Show t r V k t K r leas s it S 4 vv 3 i 2 i r 1 1 tC 7 rf a 4 Novelized by 2 FREDERICK R. R re TOOMBS TOOl From the Gre Great t I. I Play S by PAUL ARMSTRONG ARMSTRONGS S E J p pv If v t M Copyright 1910 b by byM M American Prell Association w r l V VALENTINE ENTINE WARDEN HANDLER AND RO ROSE E LANE r 1 SYNOPSIS K k A Warden Handler or of Sing Sing prison r z Bpd Pd Detective George Doyle endea endeavor var to prevail on Bill am Avery a released prisoner r td to d search earch out information against a former for mer pier pal a young convict Known as asi i I f t Jimmy Valentine A Avery very refuses and c Doyle Poyle and Handler threaten to attacK attacKhim him lm V Valentine lentine had a trick of opening safes ates solely by the sense of ot touch 7 itt Avery goes Lieutenant Governor Fay s s a tU Ms beautiful niece Rose Lane and two twos r t women workers In to a a. rescue mission visit Ic the prison i Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell telli i how she was rescued from a thief on a atrain train and he is amazed at a a. coincidence x 4 i r Convict Jimmy Valentine No 1289 1219 Is la iv y fir i brought brought Into the wardens warden's a office to open Sg l' l L s S r r a safe sate as an object lesson to the visitors and Rose recognizes him as the man woo saved laved her from the thief Cotton t t 4 t en enraging Valentine Handler says he heT T The cant can't lieutenant e open ra the eg governor gover gover- safe b i nor and Rose talk with Valentine Rose Hose S i Mr y pleads with Fay to aid the young prisoner prison prison- t t er who Is handsome even In tn Sing Sing f i garb Fay promises for tor Roses Rose's sake to ask the Tr governor governor to pardon Valentine A stormy i Interview occurs between Handler and t Valentine ii 7 O t i 1 CONTINUED I j A Rose nose ba had not seen her father father for months and on his arrival in the east r d' d she persuaded persuade him to accompany her heri herto i- i t tt to Albany t assure the governor that r I If he pardoned Valentine he would tee him a good business post post- i 4 te HH i n It Is more than probable tha that t x this f his is attitude on the part of a man of at iL i Mr Lanes Lane's standing In the financial t world had haa something to do with the t 4 final ll determination of Qt the executive e tor to kZ r ft sign the release papers It tended to v confirm in the governor his belief bellet In ip Inthe i- i the f 1 prisoners prisoner's Innocence Sir Ur Lane v R t f f fT t. t t T f arm t to e t eJ Y KF V f os s. s r y 4 J r f. f r F t S1 Y Yi i nna ii s is 18 T yin THE E FIRST FAST VICTORY FOR FOB TIl THE u. u mr- mr PATE GATE OF y r rS S Rod lind his bis daughter ter had waited overnight t In hi Albany after the granting of ot the thep p pardon to meet the released prisoner who o was coming to the capital for tor the purpose purpose already mentioned 5 5 n Rose se absolutely positive of ot her one onetime time rescuers rescuer's Innocence bad had made a aV 4 V proposal to her father tather regarding the future of ot Jimmy Valentine Her father fathey fa fa- they ther th r. r tall well weIl built with beard and brown hair streaked with outcroppings of fray gray smiled indulgently upon her II He had agreed on her account to place y- y Valentine In a good salaried position t butas t tt s yet he had bad doubts as to f er- er dared to secure for tor the ex convict ex-convict exactly tU the employment the girl demanded deu de de- mended u for tor him OWLS sit down down 1 and l listen dad the f r girl said saia crossing ross g to to a sofa But nut Rose this Is a most desperate thing to do pick do-pick pick up an nn c. c convict ex-convict con lct and put him In a bank Mr Lane pro pro- tested Is he an ex-convict ex If it he heas was as convicted convicted con unjustly 1 argued j ste e girl Uncle George say ht hf was Innocent Innocent In In- Not exactly lie He slid said there was a chance that he might be be But nut the governor pardoned him Guilty men have hae been pardoned The girl would not be gainsaid But nut I want you to give gie this man a chance dad dad n a good chance He lie ris risked ed his life once to sa save e me from Insult She patted her fathers father's shoulder pl plead pleadingly pleadingly ad and affectionately I know I know declared Mr Lane And you must eee ae him Rose was wal becoming fearful of ot the end Oh Ill I'll see him of ot course but to put him to work in the bank w why bank why y Rose it seems like flying in the f face face- of Providence Dad doesn't doesn It mean anything to you t that at I want it t done doner Tears b began began be be- gan to gather in the he e girls girl's eyes Why of course cours t relented the fa ther Your mother left you 40 per percent percent percent cent of ot the bank stock and that alone would make me listen listeD did dl you see tit ht titto to ev even n ask it it t b but t who knows about him n and d suppose it became known who he was and Imd what ho he had done Ive thought of ot all that and I 1 want you to risk It and my 40 per cent wants you to risk It it And your heart henrt Rose The fathers father's fathers father's fa ta ther's keen eyes searched the young girls girl's beautiful face tace Rose returned his glance calmly Yes she cried rising and meeting her fathers father's eyes unflinchingly with her own Ive known men who thought they were heroes all nIl my life Ute who talked of ot themselves and bored me to death And one day dar from a clear sky when I 1 was struggling In Inthe Inthe inthe the arms of ot a blear eyed brute who beat bent me if It I 1 dared move a hand band this man came There was no blare of bugles o of or anything but utter courage He made the ruffian leave lea me His voice W was vs low I could scarcely hl hoar hear nr what at i isaid q ha said but there ther was a n note pf pt command com corn mand and and a n t threat re t of of death e th in to it it and the he brute rut disregarded It and he m mas mastered mastered mas- mas st s- s t red him a beast twice his bis size He lie fought silently and killed ed him And Andall Andall Andall all my life Ufe that man owns me Mr Lase was only half hait startled at atthe atthe atthe the open declaration of ot his daughter of ot her admiration and gratitude for tor forand forand torand and sentimental interest In the ex- ex convict Jimmy Valentine His trained trained train train- ed Intuition pad had i teady ady told him that she was more than casually concerned concen concern concern- ed In the fate of ot this mystifying 1 yo young ng man whose rec record rH was wag apparently I so bad a an and whose personality aUty and ambitions tion w were were rp certainly Impressive live sive tn in n their good od qualities Truth to tell teU Mr fir Ir Lane Lano was waa considerably disturbed at the situation but he determined determined de de- de to accept It philosophically for tor the present and to watch careful careful- carefully ly y the future den development Rose the father exclaimed as the girl concluded her statement While he had bad realized her attraction toward the released prisoner he be had not guessed of ot the depth of h her r feeling for him Its no good to be shocked dad answered the girl Its true And then lIe he went to prison on the death rattle of ot q a. a beast like that and Im I'm going to make it good to him If hes he's a It man And he Is every ery drop of ot my blood tells me so And you dont don't even eyen know his name Yes I do He gave you one I know but even that Well WeIl what of It Does Doe a n name nam name mean anything to real men and women women wom worn en No The one comes comes the the one In a all the world world and and well that's well that's all aU there is la to rf II IIA 1 r iha i iA r y A pause emm ensued d The father was first to speak spook Do you you think he hp knows mows how you feel teel he asked sympathetically No nor he never neel will will unless unless jou you some day day believe believe him worthy him worthy of ot m mo mc You promise e that I promise dad Will you wait nIt until I see the gov JOV no Rose Hose r.- r. Let in nh go so to see him and a ask k hi his of the matter Gladly l nod Iud be lIe will Ill believe in him I Know said the girl Irl enthusiastically ly She heard a n step b behind her and she sill In Iu rued T w with ith bl his hat bat in hi his hand well wen groomed gloomed and wen wearing nearing ring a well cut suit of brown clothes light clothes light brown blown the fashionable color there color there stood Jimmy Valentine Mr bir Ir Valentine exclaimed the girl Miss Lane how bow do you do cio st stepping step pin ping quickly forward extending his hand hum This is i my ray father She presented Valentine to Mr 11 Lane who welcomed med him bins pleasantly Further conversation by the three thre was interrupted by the entrance of ot Mrs Irs Moore and Mrs Webster returnIng return return- in log Ing from the tea room Mr Ir Lane and andRose andRose Rose departed to go to the governors governor's chamber and the two members of ot the tie Gate Onte of ot hope s society fety and Jimmy Val Valentine entine seated themselves es And ArId now Mr Ir Valentine concernIng concerning concern concern concern- Ing your future began Mrs Irs Web We ate ster what do you contemplate doIng do do- Ing lug Get lOet a s position We Ye have bare already arranged that for tor you Mr Ir Valentine announced Mrs Moore complacently That f is isery ery very thoughtful ladies ladles but Mrs Moore did not e exactly con l convey tb the entire facts Interjected Mrs Irs Wel Webster ster No We e have a choice choice- of three positions s. s for tor you Mr Ir Valentine went on Mrs Webster One Is In u It grain elevator ele elevators Yes smiled Valentine I can im aging that tb-at would be a safe place t fOrone for forone r rone one under tinder suspicion of ot robbing a bank The ladies failed to detect the veiled note of or sarcasm The second informed Mrs Moore is as us a u bookkeeper or checker in a scrap Iron yard Still SUlI under suspicion t I see sec commented com commented com com- Valentine dr dryly ly lj And the tLe third n as the first male oni in the Gate of ot Hope society Md Mrs Webster proudly declaimed dec Yes agreed the tLe oth other r charity worker Treasurer the e convict ex-convict queried significantly No 0 s secretary both the ladies ladles cried Simultaneously I I 11 hold that honored position now resumed Mrs firs Mo Moore re but were you you w C y JS' JS v t e r t S 1 I 4 d. d r x a Taints STOOD JunlY v vAL a TINg willing to accept It It we would Pu pay a salary We agree that your knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of ot the the thc the The n Inside sill t. t su suggested Valentine Exactly would Exactly would be a great help to us DOubtless v Then you accept Mr Valentine No ladies ladles decisively You refuse the Ibe po position Yes ladles ladies In n fact I 1 decline all your positions 1 The Gate of ot Hope representatives ros rose and nd assumed expressions of ot extreme ex ex- extreme Indignation at the unexpected repulse tU and refusal of ot their well meant but hut ill III a advised offers otters Ingratitude the they exclaimed Valentine who had deprecated their thel advances because of their evident ruts rula trust of ot him in spite of Wit pardon par as shown by the 9 of the positions they had offered him resolved on a course of ot action that would he be bethought thought dispose of them and at the same time afford him a long craved amusement nt No Oi please do not say that that he protested elaborately No no I 1 refuse refuse re re- re fuse the positions you offer me because because be be- cu cause e I I. I fear fear ear the world would Il ilk ilk-fl k et f 1 j I. f. t 3 lU lc i d What do you mean asked one of ot the ladles Oh you see went on Valentine whimsical whimsically if it I accepted help from you ladies ladles the world might say that you you you-er- you you-er-you er jou ou were in love with me Oh h ejaculated the astonished ladies s Let the world sn say what It dare proclaimed the pedantic little Mrs Moore lifting her chin defiantly And so good b ID mj my dear ladles ladies sal Valentine bowing almost to the tle floor Boor With Willi anger In their glance and their walk el slims chins fris and una ilos hoses noses s pO pointing almost toward the ceiling lIn the two memo is is ls of the tM t Gate It of oY Hope society staled staffed out of ot the hotel botel parlor Jimmy Tim iv Valentine chuckling in his amusement sn son li Into a chair to awn await It the return of ot Miss I Lane ane and her fathers father Miss s hose Rose Hose Lane the Lane the girl who h had d saved sa i 4 him from the horrors litt of lit t that lat bit hit of or ten at Sing Sing How beautiful sh she was be he murmured She had baJ a l heart Anil nil she he cared ared something for tor No J. J I r d that was was apparent Just Justh h how much did she he lilt rare care Just what did the she hl rare m If a man q lived ll straight he be might In n t time time m win such n a girl for his own Yes tes t that was ivas life And Jimmy w now had ad hi his chance to go o Ji he re reasoned reasoned Stran Stranger er things had La happened t The girl had revealed already had she not that she knew a aprison aprison prison sentence could not kill the good goodIn In a 1 i man if It a n single germ of ot it yet lingered In him The old life lie was behind behind be be- hind him 11 now 0 The future gleamed bright aM beckoned him on ha Never Kever again agnin would he he- he Timmy Jimmy A harsh whisper hissed its way into his ears Timmy Jimmy Valentine started up in amaze e That Teat 0 voice IcE that whisper He lie had not heard heairt It ft since th the night the tIle Hartford bulls had broken up that midnight surprise party in the vaults of the Fifth National bl bank Hardly bc believing his ears hardly c daring iring to turn yet jet et he did turn and lie be saw crouching half behind one of ot the there re red rd f fIet v elvet Iet portieres of one orie of ot the hotel parlor entrances the figure of Red the Red the face and tb the brick k red hair of ot Red Flanagan his old time CHAPTER VII VALENTINE TINE slowly recovered recovered re re- covered from the shock he experienced ex ex- experienced at beholding before him the man who had in th theold the theold old days been his accomplice in many many questionable adventures No he be had com concluded wrongly No he was Doty not Dot y yet t fr free e from from all the associations of the years years past those past those years which he was was eI endeavoring den to forget torget Hello Red ned he finally addressed Flana Flanagan nn Come Com out from behind th the curtain curtin The rhe coast is clear dear for you How Ilo did you know I was here Red ned came to forth tb Oh Ob leave it U tome to me me 1 Timmy Jimmy hn my to keep track of ot an old paL pilL lie He lie h held ld out his band hand which Valentine Listlessly r sly shook ghook Red TIed t could not lot understand his bis for tor former former mer mer c companions companion's mp indifferent manner wrong he asked Nothing J Aw w cut cut It out got you an au an R so dont don't try to kid l me The released convict conIct looked meditatively meditatively medi f h. h ly I at t Red Red Then he spoke Red lied did you jou O ever er do a bit Sure SUr Sure Joliet JoU Jollet And nd y you u have b been en In one of those rotten holes and still think its it's a good goodgame goodgame goodgame game game Yo Youve ve weakened eh weakened weakened-eh eh sneered n Red dIve d. d Ive turned turned square square crazy Youre crazy k kNo No Its It's o only I the man who thin thinks s she he be can beat bent the tho law who's crazy said Valentine Valentina t oud ond a won won out if If it It hadn't been for lor that Cotton who blew on you be- be you beat hent him a dame Valentine turned and clutched him by the arm You rat dont don't you ever er speak of ot other her again or Ill I'll murder you He threw re Red roughly away from him No Now get |