!“ Alias
J im m y
ii Valentine"
Novelized by
;; FREDERICK R TOOMBS:
From the Great
Play by
PAUL ARMSTRONG
iKh'ki't in hi« oi*tii i ) iiiiir r lo gvt at
Mimi ilio hip |x» kot. Nini ihon ih !«
arrangem ent en silles H hi h II tu »mini
«ritti h limili carvlessty Minisi Int» a
|xskel unii tu ilt»i Illirici' Ilio plstol
tli rollo li ilio co g l wlion »'Irò e m e r g e n ,)
t broa tomi
“ Curse b in i'" ho w hlspered lo Red
"I tolti bini I ti noi bini If ho turiiotl
at|iiarv. mui wlieu I h » v I e uno* 1*1* l»tro
bini tbrniirb Iho inoutb unti Itilo III»
brillìi "
" S o n o bini rtght’ " hb»*ed Iloti “ Ami
I v o r h a m o« for a «llok geta w a y. No
guy orni no un ilio «t|ii:iro w ltbout no
tu' orookotl n lth hi» inibì.**
C M A ITE R
V III.
I vlct
“ I wonder tf he'*—
danger, struck d ow n the firearm with
I "Y ou can bet ou It." pul In Ar*ry
hla iKiwerful left hand nml w rested II
"A Itttla ayuipathy. Jimmy, that'«
from hi« would Is* assa llsn l'a grasp
a ll." auggealed Red
"MUe Just uamo
He broke the wea|M>u o|»qi and aaw
10 cheer you ou Ibe right t»ath. Ain t
that all the ch a m b ers w ere loaded
| you o u ? "
Snapping It stmt, he thrust II lu lo hi*
" I tou t say that, lied
Ihm 'l y » “ “ »
pi* kei and hurled the now cringing
, that **
Avery from him lo the floor
•It « a cinch Doyle has queered Iha
“ You fo o l!" sneered Valentine "G el
play.’* went on Avery
up and l>e a m a n "
Valeuiliie m o veil angrily at tha
T h e form er prison m ale o f his con
| speaker
q u e r r sillily regained Ills feet
“ It wasn't « play. Avery
I'll «Iran-
“ III kill him I'll kill him yel!** he 1 gle you If you *|Msik that way agalu "
exclaim ed lo Red, w h o had follow ed
Kill w as again sco n .ru I anil «aid
him from t>ehlnd the curtain
“tilt, rot' T h ey're playing you. and
“ T o o bad you didn't get him ." you don't sec It And for Iwlng «|s>keii
grow led lied disgustedly
nl.-e in you're going to blow tlte softest
Valentine bovrever. cut short their
graft a man ever had "
talk by w arning Ihcm o f their loud
“ I know what I'm dvilng." luslsied
tone*
At hla pronouncem ent that Valentine, who tiegan walking uerv
they w ere Isith crazy 11 IS I reminded iMisly up and down the Itoor
him o f what he had told him atsiut
"Vea. you do
If you had a cltanca
the detectives and th d r stisd pigeon*
I’ d stick and you know It. don't yov.r*
“ It w as a lie. lo o ." pill In Avery
"I don't know auythlng atami It “
“ I never stuck that old man up
I’ m
Avery catchin g s algntflcanl glsnca
talking on the level “
from Hisl. continued the slirrwd at-
“ I knew P o v le was ly in g " answ ered
ti-mpl to cause Yaleullne to lose faith
Valentine reassuringly
“ It's a hard
■ IU l(i« e I su e
gam e we re up against "
“ Did the gtrl w is t pink rose«.“ he
llitl «greed w llb the »pesker
ss.d e u Itcdiy. "auil wa« Hie guy with
"W e ll, now. uiavlw you lielleve H at
her grsy haired sud carried a gold
It ntn'l so easy to turn square
Listen
ties ill*! H U » ? ’
llltimy. Avery and me hsve got a Job
tud make a d ea n g . l a w a y f
....
And Hu- long Jump and Mia
III at a sw ell cafe. Jim m y e sim a Hie
„ r v . n r . . . o f the mllllimalrut " « • » «
U fi!
• W llb Ibe coin lo jrvar kl. k r addisi
A Ami reading Hie |«H*rs «m l ' * " * h
Ina our head« off al wltal am g e t . we
made o f III* «vpp er» ?'**• * 'M 1 tb'111*
........ we Miai. J im m y?" H -d pleaded.
w lih every ounce o f effort be could
in o i rol
Indecision ha.l bagno to show In ' ■'
•tulue « face, and now his surrender
was com plete.
Yon got '<• me. Red.** hr «....w in ce d
(lieu added eagerly
"W here I......... ..
layout you g o l? «*•■ * r
«“ u
ulghl 1 ”
Mural
It ain't tw o hour« from
•Imt you
*
• lavai, „ (
man “
"I ktiow wh« i » Inaili, u.
Iu*. *M i
ilare fa» e II "
Jliiiiny \ aleniiti*» i
flow and l'ecrvel otit ' r * , u • »i»
Ki. oue lu si. IR . hai l e km
hail h"il «Il dotti, | |(in ||,,^ JM b
wotihl return « M"
t a r '"essa ^ , h, d ^
eil hi* tenia n
,M
| ".... "'«a tk^
lisi! com e In Ulne lo «
• ■"*
Ihrnatttig sshli* tlte utu- ” ' k
yar, u
w oiiil lo n sleem hi* l» «i
*
Ano. tu r llm u gb l tose s , „ n)
hlm « « In» returned tu ii ,„ ,..jt
:
hlinsidf ami «aw Itisi s i o i
totali li near the tal. ,
H)|
had IO tu’ itone for Ile i Itisi -
»M ,
talli
R*d I Innagan wa«
...... . 1« ,
ty twenty n ve and tir ha.i
' " ‘«»J rtu
ac tr rtsth s that were u,.|
*• tu
V alclitlne
w as • m n In. ,
that h
friend wonUt rem ain ho si
Mi» ■
he could take him w ill! t,|« q t|l(| * ]
he w ould hoisiine a mag ,,f |— *
Integriti If he recelvnt th, i^,^***
ciM iragnneni
Ile f» ti
M» j
d o Hits m uch lot Red kU>
lita n ie , the chain r i|,„i _ u
'j
»t|U*rv I» * I f Iti»* I lilt* i »• In tU«
enwg
tí I tic* «'«•»» :*l blit «»I<| (i lu ii
,kn«t mi Ii«* rM u lirtl u Mi ^
t ikl* lt***l " t i l l til III M llt'UHpf »
*** *S|
tf (MAMiltile to airwu^
IT T I.E kn ow in g o f the serious
con sp ira cy that w as form ing
but a few yards aw ay liehlml
hrr* "
the thick velvet curtains. Yal
I f , n H noh." conmi#ul#*!
O p
t . Copyright. 1910. by A m m o n Prw i , > entitle ga ve verbal and mental battle
Ilf htwlljr
the detective
Already he was be
A iw o t n o n
Jimmy ValMHln# I t o •nrr#ii<l#r*l
gtnnlng to see that the way o f the
tHflrrdl
fit« »WO onp lim p •c#o«|»Uoa*
transgresoor w as hard not only while
I c o s T is r x n .)
huí
Ainu
I b * i y l'iay«*** •••»
• •»•*»»»«•
be wa* In the legal toll«, but nl*o » ft
f,«i «li» i tirilla o f III* VN w I ip O *am#
er he bevstue free and supposedly lu a
•eated t lm s e lf beside a ooiiroiiioot ta
1 h* thrill* o f II I«» him
u»«»r#
bio
llo picked up a m agazine ami position to build a new life If he ao
|in*|mi* I ha ii ilia rrwarUa I'I mpj *•»»*
Hut Jim m y Valentine wa*
bona n to |ioru«o Ita |utnon iu aoviulugly desired
fila rrw«r%la lloahlra, I ha |»lrl hail
onlt at the begin nin g o f a know ledge
un< »n ceru ed fashion.
noi rvturtHi! HI ip tulli |**il»l ihi1 «l**l»l
" I lo ilo , J im m y !"
o f the cou d itlon » and trials and »el
ali«« o %
i « m I lo h#r rv«»« uor. mu! Hu»1 "**■
T'Wk,
W ith these w ords D etective G iu nrc backs he must face, for so long us
t l i s f w o u U l f l e w n w n i ■stl
**Vdu"
,fc
W e know every twlei
«II
Well. M hrr »5*. fen a* Mi **0 \iiloii
men make l a » » ami adm lulster Iheiu work,si out
IV n lo ontorotl tho room
G iirn nm eil
"W hen you w «« talking lo Imvle
iitoirt**» o f it««fc;r tiilui |.>n
J
lu
im
r
y
and
turn
o
f
the
Joint
I've
prow
led
It
Hoe
.Never
a**I»»
woiihl
lie
«'»•limili
«•> long will the guilty ami the Intur
In tbo latest out o f fash lonalilo cloth
hi»re sud we was plsnlisl lltere" tie
tw ice
Vie were going to use the
(he folly o f plm tu^ fm ih in • al rateili th til« ti ih«*jr I kii I I*« « u p un :sd
Inn. pBuatna hat and patont loatbol cent as well »tlfTer and endure, som e
Indli atcil I lie isirtler.»» 'I «aw tb.-iu
H o i b sd t»«‘«*«t ti ii fun i ■mat, t, ^
sou
p
."
lie
show
ed
a
tsiltle
"See.
old
girl!
tloa w ith b atw tng lace*. ho appottrod
lltues Justly and som etim es unjustly
!»»»•« In-re going tow ard the di-|s>l
• W all r he rrlr«l
M) hninla arr etrly etitrlrtiiiiii«*iii 1 1 •
nitroglycerin, but we heard you were
'•» 'b a r ^
tb o dilettante. tb o man al«>ut low u
T h is also Is a law o f life.
X a leu line «lopissl short In hi* uerv
prrity (oligli
I «solititi I f i f i the • i• W o f til» Is * br«’ !« klu K «n riff
•
ra th or (ban tho traokor o f ites|teniie
Valentine went on lo Insist Hint he going to Is» sprung. M i n i we watted
mi« |*rlug
lie g la n d lu astonish
o f pits Ii III S CMW ilnl leu* tii*t|
«• %
m on —Iho man o f lolaurv. ovory In. b dldn l know w here Avery was. hadn't You • an grab that gopher tonight, and
uieul at the old thief, who sb ssl st o f grnmlfMiher'a i*l«**li it»«' w «y U»«*y v i»t «lite o f N on \ ork
I ran
"y •' it* i ,
o f III to. au unlnltlattxl ohmorvor w ould seen him since Ills release from Sing rou cun bet w Itb us outside no one can
one side o f the n*>ui ktlpp.iig tlte rtm are now. huí I fai» I m * u I (hai
u f I biff r«»l». tic* limi t l.rc
l.n i It
h av o pardonably Judged not only front Sing, w as glad o f It. dtdu't cure get to you “
o f a slou< h hat. one Ihsl could ts» a.*mt|»ni«*r them dow n till I m il
bv liU un* te», • t% tlr«Nl i h » tic 0 PSfn*
It»«! and Avery eyed him anxiously,
bis attlro. but a lso from hi« tlolM>imlr
pulled dow n over the ryisi. to |>anlal 1 the pulae lu a d«’tiU uu»u » wriat
«• bo ofisrslM l « ff«mt»|¡u4
expectantly
b la so tnaunor
Any o u r dontrllnm :
l> iviuceal the fm e wltru llie wvsrer j \\ here's the“ —
1 blrty I til r«l •ir«^*t.
" I 'v e o|s»ned my last safe. Rial."
We g»*c hltu,** whla|irretl Ititi Avery
D o y le aa Iho man w ho tiroko up the
was lu a public placw
f our ) r « r t l i ir r ItrtJ m ||
wa* the calm reloluder
exultantly lo tied
W e g«>l Ithu. su
“ F iv e P o in ts " nann and tho ' W'tiyo"
’T h e y weul lo Ibe station.” Valen
cliarff«* o f lb « buffet in m i,
"So you're going lo work, eh with
be
ll
at
u
k
ga n g In Now York o ily w ould tinve
tine gas|s-d
• T h e o -tb e y are not
a cop|s»r al your l.eol«?" snarhsl lt»«l
lla n llv had Jim m y \ s t o t l n e m ede
boon laughed at fo r hta folly, yet «m-h
com ing l u - l o " —
“
I’
m
going
to
work,
and
I
won't
Is»
v i s his r o t fr d
HI« w ork In « niter
Itisl saw the Impression Avery's Ills de«* tars Iloti lo «gain foli» Interrai»
a «bs>l p ig e o n "
Inn iho trvupo« o f election and prlnm rr
wonts had made on hts form er |sil , «U h lieti t'Isnagnn amt Mill \ irry
"Y o u 're going to give up the game
day "flo a te rs" and "re|ie»ters" In som e
lie saw that |s»uilbly v. ry little would tl.au a Itelllaiy eut«*r«al »he parlor l»»»g
a graft like you got—you. with your** -
l i « the ñame o f
Ml
\sleutlue
o f iho most d l«rop u lu b lo d K r V 't s wn«
now ts» tussled to cause No IJN® lo r e
"I 'm d o n e "
eq u a lly m otitorlou «
turn lo the old ways w llb the old Jim m y sfef*|*e«| f.»rw snt tm««ll) ae»«'«1
"W ell what In heaven'» nam e— I g-H friends
• II eu« el«*pe liSSrtlig hi* Mime a l.i. h
A nd yot I>oylo had hi* otttor aldo
It It's a w otuau!"
l l o w as g ro w in g fon d o f Iho oust llfo
••Mun»at thing you know. Jim m y," tlie I mi ; «srrleil sud P iC ltid lj b*fe It
“ I have met a decent girl, lied the he announced. "I «aw them too She «»|ea
lie f«MUol • b rie f m«Ce Written
that n m r from barlnit a stall o f "»tool
kind I knew as a b o y —ray sister'»
lie read
ptgeou «' to d o hi» work for him
had on a shlmniery dress with pink III frm llllne |•enm•llalltp
kl id. It was she who got me out o f
Jim m y Y alon lln o turned hi» bond
flowers In her honnet. and she hsikeil H ear wonts, ami the tutor aurgoO to
that h o l e at Slug Sing, and I have
■lightly to a n sw er Ikv.vle, w ho, ho
perfectly happy, too. like she was glad Ilia cheek »
prom ised m y s e lfV
n<y»M don't Irava till I return
t In
w ell know , oa m o on no errand thai
lo get away fn>m this tow n ”
“ You don't think she or her folks
cl
you a not# klra
» M d I m«
W ould Oenefit a rolonsotl prisoner
j to ftva you
Wa m « h«r al ih* »l*t*s»l
would »land for you. d o y o u ?"
“ H o w are you . D o y le ?" he replied
CH Al*TKH IX
* o'Mtra » a a «n l to i «*» i \a • • *!«'• f *r
“ If | was ou Ibe level she Juat
in d ifferen tly
I I L K N C I auaua»
Valentine 1 ‘ ‘
n. »t. . » x g
might.”
D o y le 's sh iftin g, fa rseoln c oyo«. h ow
was plainly suffering from
hat ts It?* asks.1 Avery draw ing
“ W ith a ctvppcr telling lh>* al»>ui
ever. cau ght tlte nervous tw itch in g o f
the blow
Then au cip re a
m ar
"M omctblug from iHiyla. I ll
you to her folks uni»»«» you deliver«*!
V a le n tin e * finger* as they ruu over
ute or lb « !? " Interpolated old Avert
alou o f c*oofldem*e * ame tot«»
*
th e odees o f the m agazine.
lie aeatrd hltuarlf
Ves. w hst ts It r «]ueallof»e«l It-«!
Jim m y
for G od’« sake don't go Valentine's fs« s.
“ Y ou're p erfectly Innocent n ow , I
against that straight girl irttne
It'll on a sofa al the left o f the n*.ui
!
H '• «*>• teturo o f hopa, a n s a m s l
h oar.” went on D oyle, a sarvaaltc note
V tlcollne. bis emutlou causing bis
only break you r heart, then what?”
She'll be back." be said
"Y ou fel
co m in g Into bis voice.
asked lt»d earnestly
Iowa are Just like l i l y Ktnsldeg. lie v»,|ce to «hake
“ P e r fe ctly .”
Y aleotln e'a voice wa*
' Y ou've weakened agatu?” stieared
T he released prisoner waa thought
alw ays said women didn't atunuot lo
a* even as though con versin g w ith bis
ful a moment.
mu< b. Guess that was tiecauae no* o f Rod
m ost in tim ate friend.
"N o ; I'm strong a g a in ”
" I 'v e thought It ou t." he finally said
the barm aids a l the t lieshlr* i tícese
" S o you told the g ov ern or?“ co m
"Y ou mean th a t’s from the gtrl?”
"S he'll be twick any nilnule. and I'm tn London |>eacbed on him to the firot
m en ted tho d e te c tiv e
"Mb* Is com ing Is»» k. lin k and
goin g her way. hoys
Yea. ami If I
land Yard bulla, aud he had I» make
“ O h. yea."”
do there's a ch an ce that I may win
there's nothing uo Hits earth or In h I
a quick getaw ay bidden under the
“ I'v e seen tho govern or t o o ."
her som e day and be able to take her
that ran make tue go wrong
You
coal
In
a
freight
steam
er
llut
Ibis
“ H e d id n 't have much lo d o this
to my old home and my father and
suld a minute agu that tf )uu thought
girl
ta
different
frvitu
the
kind
o
f
wo
m orn in g, did b e?” bum oroualy.
mother, who haven’ t heard o f me for
I had a ch ance you 'd flick “
men you and I have known b»»ya Hbe
“ V ery pretty. Jim m y.
t.ei me ask
years. They did n't seem quite lo uo-
"I said I t ”
ssw
there
w
as
something
good
lo
me.
“THAT’S
A
LIX
T
or
avow
«
R
i
HI'
til
IS'
y o n a q u e stion D o yon think 1 w ould
di rata ml me w hen I was a lad. buys.
‘T h e n I bold you to that **
even
when
I
wore
the
strl|s»s.
and
she
be yo u r frien d If 1 co u ld ?”
"Gaud
G isJ"'
a ictalm eil
Avery
w here he was and didn't purpose to n»»r I them, but I cati see now that
“ D o you think so yourself?**
they meant all right by roe
I’ ve tisik in« out o f the reseli o f Warden “ Y'ou're out g oto' to turn square, luo.
I on re
O f all this be was absolutely
Handler
and
‘solitaire’ — solitaire.'
“ Yes. If you w ere w illin g to e x j sure.
learned It nil from this girl, though
R ed?"
boya.
Does that mean anything to
ch a n g e the ord inary cou rtesies be
" I 'm going with Jim m y
If I'd do
“ W ell.” stated D oyle, "h e held up a she's almost a com plete stranger to
youT*
Valentine's
voice
rose
higher
m e"—
tw een frie n d s ."
a bit fo r him I got to go If he aaks
■ sow « l i a r 's ts s t t'i o r ax
citizen just throe da ys after he got
Valentine's voire ts-gan to waver, "Y es. and she's going to do oue thing It '
“ M eaning ex a ctly what?*’
out. and I want h im “
m rnt. whtcti i«*rupatU>ti be foüyad
Hlie'a com ing l»ark to
and he Inclined his fin e to one side more for me
“ F a vors. N ow . I’ ll d o the first on e."
“ W hat am I goln ' to d o r asked Av
“ And I'm to tell you where he Is
uniti a ucw d istrici leader « s s ata
to hide the evidence« o f the emotion help me start on the square ”
H e sealed h im self opp osite the ex -con
ery plaintively
at d you will send him tip for highway
ni
O ne night dttrtng ton a »0*«
Red »replied eluse to Valentine, grip-
that threatened to overw helm him.
vict.
Y'alenttue
d
rew
close
to
him
ro b b e ry ?" questioned Valentine
« e e h i he aunad u f lusty a i n.oev a
T o Itisl Flanagan ami Bill Avery th* pod Ills arm and hissed determ inedly
“ T h a n k y o n .” In ga y mood.
" I 'v e got you a Job. Bill, a g<ad
“ T h e man he stuck up may d i e "
Mie a ru io rn l front d<s»r si rock tersi
situation was a trying one. de«|ierati 1 Into hts ears
"Y o u know she w o n 't on e." be announced
“ Sarcasm w on ’ t win you anyth ing
“ And you exp ect me to burn him up
Into tbe tienrts u f thè rtnpl •ita Ut
Indeed
*'ne
o
f
them
waa
all
b
s
j
You
don
't
think
a
straight
girl
would
w ith me. J im m y. 1 said I'd d o you a and d eliver him lo you?**
'M e a Job! WhereV*
thè (k sh ln iialdr stu ri ti pt«>. n a f t a
you n g and Inexperienced to execu lt ' stand for a crook like you. do you you.
fa v o r .”
Valentina
rend
from
a
note
Mm
"A n d you are goin g to. Th at's the alone the delicate, sure, nerve racking
tati letta, ha. • «ra t and i»'kcr
with the coppers alw ays after you on M h .rr bad left with him
“ W h a t is It?** V alentine began to odd part o f It
And possibly l'|| make **ltijslile” Job o f a sa fe looting sortie
T he lad » trulhfUI lc*tltu»tiy tt fir
account o f anme o f the old »tu ff w#
In«fiect hta visitor an xiou sly
"L iste n ." be said
“ T h is will In
an eyew itn ess out o f you.'*
trtat w tih h fotlu w ed au etirsged Hi
the other waa too old and feeble for d id ? Iion 't kid yourself, Jim m y. It'a
T h e d e tectiv e paused m om entarily
trodn
re
the
man
you
prom
ised
the
|
»>
•'¡t would be odil If I sent Avery anything but a berth aa “ on ialde"
u ucle Itint Red no longrr fasst l
n o go '*
T h en be said deliberately:
sltiou as w atchm an uf one o f your
aw ay for life
It w ould Indeed!”
lióm e w llh hlm
f a s t mi hla r « t »
man. io detect approaching danger ami I " I f any oth er crook had dream ed a
" I 'l l — fo rg e t—th at—Job—y o n —did — at
grnln
elevators
T
he
wngi-s
st
g
j
."S
t
"T h en
I'll siuugh you for that give due warning th ereof
They ate
«ourves. tir S IS attraeteli li) th* f i
—S p rin g field—three—years—a g o ’*
dream
like
that,
what
a
laugh
It
would
a day « re satisfactory to h im '* '
Springfield J o b ” D oyle rose abruptly. •• lufely required the partnership o f
terina prom ise» uf an etpeft p«z
be. hut Dow you go, Itrd—you amt
T h e d e tectiv e leaned hack In bl*
Intense disgust apread over Bill Av
'T h e n you mny as well d o It n ow .” Ji'nttty Valentine.
sud faro itrster «tin n ì hta uscta M
Avery **
ch a ir. Inserted hi* thum b* In the arm
evv's face
said the other defiantly.
Yet here was Valentine, aa Avery j
em p loyrd H e >dned wllti b in i le »
h oles o f Ills w aistcoat and gazed fixed
Red rose quickly.
"T w o -fifty s d a y .” he sneered
"A
"N o hurry. I've got a little work on described him In a reproachful whls
ersi H ip« un roaatln g atratuefk "U
ly at Jim m y Valentine.
"W
h
a
t
d
o
you
mean?**
suspiciously
man can't live on that."
the case yet, and I'll find you when I per to Red: "H ere he la. crazy stuck I
tlng In“ w lth thè gsnthler ts H *
T h e eyes o f the man addressed be want y o u ”
T he light o f resolution shone In Val
Valentine laughed
D oyle's grin »bow ed bla on a skirt, an' him th‘ only m ao in
gantes wlth thè paaoetiger» S»f U
ca m e directed at the co v e r o f the teeth.
entine's ryes.
“ It coats fit cents a day In keep a
< tisuglng sigu sls w lth hlm ciatcynai
m a g azin e be still held, but only for
nmn In Ming Ming.” he rem inded the
“ I've q u it ” he said.
" I ’ m not going to run a w a y ."
thè csrils they h e ld
Ile leartta »
an Instant.
H e shot a defiant glare
IlM
•'What!*' snapped Red and A very to
“ Book here. Valentine, this Avery
srt u f lietitlug thè m n ie rs of tba tm
a t D oyle.
gether
"I don't want a Job." attnrlrd Av
Isn’t w orth this.
H e's as w rong as
kltigs. qtiei-ns and Jack» «Uh I*
“ 1 w as n ever In Springfield in my
T v « quit ”
ery
"H oly the sucker« work for a
ever lived. H e’ ll cross you or any one
tliumti usila so itisi In dealtsg XI
life ,” be said indignantly.
living
"
else
I should think when a hum re
"W h « t sterni D o y le ?" put In Avery,
finger« Baitdpapi-m l or worn altah t
“ W h ich S p r ln g fle ld f asked D oyle sorts to b la ck ja ck in g an old man that
"'Yes. you do w ant o n e." returned
" l i e '« heavy on you r mind, a in 't h«.
thè hlreillng |»i|nt wlth punite« * »
sign ifican tly.
Y'alentlne. "anil Mils Is Just your kind
would put him out o f you r cla ss.'*
A very ? I can lieat D oyle."
lie cou ld detei-t tbese Indcnlalbta ili
“ No S p ringfield .”
And let me tell yon som ething
“ 1 d on ’ t know where he la
I don't
"Y ou ain't goin g to lose that coin Avery
know wtu-n sud lo w lioui he v i i l a
“ Y'ou d od ge It n icely ."
know that be did b lackjack anybody,
that
you
think
I
don
t
know
Yoii'rr
I'v e rot staked out for an hour's
lag tbe lilgli carda
! pini ibis M *»
**! d o n 't see b o w .’ *
and I w ouldn't kn ow him If 1 suw
llrtsl
o
f
tietug
a
crook
tInst
to
dentb
w o rk T' wallet! Red
"Meten thousand
o u lr « «trp to a partnership v i t i #
"N o w . w hich Springfield did I think b iro .”
I knew that when w e w ere lustda
If there « a d im e !"
g re s ! Jlm uiy Y slen tlne. ih# n a l •?
y o u w ere g oin g to s a y ?"
llut you are a fraid o f what a lot o f
“ T h a t's y ou r aplel. eh?*'
"Yea. |*l| loar that **
"1 h av e no Idea.”
i ould "c o p a g o p h a r" w liboul shf ••
old
pala
will
say
W
ell,
let
them
say
“ T h a i's the truth.”
Valentine rose
"A m i a trip abroad to braca you up
llficlsl aids
“ G o o d again.
W ell. I'll tell y o n .”
What
they
g
o
t?
Did
you
ever
«is»
as though to end the distasteful Inter-
—a month In B o t i» T'
con tin u ed D oyie.
“ I meant Spring- view
All Itila w a» w ell knnwn to Vtk»
" crook with a n yth in g? What do they
“ Yea; | Iosa that t o o "
field. M ass.”
line. I l» lilu isclf limi drlfled IDI# td
'T h a t '» a lie! You know where he
aiuoilul to? They haven't the stand
Red went on excitedly, bending
ValentlDe raised bla brow * d ou b lin g
cnui|i«iiy In s iiianuer aomewhsl d#
Is better than any one. If you don't
lug o f a bouse itog
Y ou’re tired o f
tenaely tow ard Valentine:
ly . innocently.
l»r.
Ile lim ili se » In Ih« I rosta d
Bed does, and I want him One month
It.
Bill,
and
asham
ed
o
f
the
year«
Hut you w o n t lime I ha old thrill o f
“ I d o n 't think I w as ever In the
bis o * u rt|o*r1e n crs tlist Red’» ■*
to turn him up. and If you don't I go
yott'va lost. and I know II.
Now
goin g Into a bank Jnat before dawn.
sta te o f M assachusetts.”
dis-ds vv ere noi cn tlri'ly hlsmsds •
a fter you. and If 1 go after you I get
b e rr’« your chance, your day o f sal
“ I can prove you w ere In Spring
Red
you "
vatlon.
T
h
ere’s
I
lie
letter
and
here's
field. Mass., the night the s a fe In ib e
I le n n » nlsm t lo Inforni I t e d o f»
"W ell, get me.”
the
coin
to
gel
t
h
e
r
e
"
l
i
e
ha
titled
sa vin g s bank w as gra b b ed."
Interni,.o to «Id I,Ini In a new ftl*-
“ I will It will take a little lim e—a
Yvery som e bills
'It'a way out west
"O h . no. you c a n 't ”
« lie n he h e n il In Mie crrtdof ■
year, perhaps ten—but as long as we're
« here no one k n ow « you. anil y ou 've
"B e lie v e me. Jim m y, I can.
The
io le « n f R os» Lune addrcsslng ***
both alive I'm after you Good d a y.”
got
a
chance.
Just
think,
hack
to
a
w f 'iesa may be a bit disreputable, but
o li» Ile ts-llct»t| Illusi ts» ber ftlhff
na WKKXTZD th a w eapon r m s avcst
itoyle atrode angrily aw ay
m other and then ahead to'*—
i can prove I t ”
Ilera «lie I». R isi." wlil'i|s»r*fl •••
Aa
the
broad
shouldered
form
o
f
the
T he hardened Itaik liegnu to fade
Am erica aa can open a tw elve boll
“ You can jo b me. you mean.
You
»m in e, rlslng q n ick ly
“ Y'ou iiita I*
from the th ief's face.
ran get fak e w itn esses’ *' Valentine “ headquarters man” disappeared Val aufe by th* sense o ' touch
Ain't It
••ut tilt I h .y g o .”
Itili li»> 1*1* u
entine
stood
gazing
reflectively
after
"G
iv
e
II
lo
m
e
"
H
e
rln
trh
ed
the
asked excitedly.
Hi limit fer a genl nos like him to
Itisi Instiiul ll,,si» Lane enterad.
motley In Ids hand
" I 'll try. by G od
waste Ills taleuts au
go ou the
“ I can »end you fo r five at least, him. H is back waa turned to the por
lim isi ley ber fai ber
Tticy «»• ^
i|.-re* Bill Avery, seeing his chance, »huare?**
I'll t r y ”
T ears trickled dow u Av
my b oy.”
••n'Ine stan din g hy a «uaptclous
ery'a
prison
paled
cheeks.
"B ut you w on 't If I d o you n fa v o r?" crep t stealthily out In hla right hand
Valentine fnced hla friends o f the
Ing yoiin g uniu « l i t i vera red hslf
"T h a t'« the ta lk -t h a t 's the heart,”
"Y o u are a very good guesser. gleam ed the barrel ami the cham ber pa st
• «*• * I A
Y'alentlne. renltvJng Mini
•
l«>ke
Valentine
sym
pathetically
o f bla 38 bulldog.
H e felt » c ure.
Jam es ”
"When did you see her—the girl?*'
, III* <•' ■
Mi» n -rg » o f ii Iis,iliii» m i
He had the versatile Red lo aid In the queried Red Flnnugau o f him.
"A n d If I fall I’ll end It," said Av
' W ell r
iiinllon o f ili» girl ami ber nlrv*®
cry
necessary getaw ay. T he hotel corti
“ 1 w ant A very .”
Right here today ** Jim m y Valen
siiaplrtoiia fntlior. for h» coiild t a »
‘ •Avery?"
dors w ere opportunely deserted and tine a face brightened aa he thought o f
"Y o u w on't fall. It’« only Hie «in k
e lp ln lu R cil’s pri*ai*ii,*i*, Iiirued c d »
.-■*■**
"B ill A very, w h o finished a nine the noise o f the elevator and o f the h<-r
era that fall.
Make the next train
"M et her father too. Hhe said
lim a rli thè thlef.
y e a r atretcb a m onth ago and Joined street car* outside would dull the she would lie back.”
lieat
Ifciyla.
(Jet
a
w
a
y.”
AMD SBKIJIO TUt OLI> Nifi OPkJI IF LIBI
1 « very »urry, «Ir.” lie « d » *
up w ith you r old friend I b d Flans
sound o f the bulldog's hark.
A
very
turned
tow
a
rd
o
n
*
o
f
tha
en
A
n
O
ÌH
T
K
M
M
"Arid you thitilt she'll c o m e r - «near
illff»rcn l lou »«. "Im t I don i hno» fi*
gn n ."
trance«
Another step ^ h e raised the wenfion: ed Itisl
"W h y . we been here a half landing the w atchm an and feeling out
man you n r» liupilrlng f"r
Bill A very, con cea led behind the fair
his forefinger began to tighten on the hour, and It's a cin ch Im yla haa reach a com bination I d the dark ?”
"U ondbjr, Jim m y. G ondhy. 'He*|." he
he«rii o f hlm
Gin»«« ynu had t*11*
tlere* with Bed. ga ve a violent start trigger
But Valentine's keen ear ed her fa t h e r ”
cried,
and
be
waa
gone.
"A n d bearing the coppers pans and
Inqnlru o f Mie cl»rk at ili« hotd *
as he heard Izoyle's w ords
Itisl had taught the sound o f the creak o f Av
"I Ivll you. R e d ." ««Ill Valentine j
Valentín« gave » sudden start
Red try the d o o r?” rem inded Avery eagerly
film.'*
all he cou ld d o to quiet him
The <*r.v’a stiffening elbow Joint as Ii
Inwardly rejoiced aa he aaw that Ins
And seeing the old sa fe iqien up looking a fter him. T h e r e Isn't a crook
aged thief, how ever, managed to draw
Ited. m tc h ln g Mia lilnt, f # J *
straightened
W heeling w llb his old shot had taken e ffe c t
like a o oyster and gra b b in g tha v,,q *ln ow w b o wotiltlu'l g'< straight If “ T h a n k you. alr; I wlll d o so." *•*
0 38 ca lib er revolv er from a side ' tljne alacrity. Uie e x c o u i k l saw bis
"D oyle!" gasped the released co o - I d o u g h r ' aald Red a llu rlo glr.
I il** co u ld ."
went olii o f Mie numi, ronces Idi
"God.“ exclaimed Rad fis llngly. I g ri„ „ | ui{
bai,im i hls tisi.
L'
A'