The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-24
Copyright. 1910. by American pres
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SYNOPSIS.


Warden Handler Of Sing Sing prison
and Detective George Doyle ondeuvor TO
prevail on lilll Avery. released prisoner
10 search out Information against ~ for
MGR pal" young convict known M
Jimmy Valentine Avery refuses and
Doyle and Handler threaten to attack
him Valentine had a trick of opening
nafes solely by the sense OF touch.
Avery goes Lieutenant Governor Fay.
his beautiful niece Rose Lane. and Two
women workers IN n rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hcnrs Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from thief on
train. and he In amazed al a roinside~os
.onyiut Jluiny aontinc, NO l~s W
brough, into tho wardens office to open
a safe Ms nm object lesson to tho visitors,
and Rose recognizes him M the man who
saved her from the thief Cotton,
Valentine says he can't open the safe.
enraRing 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. stormy
interview occurs between Handler md
vaicnune waits patiently IN prison for
news Finally no IN pnrdoncd and goes to
Albany TO thank tho governor. Lieutenant
Governor Fav aud Rose
valentine refuses positions oHerou py
the rescue mission workers. To his amaze.
ment. he meets nll Avery and n former
"nv srkas Md ElanpHnn
hed ana Avery Try to dissunde Jimmy
from going square" Detective Doyle up.
pears and Red and Avery hide boyle
wants Valentine to tell him where Avery
10. for he wants 10 rearrest him. Vaien-
tine refuses
ooylc departs. threatening 10 SEND Val.
entine back to Sing Sing prison. hyery
now tries tn KIN valantiaa
saicntine nnnIly agrees 10 go " crook
ed" again. but n note from Rose brings
him back TO HIS former determination to
DO honest IN spite OF tho coppcrs,"
Rose persundes her father to give Val
entlnc a position In his bank In Spring
neld. III. lie and Red 10 to work IN the
ha-e.
For several years Valentine works OK
celently and rises TO bo assistant cashier
He and Rose love each other but Valen.
tine knows Doyle h on his track ana
dares not tell her OF his affection for her,
A mysterious Mr., Cronln turns out TO be
old Bill Avery. now reformed and n man
OF business.
Valentine receives telegram from
Doyle lie tells Red how he has planned
TO outwit the detective by means or n
eieveriv roreoctcd allhi
Rose Lane tells Valentine sne loves .ini
and that they are golng TO marry Vat
cntine reveals 20 her his love for her.
Doyle appears on the scene TO arrest Val
cntino on q charge OF robbing Massa-
~.os.tts haah rupnv years before
Doyle Is nstounded when Valentine an
nounces that he was never In Sing sins
or In Massachusetts In his life and that
his name Is Lee Randall.
DOYLE II hnally convinced by sensa-
l.fN al Mt M
Valentine II not Valentine after all. "Ill
land him " " takes lifetime" he saws.
He has, with an angry snort. "It's
been the ambition of my life to see
him work--to catch him red handed"
well. for the sake OF the communi-
" at large hope you do. by tho
way. MIR. Doyle, MS you have never
seen this--er-Mr. Valentine work,
how do you know that he uses moth
Ing but his hands In opening safes p
oh we have a general idea about
his system. He keeps his hands ten
der, soft sensitive, and through n
faculty seeming almost miraculous he
Is able TO detect the movement Of tho
tumhlers that lock the safe az he
turns the dials OF the combination.
This much we learned from one Red
Flanagan alias Tim Cronin. alias the
White Rat the pal that Valentine
took up with after he killed another
pa named Cotton. Flanagan's rlght
name is Jim. lie did bit nc Jolies.
and think ri be able TO get him TO
testify against Valentine when ! get
him scwei up In Boston. What? oh,
yes; Red was always known us tho
White Rat until he took TO dyelng his
hair vcrmllion"
Doyle looked at his watch. He nod.
ded-n farewell to Valentine and wheel
cd toward the door. He stopped mo-
menhrily and asked permission to
stake another fash at that picture on
the wall" Valentine gave his assent
and watched the detective curiously.
Ipyle stepped in front Of the photo.
graph, took out his magnifying glass.
a powerful reading glass, and again
made a minute examination Of the