The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-02-11
SYNOPSIS.


SYNOPSIS. "
ware. Handler OF Sing SING prison
ana Ds ,tlve George Doyle endeavor to
prevail on Bill Avery. released prisoner.
to search out information against for
mar 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 workers In a rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from thief on a
train, and he is amazed at a cnincidencA
convict Jimmy Valentine. No 1879 is
brought into the warden's Office to open
q 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
ray promises Tor Roses sake to ask the
governor to pardon Valentine. stormy
interview occurs between Handler and
Valentine.
CHAPTER v.
q his secretary left the room to
"A procure Valentine Warden
Handler glowered darby at
4 = the door that closed behind
him and through which No. 1889 was
to be unwillingly brought. He would
show this man who had dared to talk
10 he Mt hot
Handler was the boss of Sing Sing
prison and no one else, even lieutenant
governors to the contrary. Discipline
must be preserved. Yes, that was it.
the old explanation that always held
good when a prisoner who offended
the warden in any way was meted
out the vengeance that the warden
would not be denied. Once there was
a thin chested, cough racked little
election inspector doing three" for
crooked work at the polls who had
had his front teeth kicked down his
throat because he would not shine the
warden's shoes AS for this slick Mr..
Valentine, he was altogether too indie
pendent, too. and the warden would
give him the lesson of his life. He
would
The door opened, and in came Smith.
holding Jimmy Valentine by the arm.
The warden stood at his desk.
Bring him over here" he cried
hoarsely, pointing to the space in front
Of his desk
The secretary slipped his hand up
behind the prisoners neck and with a
violent heave flung Valentine forward
SO that he was barely able to prevent
himself from falling fat on his face.
Gritting his teeth, No. 1889 straighten-
ed himself and finally succeeded in
suppressing the impulse that surged
within him to spring at his cowardly
assailants throat. Probably it was
the realization of the fact that he
equal for Smith IN hand to hand
conflict that enabled him to restrain
himself-the contempt of strong.
confident man for an ignoble inferior.
Smith was larger and heavier, yes,
but the man who had hip locked the
headlong to his death from the win
dow of rushing railway train was
not one to be trifed with. Besides, no
less parsonage than George Bothner,
the worlds lightweight wrestling cham
pion. had taught Valentine the mys-
.teries Of the grapevine" the "cross
buttock," the Cornwall heave," the
flying mare" the back heel" the rib
crushing scissors" the waist and
crotch holds and even the tortures Of
the deadly strangle holds, front and
rear.
Handler bent over his desk, resting
both his hands upon it, and sneered
at Valentine.
"Why didn't you smash him when
he hit you, you coward?" he asked
the helpless prisoner in purposely ag-
gravating tones. You're losing your
nerve in this little boarding house Of
mine; that's what's the matter with
you. You haven't any manhood left
in you. And, say, Valentine, when we
have had you here as our guest two
years more you'll be whining around
like puppy with the pink eye; that's
what you're coming to. It's bound to
get youths life-just like 1t gets all
the rest Of you thin skinned guys.
Only n bum can live this life and keep
his mind and his manhood"
The cruel words of the warden sank
deeply into Valentines soul, as Han
der well knew they would. But the
prisoner was determined that he would
show no signs Of weakening before the
two men who hated him.
II didn't hit him because I'll square
myself when / get out" answered VAL
entine defiantly, land there are few
little things that I will square with
You. too, Mr.. Warden Handler. You
know you have me in your power, and
20 do I. But Handler, you're going to
like me better from now on because.
rsaiising my position. ! have dared 60
against you"
But Valentine had mistaken his
man. The respect that one dghting