I'd have dueked, :"
commented Red And now he'll turn
me up too. I'm going" He fingered
his hat nervously.
you're not He don't want you
and if you stay where you beloPg he
won't see Eog
Ed nodded his head decisively.
''PIl stay closer to the bank than an
emigrant to his tag. And you, jim
my?"
Valentine smiled as the other lapsed
of in his excitement into using his old
name
JIMMY How natural that sounds.
Redp' he said reminiscently.
Excuse me- l meant Mr. Ran
dali, protestingly-
mo; its all right, only don't by
any chance use it before Doyle, be-
cause I'm going to alibi Doyle until
he'll think he's lost his eyesight."
''Alibi?" repeated Red curiously.
I've heard O. that before"
f'Alibi. that's it, Red replied Val
entine And he continued rapidly:
You haven't forgotten the one great
est refuge Of the crook, have you
our old friend the alibi? Something
which proves you were not where you
were when something happened
was never Jimmy Valentine, Red.
was, never in Sing Sing. I've been
straight all my life and can prove it.
I've been waiting for Mr. Doyle near
~ three years. and I've got him beat
never did that job in Springfield,
Massachusetts, 1 was never there in
my life And if I've got to use the
crooks tools to beat it I'm justified
I'm living straight and I'm going to.
and all the gods are with me, Red"
He took a scrapbook from a drawer
five years you will find clippings of
Lee Randall when he lived in St Paul.
That man was my cousin. He went to
Alaska and never came back. My
name is also Lee Randall, and / defy
Doyle to prove he ever saw me-
Valentine, out of breath owing to
the long speech he had delivered at
top speed. leaned back and gazed tri-
umphantly at Flanagan. The latter
stared amazedly at the assistant cash
70 70 -H1%
not he was telling the truth Well.
there was a scrapbook. That would
afford ready means of proving Valen-
tines words. Red picked up the book
and swiftly skinned the pages. His
attention was held by one of the clip
pings. He read aloud:
"St. Paul News, March II. 19O6.-The
speaker Of the evening was Mr.. Lee
Randall. His subject vas
Look at that other one" interrupt
ed Valentine. pointing. See how they
join up with the day | came here
And Avery has sent me something
that will make Mr. DoyIe's eyes blink
like an owl"
Red laughed grimIy. The telephone
bell rang.
avery. Did you say Avery?" asked
Red.
yes picking up the receiver.
Then to the operator: Yes. send Mr..
Cronin right in. There's a friend of
nis here who wants to see him. He
Ooked significantly across at Red.
Flanagan glanced around the room,
then at Valentine. Say" he began,
I'm the only one here in the room
except you, and l don't want TO sea
any Mr.. Cronin.' Don't know him.
Who is he?'
Mr.. Cronin," responded Valentine,
"is the man who is going to save you
and me from going back to state pris-
on"
Valentine went on to recount to Red
how Bill Avery. after he had saiG