The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-11

A Retrieved
Reformation
Copyright. 1880. BY Doubleday. Page
q Co.. puhished BY special ar
sasoemerf scstA the Wheeler SyH-
dtcafe. Inc.
NOTE: Tits u fhe sfovv upon
which The famous piey Atlas Jimmy
VALENTINO tcus founded. 10 "a rank-
cd as one Of O. Hcnry's best tales
A guard camc TO the prison shoe
shop. where Jimmy Valentine was
assiduouaiy stitching uppcrs. and
escorted him 20 the front office
There the warden handed Jimmy his
pardon. which had been signed that
morning by the governor. Jimmy
took II in n tired kind OF way. He
had served nearly ten months Of q
four~y-ar sentence. He had expect
ed 10 stay only about three months
at the longest When man with a'
many friends on the outside a.
jimmy Valentine had L. received IN
the stir II In hardly worth while
to cut his hair.
"Now. Valentine said the warden
you'll go out In the morning. Bracs
Up. and MAKO . man Of yourself
You're not n bad fellow At heart
stop cracking safes. and live
straight"
Me- said Jimmy. IN surprise
why. ] never cracked . safe In my
life"
"oh. me-. laughed the warden
sof course not Let's s-c. now. How
was 4, you happened 20 get sent al
on that Springfield jobf Was Il be
cause you wouldn't prove an alb
for fear OF compromising somebod,
In extremely heightened society," On
WINS II simply n case OF mean old
jury that had IL In for your III
always one or the other with you
innocent yict!ms"
"Me7" said Jimmy. SIN biankfy
virtuoux Why. warden. ! nevei
was In Springfield in my life-
Take him back. cronln." smiled
tho warden. 'and fix him up will
outgoing clothes. Unlock him a
seven In the morning. and let hin
come TO the buiipen- Better thins
over my advice. Valentine
Al quarter past seven on th'
next morning Jimmy stood In tbs
wardcn's outer cffice. ". had on 9
suit Of the viIlainously fitting. ready
made clothes and q pair OF the stisf
squeaiSy shoes that the state fur
nirhes 10 It's discharged compuisor,
ruestA
The clark handed him . rsfBoat
ticket and tho five-doIlar bill VIII
which the law expected him TO re
hablllsass himself into good ciuren
ship and prosperity. The wrdc'
gave him n cigar. and shook hands
Valentine. o7s,. was chronicicd or
the books "Pardoncd by Governor.
and Mr.. James Valentine walked ou
into the sunshine.
Disrexarding the song OF the birds
the waving green trees. ana h'
smell Of the flowers. Jimmy HEADED
straight for n restaurant There h
tasted the first sweet Joys Of ilbert,
In the shape OF broiied chicken ant
a bottle Of white wine-foiiowed b,
a cigar a grade better than the on'
the warden had given him. From
there he proceeded leisureiy to tn
depot. lie tossed quarter into IN
hnt OF n blind man sitting BY sh'
door. and boarded his train Three
hours set him down In a little towf
near the. state line. He went TO tn
cafe Of one Mike Dolan and SHOOT
hands with Mike. who was alone be
hind the bar.
SORRY we couldn't make II sooner
Jimmy. me boy" said Mike. "Bu
we had that protest from Springfield
10 buck against. and tho governor
nearly baked. Feeling all rightT
Fine" said Jimmy. Got M
key7"
He got his key and went upstairs
| unlocking the door Of room At tn
rear. Everything was just as he has
left H. There on the floor was still
Ben Prices collar button that hai
been torn from that eminent dctec
lives shirt band when they had over
powered Jimmy TO arrest him.
Pulling out from the wall n fold
| ing bed. Jimmy slid back a panel II
tho wall and dragged out a dust
covered suitcase. He opened thii
and xazcd fondly at the finest Sc
OF burglars tools In the East. ]
was a complete set. made OF special
~ tempered steel. the latest design
In driila punches, augers. with tw,
or three novelties. invented b,
Jimmy himself. In which he tool
pride. Over nine hundred dollar
they had cost him to have mad,
at -. a place where they max,
such things for the profession.
In half an hour Jimmy wen