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DAILY CAPITAL JOURS Ah, HALtM. OREGO.Y, FIUDAV, APRIL 21, 1011.
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Jimmy
Valentine"!
Novelized by
FREDERICK R. TOOMBS
From the Great
Play by
PAUL ARMSTRONG
X Copyright. 1910, br American Preu 4
Allocation
SYNOPSIS.
Warden Handler of Sing Sing prison
and Detective George Doyle endeavor to
prevail on Bill Avery, a release! priaoner,
to Karen out Information agalnat a for
mer "pal," a young convict known aa
Jimmy Valentine. Avery refuaea, and
Doyle and Handler threaten to attack
him. Valentine had a trick of opening
safes solely by the seme 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 waa rescued from a thief on a
train, and he la amazed at a coincidence.
Convict Jimmy Valentine. No. 128. is
brought Into the warden's office to open
a safe as an object lesson to the visitors,
and Rose recognizes him aa the man who
saved her from the thief Cotton.
Valentine aaya he can't open the aafe,
enraging Handler. The lieutenant gover
nor and Rose talk with Valentine. Rose
pleads with Fay to aid the young prison
er, who la handsome even In Sing Ding
garb.
Fay promises for Rose's sake to ask the
governor to pardon Valentine. A stormy
Interview occurs between Handler and
Valentine.
Valentine waits patiently in prison for
hews. Finally he la pardoned and goes to
Albany to thank the governor, Lieutenant
Governor Fay and Rose.
Valentine refuses positions offered by
the rescue mission workers. To his amaze
ment, he meets Dill Avery and a former
coworker. Red Flanagan,
Red and Avery try to dissuade Jimmy
from "going square." Detective Doyle ap
pears, and Red and Avery hide. Doyle
wants Valnntirie to tell him where Avery
Is. for he wants to rearrest him. Valen
tine rcfus
Doyle departs, threatening to send Val
entine back la Sing Sing prison, Avery
now tries to kill Valentine.
Valentine finally agrees to "go It crook
ed" again, but a note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination to
be honest "In spite of the coppers."
Rose persuades her father to give Val
entine a position In his bank In Spring
field. HI. He and Red go to work In the
bank.
For several years Valentine works ex
cellently and rises to be assistant cashier,
lie and Rose love each other, but Valen
tine knows Doyle la on his track and
dares not tell her of his affection for her.
A myMerlous Mr. Cronln turns out to be
old Bill Avery, now reformed and a man
of business.
CHAPTER. XII.
G
EH." went on Red enthusing.
Ucally. uot appreciating
the rtiusou fur Vuleutlue's
silence, "gee, but tUut Kit
ty Ik a un-at kid: Aiu't it funny bow
a Ulil llkf thnt will get bold of a tough
old Irani)) like uie'f"
"Nice clilld." commented yalentlne.
He picked u the telegram and bund
ed It to Ited.
"lied, rend that," he said dully; n
though dlHctiumgcd.
The other reud lu silence.
"Doyle! (Jood heaven!" he exclaim
ed. "Doyle." Halt! Valentino. "It took
blm quite u while to uncover us,
didn't Itr
"Hut he's finally done It got your
da me and everything."
-Did you notice it wasn't signed?"
"Yes. who do you suppose tipped
you?'
Doyle," was Valentine's nmnzing
reHMiii8e.
"Doyle!" cried Red, Rtartlug aback.
The UHxistnut cashier lient toward the
wit tch man.
Doyle sent that, Hcd. Don't you
tee he's not sure of me? But If I ran
uwny from the bunk when that tele
grsuu came out of town for the after
noonhe'd know ho bad me."
"Never thought. I'd have ducked,"
commented lied. "And now he'll turn
nie up loo. I'm going." He lingered
his hat nervously.
"You're not. He dou't want you,
and If you stay where you belong he
won't see you."
Rod nodded his bead decisively.
"I'll stny closer to the hank tlmn an
emigrant to his tug. And you, Jim
my y
Vnlentlue smiled ns the other lapsed
off lu his excitement Into using his old
name.
" Jimmy!' How natural that sounds,
lU'df be said reiulnisreutly.
"Kxeuse uie. 1 meant 'Mr. Itun
dnll." " prote-stlngly.
"No; It's nil right, only don't by
.any chunce use It before Doyle, be
cause I'm going to alibi Doyle until
lie'M think he's lost his eyesight,"
f "AflWT' roH'ated Ked curiously.
"I've liesrd ' that before."
"Alibi, that's It, lied," replied Vnl
ciillne.. And he continued rapidly:
"Ynu haven't forgot teu the one great
cut refuge of the crook, have you
our old friend the alibi? Something
wliK h pi'oveti you were not where you
were when something happened. 1
was never Jimmy Yalentlne. Ited. 1
was never in Sing Slug. I've been
BtriiUlil all my life and can prove It.
I've Immmi waiting for Mr. Doyle near
ly three years, and I've got him beat.
I never did that Job lu Sprlngtleld,
Massachusetts. I was never there in
my lite. Aud If I've got to use the
croud's tools to beat It I'm Justified.
I'm living straight und I'm going to,
and nil the gods are with me, Hcd."
He took a scrapbook from a drawer
aiid oened It. "Look at that For
five j'ars yon will find clippings of
I? UjikLiII when he lived In St Paul.
That man wax my civusin. He went to
AUi!'.a ill' J Jievej: mine bacjj, jjj
name Is also Lee "Randall, and 1 defy
Doyle to prove be ever saw me."
Valentine, out of breath owing to
the long speech be bad delivered at
top speed, leaned back and gazed tri
umphantly at Flanagan. The latter
stared amaiedly at the assistant cash
ier, trying to guess as to whether or
not he was telling the truth. Well,
there was a scrapbook. That would
afford ready means of proving Valen
tine's words. Ited picked up the book
and swiftly skimmed the pages. His
attention was held by one of the clip
pings. He read aloud:
"St Taul News. March 12. 1906.-The
speaker of the evening was Mr. Lee
Randall. His subject was"
"Look at that other one." Interrupt
ed Valentine, pointing. "See how they
join up with the day I came here.
And Avery has sent me something
that will make Mr. Doyle's eyes blink
like an owl."
Red laughed grimly. The telephone
bell rung.
"Avery! Did you say Avery?" asked
Ked.
"Yes," picking op the receiver.
Thwn to the operator: "Yes. send Mr.
Cronln right In. There's a friend of
his here who wants to see blm." He
looked significantly across at Red.
Flanagan glanced around the room,
then at Valentine. "Say," he began,
"I'm the only one here In the room
except you. and 1 don't want to see
any 'Mr, Crouln.' Don't know him.
Who Is her
"Mr. Cronln," responded Valentine,
"is the man who is going to save you
and me from going back to state pris
on." Valentine went on to recount to Red
how BUI Avery, after be bad said
goodby to his "pals" In Albany, had
gone to the middle west and eventual
ly married a sedate widow of middle
age, whose son was au expert photog
rapher, one who operated a large stu
dio In St Louis and employed men
who specialized In covering important
events for the newspapers and maga
zines. "Avery!" ejaculated Red. "Avery
working absolutely on the square?"
"Yes, that's the truth, the awful
truth," laughed Valentine whimsically.
"But you say Bill-Bill Avery Is
married?" asked Red. completely over
come at the suggestion.
"Yes, it's all true, and BUI has
proved a true friend to me to us,"
answered Valentine.
"And he's really happy?" went on
Red doubtlngly. "Him as always bad
a stable of fillies spendin' bis coin.
He's happy with one wife?"
The assistant cashier gave vent to
a burst of gnycty at the astonishment
of the watchman, who probably would
have understood the process of refor
mation In tiny one but Bill Avery.
But a few uiluutes elapsed after Val
entine answered the telephone call be
fore the door opened, aud In came n
man whose Iron gray hair curled be
neath the rim of his high silk hat
Glaringly bright yellow bid gloves
adorned his hands. Ills frock coat, of
the latest make, was a bit worn on
the edges, and It was for that reason
thut the secondhand dealer had made
a reduction In price to Mr. Cronln.
The newcomer laid n handsome gold
beaded Indian bauilioo walking Htick
across a chair, took off his gloves and
faced Valentine and Red.
"Mr. Randall?" he wild.
"Yes. Mr. Cronln."
"Cronln le inowed," cried Ited. start
ing forward. "It's Rill Avery. How
about yoit. o'd nal?"
Avery, pleased ut the eulliuslnsfic
welcome n lid ill the slghl of liotli of
Ills old frimiils, shook hands with
each. Tlfii If drew hack and looked
from one to uie other. "Think of us
"Mil. CItONIN" FACIEI) VALENTIN'S AND It ED.
three beln' left uloue together like this
In a real Imuk." he said significantly,
and his two hearers could not restrain
laughter at the thought of what the
clt'cumstnuA'N would have meant to
them In days now put behind them.
"Did you get the picture?" asked
Avery of Valentine. "You told me to
send It. but 1 wanted to see von. Thnt
double negative Is a wonder."
nlentine looked understniullngly at
him. lie rose from Ills chair, picked
up the telegram from his desk and
extended it to Avery.
"Yes: it's all light." he said. "And
It came Just In time. Today is the
day I'll need It,'' pointing to the tele
gram. "Read that!"
Avery read the message. The pal
lor of unnerving fear came upon him.
Ills head dropped forward and he
glanced apprehensively about him.
His baud trembled as he laid the pa
per on the desk. He sank hopelessly
into a chair. "Doyle," the old mau
choked "Doyle! He said he'd slough
me, and now he'll do It or else he'll
make mo pay blackmail. You never
can tell how much a copper wants for
keejiin' yulet."
"06, don't- get blue." eneouragea
Valentine. "He doesn't want you fel
lows. It's me that be Is after." He
examined a large photograph which
Avery bad sent blm. It showed the
tables and guests at a large banquet
In a luxuriously appointed restaurant.
"Yes. I think this saves me." he re
marked. He held it before Red. ask
ing. "What's thlsr
"Flashlight of a banquet."
"Who is this on the right of the
toastmaster?" pointing at a face in
the picture.
"You."
"Pipe the date." went on the assist
ant cashier. "Feb. 0. 1900. Do you
remember where I was on that date?"
He gazed curiously at Red. Avery
watched the proceeding with rare In
terest.
The watchman became thoughtful.
At last a puzzled wrinkle marked his
forehead. "Why why you were In
Sing Sing prison on that-date,"
he replied confusedly.
Valentlae and Avery laughed In tbelr
superior knowledge.
"No. no," protested Valentine, "this
photograph proves 1 was at a ban
quet in St, Paul. I'll beat Doyle and
I'll make blm like It."
"You can't." was Avery's pessimis
tic comment
"You said we couldn't go square,
any of us. and we all have." waa Val
entine's rejoinder. "And If we can
bent the thing inside of us that culls
we can beat one man that bunts."
A clerk knocked at the door and en
tered to ascertain if he should now
bring In a trayful of cash which Val
entine was to count He was ordered
to do so at once, and Avery's face be
came a study as the young man soon
re-entered with a tray on which new
banknotes of large denominations were
piled among glistening rows of gold
coin.
"Great snakes, what a chance!" ex
claimed the one time thief, looking
from Valentine to the watchman.
"This Is no place for me. Oh, Just for
one grub and the quick getaway!"
He mopped his wrinkled brow. "I'm
sweating like a polar bear on the
Fourth of July."
"Haven't got It otit of your blood
yet eh?" asked Valentine.
"Not the craving for real money. I
learned to let the wheat In the grain
elevator alone after a month or two,
but coarse money like that wow!"
The old man stared fascinatedly at
the enticing tray.
"Well, we wattbed each other for
awhile," commented Red, pointing to
his chief.
"And ain't neither of you ever
snatched even one bundle?" asked
Avery incredulously,
"No."
"Well, you better get me out of
here. I'm going to have lockjaw In
both hands in a minute." He reached
for his hat and stick.
"No, you're not," put In Valentine.
"Come on. Red," he said, walking to
the vault room door. "I'm going to
prove to Bill that he's honest. He's
going to watch that money till we
come back."
Avery cried out In protest, but Red
followed bis superior, and the time
worn thief, who bad confessed to bis
friends the weakness that he well
knew yet lurked within him, was left
alone in the banking office before a
tray coutnlulng $03,000 In cash. With
in reach was the door leading Into the
open hallway through which It was
but a few seconds' dash to the busy
street, where a man would Immediate
ly be lost to view in the passing
throng.
"It's a dirty trick," muttered the old
man, starting after the others. A shaft
of yellow light reflected from one of
the golden coins caught his eye. drove
Into his very brain, into the thin red
blood thnt coursed through his hard
ening veins. He stopped. He turned
full around and slowly, with bands
eagerly outstretched, tiptoed back to
the table bearing the precious burden.
His brows narrowed down over his
pale gray eyes, his fingers, long talons
In their curved fixedness, began to
nervously twitch. Then Avery Jerked
himself away of a sudden. He straight
ened himself up and started townrd the
vault room door to summon Valentine.
But even ns he did so his glance roved
back to the alluring tray. He was
drawn to it ns the nerveless rabbit
thnt succumbs to the Insidious charm
of the oscillating head of the hungry
python.
He stepped to the tray. He seized
two pneknges of hundred dollar bills,
thrust them Into his pockets, then
clutched two more. The ' fever had
him. His eyes shone with the fire of
gone days nnd gone nights. His poi
soned blood sang through his veins.
Then he stopped once more. He rnised
Ills head.
"And have the coppers after me
again," ho murmured thoughtfully. He
laid down n package. "And 'double
cross' a pal that put me straight. Not
me. not me!" fie replaced the re
mainder of the money. "And coin that
comes crooked never was any good."
Avery stood before the tray of mon
ey. Now be looked at the tempting
fortune with the sure knowledge that
he had conquered that he had faced
his greatest test and had not been
found wanting.
Tho thought of how narrowly he
had escaped committing the meanest
crime of his career came over him.
and he realized that he had been on
the verge of plunglmr himself into the
death dealing life from which Valen
tine had rescued him. I'ligovernnble
rage possessed him at his Insane lapse
Into the self that he had' cast from
him. He swung his tisi at the neatly
stacked piles of gold pieces.
"Curse you, curse you:" he cried In
frenzy. The tray and Its contents
crushed to the floor and the money
scattered In nil directions.
Valentine nml Red, hearing the noise!
camp rushing In from the vault room.
They saw the floor littered with bank
notes nnd coins. And crouching for
lornly In a chair was the figure of old
Bill Avery. Ills bands were pressed
over his eyes, and he solibed In the
ngnny that gripped the soul which had
been restored to him.
CHAPTER XIII.
TOOK some of t hat money." A v-
I ery finally managed to say aa he
I sh w his two friends before him.
A "And you put it back." smiled
Valentine. "The minute you touched
It you found you couldn't"
"That's It," put In Avery eagerly
as he arose and proceeded to aid Red
in restoring the scattered monpy to
Its place. "I couldn't take It then
Now I can go out of here nnd know
that I'll nevpr steal again."
"You mustn't go until Doyle conns
In. for he might see you on the street."
warned Valentine. "When he comes
you can go out through the vault
room and mnke your getaway while
I stall him liere."
In talking with Avery. Jimmy Val
entine unconsciously fell Into the use
of the vernacular of his early voca
tion. With a parting handshake Avery
went ont Into the vnult mom. where
Red was to exhibit to hint the Mr
new safe. The assistant cashier, nmv
thai the tray of money hud been re
placed on the table, picked up the
photograph, hung it In the place of
another affixed to the wall tit the
right of bis desk and Inspected If
with pronounced satisfaction.
The hall door opened, and Rose Lane
came Into the office. The girl was In
a peculiar mood that day there was
no denying It. Valentine had always
found his benefactor, young though
she was, particularly difficult to fath
om, and today she was more baffling
than ever. She talked at length re
garding ber plans for the children's
Christmas celebration, and, standing
before his desk, while he stood behind
It, she said. "And I waut to know
what you want for Christmas."
"Is there anything I could want?"
he answered In low tones. "Think of
what you and two short years have
done for me."
"And there's never anything more
you want? Don't you ever dream
dreams of. say, two years more?" She
turned her eyes to the floor.
"Oh, yes. to go on ns I've been going
these last two, since your father gave
me a position of trust, and make ev
erything good and pile up the money
for you."
She drew away from him.
"Haven't you ever thought there
might be something I want more than
money?"
Valentine hesitated. His voice be
came Intensely serious.
"I don't let myself think- of you only
as your employee," he finally answer
ed. Rose turned sideways to him, so
that he could not see ber face as she
delivered her next question, although
she would have given much to have
been able to watch the expression of
the assistant cashier her assistant
cashier as she asked It
"But," she ventured, "you must have
thought that I would marry some
day."
Silence, with Valentine fumbling In
embarrassment a pencil which lay
upon his desk.
"Yes I" he began, but Rose con
tinued his sentence for him.
"And it burts you to think of it,
doesn't it? Say it."
"Y-e-s."
"Go on."
He could endure the situation no
longer. The girl had penetrated bis
very soul with her questions, had un
covered In Jimmy Valentine the se
crets of his new life the secrets
which he had resolved to keep buried
forever. But now be must speak. He
must tell her the truth about his sit
uation as regarded her part of the
truth, at least.
"And the thought of you brings
darkness, desolation." be said, keep
ing a firm grip on the emotions that
threatened to unnerve him. "What Is
the use? You're all there Is to live for
to just see you now and then. You're
all there Is to life. Men have loved
and slaves have loved and animals
that have been saved have loved, but
never were the three loves fused In
one. And you're good, and your life is
clean, while mine but you know all
that." He inclined his face from her.
"I have forgotten." she said simply.
"You cannot. And any day the shad
ow of other days may fall. But I want
you to know this and believe it as
your God my love for you Is a holy
thing, sncred nnd deathless." Valen
tine was looking earnestly Into her
eyes now. Ills hand was resting on
the desk. She seized It in hers and
drew him toward her.
"Take me in your arms, Lee." she
cried fervently. "I love you. I'll love
you till" Her face was upraised to
his as she clung to him. He held her
f . ; it
on"
UK KISSED UEH AOAIN AND AOAIN.
in his arms nnd kissed her again and
again. "How 1 have longed for you
years years" Her words were
smothered lt hie. kWsps.
(To be continued.)
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