[“Alias
Jimmy
Valentine
Novelized by
♦ FREDERICK R TOOMBS
From the Great
Play by
PAUL ARMSTRONG
CHAPTER X
O SE
V a le n t in e p le a s a n t
ly , lb « M u »ti I d b ar treat»
y o u n g c h e e k s «411» lin e tbe
p in k o f lb * m a r» I d b ar bat
S h e th a n k e d h im fo r a w a it in g bar re-
t u r n , a m i ab* a m i bar f a lb a r seated
th e m se lv e s 00 lh * aofa. tb * a i xW ovtcl
■ la n d in g tiefor* 1 ham.
I l a n a M r L a d * « b o began 10 la id
tb a iM H ir u a llo D to a aerto iia p u la l
" M r R a n d a ll— m y d a u g h te r ta ll* ma
t b a l ta ib a n a m a yo u c a r « b ar "
• T hai la m y n a m a . a i r ”
•'W all. M r R a n d a ll. I am not g oing
to a a k q u e stio n s.
I p re su m e m i oua
w U h a » lo f n r |M Ib a p aa l m o re th a n
you
I a m p u n ; to e x p ia te a a ilu a
H on to yo u a n d offer yo u e m p lo y
BJpflt. **
" W h ile I th a n k y o u I co u ld not * 0
ra p t a n y pool n o n at ro tir b an d « or
y m i d a u g h te r's ." a n sw e re d V a le n tin e
" I l la b e tter th a t I s ta rte d w ith o u t ••
B in .■ nor a n d p ro cu re d e m p lo y tux-nt
« l i b to ta l s t r a n g e r » .'
" R u t . M r R a n d a ll.- began Ib a C trl
T b a fa tb e r c o n tin u e d
" I t h in k yo u a re w ro n g. M r R a n
tin II
I u n d e ra ta u d p a rfa a tly Ib a s p irit
« b la b p ro m p ts y o u to ta k a tlilt» sta n d
K il l . 1 t h in k y o u a re « roue
U uui
y o u la i i i k ' e x p la in f u ll y ? ”
“ W it h p le a su re , a ir .”
“ K trW w e k n o w o r tb ln k w e ko ow
th e 011a tb ln g a g a in s t yo u
VI a be-
M ere, « b i l e k n o w in g Ib is . Ib a t you
a r e t n is t w o r t b y
I a m ib a premideut
o f Ib a K o u rtb N a t io n a l b a n k o f S p r in g
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" S p rin g fie ld .
M a s s a c h u s e tts ?”
ax
c la im e d V a la o iln a e x c ite d ly a n d tu rn
In g a w a y b is fa ce lo b id e ib a s ig n s o f
tb a «bo ck ib a n a m a g a v e h im
“ N o : I llin o is .” resp o n d e d tb a b a n k e r
A re I lev ad e x p re ss io n ca m e o v e r V «1
a m in e « fa ce
"1 o w n 3U p ar c a m o f Ib a sto ck, m y
d a u g h te r 40.” re su m e d tb a b a n k e r “ It
ta b ar w is h , lo w h ic h I a sse n t. Ib a t J
t a k a yo u In to tb e b a n k aa a n « *
p io y e e .”
V a le n t in a c o n ld h a rd ly b e lie v e th a t
be w a s b e a rin g a r ig h t . T b a l a b an k
e r s h o u ld offer a n e w ly re le a se d con
▼ le t a p o sitio n In b is e sta b lish m e n t
« a s a sto u n d in g .
“ R o t. M r. L a n e “ — be began p ro test
tn g ly
R u t M r L a n a a g a in spoke.
"O n e m om en t, p le ase . You w ill get
a ra t h e r s m a ll s a la r y to begin w ith ,
b u t a s y o u le arn tb e b u sin e ss —1 uo
d e m a n d yoo a re a n a c c o u n ta n t?”
“ 1 w a s fo r a tim e —ye s. s ir .”
“T h a t w ill m a k e y o u r a d T a n ce m e n t
r a p id , p re s u m in g , o f co u rse ” — T b e
b a n k e r ra ise d b is e y a s s ig n ific a n t ly .
” 1 u n d e rs ta n d , s ir .”
R o se le a n e d fo rw a r d e a g e rly .
“ A n d . don't y o u see. In a y e a r or
tw o ” — sh e b egan , b u t h e r fa tb e r In
te rru p te d
“ A n d th is a ls o 1 w is h yo u to co n
s id e r. M r R a n d a ll: In tb ts p o sitio n
y o u r p ast c a n n o t affect yo u
I m ean
b y th a t, s in c e we k n o w a ll. o n ly y o u r
fu t u r e co n c e rn s u a ”
“ Y o u a re e e ry g e n e ro u s, b u t” —
R o s e a g a in a d d re sse d V a le n tin e .
“ W o n 't yo u In so m e w a y a llo w us
tb e c h a n c e to re p a y tb e k in d n e s s you
o n ce d id m e ? 1 w a n t yo u to com e
Y o u a c c e p t?"
T b e o th e r c o n sid e re d fo r a m om ent
f i n a l l y be m ade up b is m in d .
- W i t h tb e deep est th a n k s ,” he re
p lie d fe e lin g ly .
” W e a re le a v in g n o w
I s h a ll ex
p e rt y o u to rep ort w h e n ?" a sk e d tbe
fa tb e r
“ W it h in a w e e k.”
T h a t la e n tir e ly s a t is fa c t o r y ."
R o se a ro se w ith ber fa tb e r end
•tepjied clo se to V a le n tin e , e x te n d in g
a d a in t y g lo re d b an d .
” 1 » h a ll look fo rw a r d to se e in g y o u ."
■ he a a k l In a lo w ro le * .
T b e e x -p r is o n e r g aze d s te a d ily Into
h e r e ye s
“ I c a n o n ly th a n k y o u ." be m u r
m u re d .
“ G o o d b y , a ir. u n t il n e x t w e e k .'
■ p o ke tb e b a n k e r.
“ I » h a ll t r y m y best to m a k e you
g la d o f th is ." resp o n d e d V a le n tin e , h is
m a n n e r e v id e n c in g th e g ra te fu ln e s s
th a t w e lle d w ith in b lm a s w ell a s tbe
e a rn e stn e s s o f b is d e s ire to b u ild anew
th e lif e th a t be h ad so n e a rly w re cke d
f a t h e r a n d d a u g h te r stepped to the
e n tra n ce , le a v in g J im m y
V a le n tin e
R
s ta n d in g In the tnU k|le o f th e hotel
p a rlo r.
H a lf dazed by b is good fo r
tu n e , he gazed a fte r tbetn.
T b e b a n k e r h e sita te d a m om ent.
" 1 b e lie v e yo n . a ir ," t u r n in g to w ard
V a le n t in e
“ I b e lie v e w e » b a ll n ever
re g re t w h a t we h a v e d o n e .”
R o se a ls o bad a la s t w ord fo r her
h e ro
S h e g ra sp e d h e r fa th e r's a rm
an d s a id e n t h u s ia s t ic a lly :
" T h a t Is
Just how I feel, too. a n d - e r " she
w a s b e co m in g e m b a rra s se d -" S iir ln g
tiapiw u '-r r . i i i c r m e .■ vi-c-tevl ml«Wt
BeM la a b e a u t if u l c t t ;. M r R a n d a ll."
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to th e e n tra n c e a n d |<**r*d a ft e r th e m
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In g v is io n Of a . « « « y o u n g g ir l a f a .« .
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never 11 uv I e re s i 1 11 va I .s i il.v .I v le v t lie a
w ould tie rn iit
the room
l i e u w a n il lin d e r s t, h »I
si.titty nv^ h is le n a v lty o f purp»*««
" \ . iw , I u n d e rs ta n d yo u » U h
I I I » p lu n g e Into H ie a b y s m a l u n d e r
W h ile be V a k rti'ln e bad ta k e n p n s atl
W orld, « b e r e m ig li! m ni.e s n g b l s lid b n n ." Is-xatt IW idvi
tlo n s « b k'h tie Brwl.v n n is lile r v s l « n u b i
" I d.u i t. e it h e r .” retorted K it t y alt
» b e r » m ig h t m o ke » w rong. H id «1 «
yet d u ll.d e n tir e ly h i* kn o w le d g e of 1 H ug h e rs e lf ou a . h a ir In fron t o f Ibe p rv ie n t I k iy le fr-*ni g e ttin g a bold on
h im a g a in , 1 et. a fte r a ll M » a s li) no
desk
som e o f tbe flue r e m o tio n s H u ll Hu
m ean s d e fin ite ly « « » u n s i that be w ould
•-tih »m ve on a n il p la y
W h en I « .
pel m a n k in d lo la r lo u s . .. » n » » of ac
you n<M d e fe at tbe e l «un » I d I» b is a m id
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l i e s m ile d
“ lie '« ho|-ele»a | *1 tip vleraian d you » la b a louu
! Hon to liv e “a n ib e a q iia re
tin ref..re
sa 1 ' Y e a ' “
I l e a g o ln ' o p ia re H 'r
he u ia r
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dt
"R u t 1 . h i won't g iv e me a n t m oney " V a le n i!.o- m M
m u re d
I le d ip lo m a ti, a lly coug h ed
“ I f y o u r s e c u rity Is g .s s l enough I «tau«* m a k e a n y a rru o la a d v a n .e a lo
V B le n t ln * » b e e n d a i« " it -
Now ” Im p e rio u s ly , “ I under
“ H e r « , R e d ." be c r ie d " fro m now | w i l l
on we go s tr a ig h t
I ve c>.| tuy sta n d yo u wtah a H n » « "
c h a n c e .”
H e c a u g h t l i . d by h o ik
. - I I » » m ucb ca n I g e t?"
• b o u ld e rs a m i sho o k Ulm v io H n t ly In
'■ ?(•«. ih *'
Yo u « a y a kit at first
th a t'» b u sin e ss
Now. how u iu i h •"
b is o v e r w h e lu ilt ig >vv
- f i f t y ih iH ja a n d d o lla r « "
“ R y rig h t. R u t w h at «Vi I d o T ' w as
“T lm t a fine ” lle |M ii« .» l )u»1le1ouslv
the g a s p in g rv*p.q>a* of |S id a lin o s i
c a r rie d off h is f *«4 b y t b e e n tín ta la » , p u c k e rin g b is b ro w s. " T h a i" » conaid
tk- n a tu re o f V a le n tin e 's g re e tin g
era h ie m oney “
“ Y o u t r a il a lo n g R id . w tlb m e G et
" T h a t'« tbe mo»t I co u ld tb ln k o f '
a Job in m y tovvn fo r a y e a r, and <l«s M v e ly
b y that tim e I 'll b a r e oue fo r yo u ”
| " I k m l ta lk th a t w a r .” In stru cte d
“ lio ln g * h » t ? ”
H obby
" Y o u w o uld 1 » pot out for
J u s t dno t
V a le n t in e b u rie d at h i* b ro th e r »afe , m a k in g b re a k s lik e that
b re a k in g e x |w rt a r*t>ly Ib a t ca u s«d •ay a n y th in g w hen they find fa u lt
b lm to sta n d »|veecble»s In atnaxem ent. V ow th a t's co n s id e ra b le m »nev hot
Hr
Ja w » d ls fe tu ltd a lm o st to tbe |» .lu t of o f co u rse you h a v e s e c u r it y ? ”
pn a o s !
" W e il, sa y ‘ Y e w ' -
d is lo c a tio n a n d w ltb eye» that tb re u l
ened B M ,m ilit a r ily to b ulge e n tire ty
••Yea '*
out o f tb e lr socket*.
-W e ll. I thought «0 w h a t?”
“ W h a tT *
- I ' m ro tn g to m a k e you w a tch m a n
-W h a t h a ve you got In tbe w ay of
In a n a tio n a l t<ank.~ « » * Hie cov.l r e
•lam se o f J im m y V a le n tin e .
s e c u rity T * he asfccvl
“ A fa r m ”
•'Mow la rg e a fa rm * "
O n * b rig h t w in te r aftern o o n , three
" T e n m illio n a c re s “
y e a r» a fte r ib e d a y J im m y V a le n tin e
" W e ll, th a t's g .so t
Now
w hat
begun to “go tt s t r a ig h t .” a yo u u g
g ro w » >m th is f a r m 1”
S h e h e sitate d , then »«Id
“f r u it -
V ALKJirt^K •RMf T U I I M l AWt T
pea • h-s and apples ”
in
u . v D i i i . a s s is T a v r ossHTgn.
boy. a t t ln d In b la c k r e lr e t k n lc k e r
b ockera. tu rn e d Ib e kn o b o f Ib e door
o f tbe p riv a te offi* e o f tbe a s s is ta n i
.« a b le r o f tbe K o u rtb N a tio n a l bank
o f S p rin g fie ld . I 1 L R a r e ly ele ve n y e a r -
old . B o b b y L a n e co n sid e re d It th .
rare st tre a t o f b is lif e to be allow ed
a r b a n c e to In v a d e ib is u s u a lly busy
office a n d to p la y at b e in g a b a n k e r
T b e la rg e office b ad 1 wo e n tra n ce «
one le a d in g Into th e b a ll of tb * large
b u ild in g a n d a n o th e r le a d in g in to tb r
tile d in c to su r* In w btcb waa being
b a ilt a sp a cio u s new v a u lt
In tbe
m id d le o f tb e ruom w as a la rg e ma
riogany desk. N e a r tb e b a ll door and
’ clo se to tb e w a ll w a s a s m a ll m aboga
o j w r it in g table. T h r e e o r fo u r con»
T u n a b le c h a in w ere sca tte re d about
ib e room
O n tb e g la s s o f tb e h a ll door, glazed
h a lfw a y to tbe top. w a s tbe In a c rlp
lio n In tr im b la c k le t t e n . ' Lee Itau
d a ll. A s s is ta n t C a s h ie r .”
A n d so It w a s w ltb l.e e R a n d a ll,
a lia s J im m y V a le n tin e , th a t Hobby
1-atie. tb e b a n k e r's lit t le sun. w as fond
o f ro m p in g a w a y b is iH o b b y 's i Idle
b o u n an d w ltb w hom be fre q u e n tly
enacted tb e role o f a n a u ste re , uncom
p ro m isin g b a n k e r
V e r y m u cb tbe s a m e J im m y V a le n
tin e In a p p e a ra n ce a n d m an n e r. M r
R a n d a ll b ad scored a s ig n a l aticceas
as a s s is ta n t c a s h ie r, an d u e ltb e r M r
L a n e n o r a n y o th e r o f fh la l or d ire cto r
had fo u n d In tbe th re e y e a rs occasion
fo r th e s lig h te st a d v e rs e c r it ic is m o f
tbe new em p lo yee.
In fa ct, be waa
deem ed to be a moat v a lu a b le a c q u is i
tion to tbe e x e c u tiv e s ta ff o f the b ank
and had e vid e n ce d u n u s u a l c a p a c ity as
a d e te cto r o f co u n te rfe it notes a n d of
forged s ig n a tu re s on ne go tiab le lu s fr 1
m eats. Ye«, tbe a s s is ta n t c a s h ie r » « .
a m an w ltb a fu t u re o f p ro m ise m
store fo r b lm , an d tbe K o u rtb N a tio n al
o f S p rin g fie ld had but a m onth liefore
offered b lm the position of enabler,
w ltb a th o u sa n d d o lla r* a y e a r in
cre ase o ve r bla present s a la ry
Not
one o fficia l o f the K o u rtb N a tio n a l coti d
g iv e a s a t is fa c to ry ren -o n for h is re
fu s a l o f tbe offer
" V e r y r e in a r k a t i*
yo u n g m an. v e ry ." w a s the com m .-nr
o f the p re sid e n t o f the l ourtb N a tio n a l
w hen notified of the episode
" H u r r a h : Nobody In the o f fic e r ex
cla im e d Hobby to b is s is te r K it t y , w ho
fo llow ed him Into H ie room
T h e c h ild re n , p rim e fa v o rite s w ith
’ be a ss is ta n t c a s h ie r w ere accustom ed
to do ve ry m uch a s they pleased w ith
h im o r w ltb b s office at th is late bout
in the d a y . when b u sin e ss w ltb Ib e
p u b lic bad p ra c t ic a lly co n clu d e d
Al
most H ie o n ly re m a in in g th in g fo r hltn
to do w as to attend to c e rta in ro u tin e
m atters connected w ith the .-lo sin g of
the b an k's b u sin e ss fo r the d a y
“f ’om e o n : let us p la y so m e th in g ."
C hallenged the s p r ig h tly K lf f y . who.
‘
in her abo rt s k ir le d w h ile lin e n dreaa
T h a t ' » good. W h a t e ls e " ' lie pro
; nouttced
“P ra m ”
“ A n y b a n a n a s ?”
K it t y sb«»'k her
head
“ V e ry s o rr y ." the lad went uo
i "but we h a r e a ll th e fr u it you h a re
In o u r ow n h a rk yn rd
T b e o n ly fr u it
fa rm I co u ld loan m oney on w ould tie
a b an an a fa rm
No
N o b an an aa
no kia n
H ood d a y ,”
" R u t you d id n 't te ll m e to s a t bana
nn* ” In siste d the g ir l
••Tell you" A h a n k e r don't te ll you
a n y th in g you o ught to kn o w "
A fte r d e liv e rin g h im s e lf o f th is
pleee o f fin a n c ia l w isd o m B o b b y en
d eavorod to co n tin u e , but K it t y In
s lstcd on b eing ib e m an fo r a w h ile
W h ile the a rg u m e n t w a s In p tvgre»»
| tbe door le a d in g fro m
tbe v a u ll
I In clo a u re opened an d In ca m e no le«»
an In d iv id u a l th a n J im m y V a le n tin e
l i e bad com e from In sp e ctin g th e new
r a n lt . now p r a c t ic a lly com pleted, and
w h ich be bad pro no unced a s fine n
piece o f b u rg la r p ro o f co n s tru c tio n a»
be bad e ve r se e n —a n d J im m y t a le n
lin e In h is d a y . a s ««ime o f ua know
bad r ig h t ly been co n sid e re d a connota
j « c u r In th is p a r t ic u la r connection. T n
settle tbe d isp u te tb e a s s is ta n t c a s h ie r
t.s.k K it t y our w ltb h im to show ber
Hie r a u lt . In the b u ild in g o f w bk'b
»be tuid sho w n a c h ild lik e Interest.
No anv.ner bad th* do o r closed b e
hlud Ibe m when th ro u g h the b a ll en
fra n ce ca m e Roe* L a n r who. gow ned
' hi tbe h e ig h t o f I’a r ls fa sh io n and of
tu -re m a tu re deveU ip m enf. preeenled
even a m ore a llu r in g p ic tu re o f fem l
n in e lo v e lin e ss th a n she bad at (he
1 i w th re e y e a rs before w hen. Just out
o f V a s » a r. ah* bad rescued J im m y
V a le n tin e from tbe h o rro rs o f Ming
Ming p riso n
“ H e llo , B o - b y ! W h e re 's K it t y ? ” abe
greeted tbe boy.
" O u tsid e ”
l i e pointed tow ard tbe
door le a d in g to Ib e ra u lt .
-W h e r e la M r. R a n d a ll? " she coo
tin ne d .
Bobby g rin n e d k n o w in g ly
"Y o u 're a lw a y s a s k in g fu r M r R an
d a ll, a re n 't y o u ?” be a s k n l s a u c ily
In to Rose L an e 's fa ce ca m e sudden
ly a flare o f a n g e r a l tbe lad . but In a
m om ent It waa gone
A a m l> tender
hopeful an d true, su p p la n te d It.
A n d B o b b y, w ith a ll the a ccru e d
« I-d '.m o f eleven y e a rs , saw th e s m ile
and sm ile d In re tu rn , fo r be waa old
enough to u n d e rsta n d .
CHAPTER XL
TM M Y V A L E N T I N E entered bl«
p riv a te office fro m the room
w here the new r a u lt had been
erected.
H e saw R ose I ji n e
'la n d in g clo se to b is d e sk. wb« re Hob
by « a s p re s id in g w jth a ll Ib e d ig n it y
that went w ith b is age. T b e g l r l a
eyes m et hla, but o n ly fo r a u In sta n t
V a le n tin e low ered h la gaze to tb e floor,
h is th o ug h ts w h ir lin g r a p id ly th ro u g h
b is b ra in .
I rue. at o n e tim e he h a il had serio u s
th oug h t
c o n c e rn in g
th e
b e a u t ifu l
yo u n g w om an w ho had a aie < | h im
fro m Ming Ming, fro m W a rd e n H a n d le r
au d the w a rd e n 's fa v o rite p a stim e of
" s o lita ir e .”
R ut o f la te he b ad com e to r e n llte
that he w o u ld let d o in g h er a la s tin g
w r -n g . a v it a l In ju s tic e , to |.*rtn lt h im
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In her c o m p a n y
H e co u ld not con
••eal If. E v e n Hie In fa n t ile B o b b y had
guessed w h at lie had e n d e tiio re d to
m a k e hla aecret. Yet |,e b ad re a lize d
p la in ly th e u n c e r ta in ty o f bl* p o sitio n
A t a n y moment ih e unexpected might ;
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V a le n tin e s tru g g le d to th in k o f a
su cce ssfu l tuodr o f rsv apsi fro m an
• w e rln g tlie q u e stio n
•'W e ll, now «lon't yoti see.” be «tarn
m e risl
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ts s o m ln g n» i re In v o lw s l e v e ry m o
m ent.
T h e g ir l's s m ile l>egan to fa d e
R a ttie r g r im ly ahe lu fe r r u p lr v l h im
"N o , ! d on 't see at a ll,” w aa b e r an
noun, ernent
Mb« m o v i» ! a w a y fro m
tile desk
" W e ll, M isa I jin e . I " —
T h e telep h on e t»ell ra n g at b la d esk
H e lien t fo rw a rd a m i p u l tb e re c e iv e r
tu bla e ar.
A a he b u u g u p tb e re
c e lr e r a c le r k en tered
“ W ill yo u b a v e tb e ca sh now y the
e m p lo yee asked .
“ In a fe w m in u te s "
No «vainer bad tb e c le r k m ad * hla
e x ll w hen a m esse n g e r boy en te re d ,
b e a rin g a te le g ra m
V a le n t in e tore
! It often, a fa ilo g tz ln g to Ibw e a s be d id
, so. T b e g ir l sa w th at Ib e a sa la ta n t
c a s h ie r w aa v e ry b u sy
Mhe d e te r
m in e d to le a v e h im fo r th e p resent.
A a V a le n tin e d is m is s e d the boy abe
a n n o u n ce d th a t I f Ib e pres* o f b u si
ties« w o u ld not e o titln n e a ll «lay alie
w ould re tu rn .
V a le n tin e a ss u re d ber
th a t In a h a lf le n ir he w o u ld be at
le is u re a u d H in t lie w ou ld s a c rific e
e v e r y t h in g e ls « In o rd e r to t a lk to h e r
Mhe s ta rte d to w a rd tb e do«ir, a s s u r in g
h im th a t ahe w o u ld re tu rn .
A a ahe
opened the d o o r « lie tu rn e d a m i cast
a s m ile In tb e d ire c tio n o f tbe « sa la i
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M A D R A S, ORR.
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