The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-02-17
SYNOPSIS

Warden Handler of Sing Sing prison
and Detective George Doyle endeavor to
prevail on Bill Avery. a released prisoner,
20 search out information against a for
n1er pal" young convict known as
Jimmy Valentine, Avery refuses, and
Doyle and Handler threaten to attack
nim. valentine had a trick of opening
safes solely by the sense Of touch
Avery goes. Lieutenant Governor Fay,
hts beautiful niece. Rose Lane, and two
women workers in a rescue mission visit
Tho prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
now she was rescued from a thief on q
erafns and he Is amazed at q coincidence.
Convict Jimmy Valentine No. 12S9 is
brought into the wardens office to open
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
sarb
Fay promises for Roses sake to ask the
governor to pardon Valentine. A stormy
Valentine.
In one of the parlcrs of tie Ten
Eyck hotel. in Albany, within two
short blocks Of the capitol, Mrs. Web
ster and Mrs. Moore sat patiently
waiting.
You don't suppose Mr.. Valentine
would feel uncomfortable in coming
20 meet our party in nice respecta-
BILE place like this. do your" asked
prim little Mrs. Moore of her cowork-
er in the Gate Of Hope society.
mo" was the positive response.
That young man wouldn't feel un-
comfortable or embarrassed any
where in the world. This is the first
victory for the Gate of Hope. Mrs.
Moore. and trust your report will be
such as to encourage others to join
u.s."
''1t will be exact. Mrs. Webster. of
that you may rest assured BY the
way, do you not think we should have
had few reporters here to give pub
lie notice of our first triumph
"Your report. my dear-we will send
that to all papers," and Mrs. Webster
smiled proudly as she spoke.
A messenger boy came in with a
note from Valentine. who had come to
Albany to thank the governor for his
release and to meet the people who
had worked to secure him his pardon.
The note. written from the governors
executive chamber. notified the ladies
that he would be with them in fifteen
minutes
Rose Lane and her father. William
Lane. an Illinois banker. came into the
parlOr and greeted the two ladies' who
informed the newcomers that Mr..
Valentine would shortly arrive. De-
clining the invitation ofs.Afrs. Moore
and Mrs. Webster to join in light re-
freshments in the tea room on the mez-
canine floor. Rose and her father re-
manned in the paror. while the two
ladies departed.
Rose had not seen her father for
months. and on his arrival in the east
she persuaded him to accompany her
20 Albany to assure the governor that
II he pardoned Valentine he would
guarantee him good business posi-
,ion 1t is more than probable that
this attitude on the part OF man of
Mr.. Lanes standing in the financial
world had something to do with the
nnA determination Of the executive to
sign the release papers. 1t tended to
confirm in the governor his belief in
the prisoners innocence. MIR: Lane