Show 0 as t s f lias Jimmy i V n j rt r- r t x t b r a t. t S t w S Lt Novelized by w FREDERICK R. R a TOOMBS 4 From the Great Play by PAUL c ARMSTRONG ARl ARMSTRONG J a Copyright 1910 b by t k American Press Preas If Association S' S JIMMY S' S VALENTINE V NTINE WARDEN HANDLER AND RO ROSE E LANE IANE SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS Warden Handler of Sing Sing prison and ad Detective George Doyle endeavor t ION t. t prevail on Dill Bill A Avery very a a. released prisoner to search out Information against a former for for- Cormer former mer pal a young convict known as Jimmy Valentine Avery refuses and Doyle and Handler threaten to attacK him Valentine had a trick of opening afes tes solely by the sense of touch Avery Avery goes Lieutenant Governor Fay hla his beautiful niece Rose Lane and two women workers In a rescue mission visit the prison Warden Handler bears hears Rose Lane tell bow how she was rescued from a thief on a atrain atrain train and he Is amazed at a coincidence Convict Jimmy Valentine No 1139 Is la brought Into the wardens warden's B office to open a L s safe e as u an object lesson to the visitors and Rose recognizes him as the man who aved her from the thief Cotton Valentine sa says s he cant can't open the safe enraging Handler The lieutenant governor governor governor gover gover- nor and Rose talk with Valentine Hose pleads with Fay to aid the young prison prison- prisoner er who Is handsome even In fn Sin Sing It Sins Sing garb Fay promises for Roses Rose's sake to ask uk the theCO CO governor vernor to pardon Valentine A stormy Interview occurs between Handler and Valentine Valentine waits walts patiently In prison for sews news Finally he Is pardoned and goes to Albany to thank the governor Lieutenant Governor Fay and RoseS Rose Valentine 1 S refuses refutes positions offered b by bythe bythe the rescue mission workers To his amazement amazement amaze amaze- ment he meets Bill m Avery and a former Cormer 1 coworker Red Flanagan Flanigan t r t- t ji CONTINUED 1 If I j Sure I 1 heard you band hand out that squa square talk I suppose you want me mel meto l to j Join l you in this going straight busIness business bus bus- iness Incas too eh I l I dont don't on think the crooked game Is Js any good And you are getting old t for r cJ clever ver w work ork Think so eh eb 1 snarled A Avery very sus sus- He UHe Isn't too old to be ati an outside man wl with h us put In Red We Ve dont don't need any outside man any more Red decided d Valentine Avery glared Into the speakers speaker's face y So uSo youre you're oure out now and youre you're goIng going go go- ing lag to throw Red ned and me out eh ell All ll this turning square talk I heard heardt t was a stall to get rid of me because I 1 Iam am old eh eQ 1 I dont don't have havo to stall you Avery TI The old thief leaned threateningly toward Valentine shaking his withered wither- wither ed fist as violently as the flabby cabby musi mus- mus i des clef sapped by years of prison air and te prison fare would permit Like Lille the d d U 1 he be cried choking In his wrath Im old that's your yourd d dope pe Going to throw me for a rookie r eh Well Wen Ill I'll show you When guys f start stalling me Ill I'll show them up From now on ou Im I'm a copper and IllI Ill I'll I show y you u up Valentine Ill I'll get you too t too Ill I'll Ill I'll get you good Red Red Flanagan Flanagin had bad won a continent t r wide vide reputation as a smooth worker work work- er er t He was one of those painstakIng i- i Ing conscientious burglars who followed foll followed fol- fol l lowed Wed habitually the laudable practice k ties tice 1 of looking after details His riis employers employers emt em- em t among whom had been Jim Jim- mi my Valentine Chicago Whitey and other leaders In their profession had f In Inthe the past shown a flattering willingness willing- willing n ness s to recommend him not in their own handwriting to be sure ure as a ak ak k t thorough artist an untiring student i and one who one day would probably i- i revolutionize j- j the business of at caring caringi If i for other peoples people's money In a word l n Red was thorough which means a ah at t h great deal In his line So Bo true to his reputation Red ned fearing fear fear- In big ing complications beca because se of the pitch to which Avery very had bad unconsciously I raised ed his voice had stepped behind the portieres to keep watch on the lI short rt hallway hall that led to it This halla hall- hall a t. t ways opened out into the main ball hall of iZ the hotel at the far tar end of which was wag waga wast t- t a carriage t entrance At the opposite side aide of at the parlor was an no exit leadIng lead- lead tug lag to to a dining room which In turn h had tan an opening directly next to the main entrance of the hotel Red realized real- real iz ired d that a casual passerby might bec become become be be- c come me suspicious of A Averys Avery's words 1 should they be overheard B Besides the be Implacable Doyle was In n town friend of his a n runner for Doc Slaters Slater's Slaters Slater's Sla Sla- ter's furo faro bank bad hid so Informed Inform d Red that very cry morning Red Iced suddenly Issued a n warning hiss Duck Avery very Here Cere comes Doyle The two thieves having no opportunity opportunity to do better hastily concealed themselves behind the portieres Valentine very ery much disturbed made an nn effort to calm himself He p Wo aY F- F t Y ONE OSTE JO Jon JOB TO GET A STAKE AND ILL I'LL GO og YOU Yon YOU seated himself beside a convenient table ta ble blo lie He picked up a magazine and began to peruse Its pages In seemingly unconcerned fashion Hello Jimmy With these words Detective George Doyle entered the room Garmented In the latest cut of fashionable clothing cloth cloth- ing mg panama hat and patent leather ties with batwing laces he appeared the dilettante the man about town rather than the tracker of desperate men the men the man of leisure every Inch of him an uninitiated observer would have pardonably judged not only from his bis attire but also from his debonair blase manner Any Anyone one describing Doyle as the man who broke up the Five Points gang and the gang in New r York city would have been laugh laughed d at for his folly yet such was his record Ills His work In scattering scatter scatter- scattering ing the troupes of ot election and primary day floaters and repeaters In some of the most disreputable districts was equally meritorious And yet Doyle had his bis other side He lIe was growing fond of the easy life lite that came from having a staff of stool pigeons to do his work for him Jimmy Valentine turned his head bead slightly to answer Doyle le who hewell he be bewell hewell well knew came on no errand no-errand errand that would hen benefit n a released prisoner How flow are j you rou ou Doyle be he replied indifferently Doyles Doyle's shifting farseeIng eyes however how bow ow ever caught the nervous twitching of Valentines Valentine's fingers as they ran over the edges of the magazine Youre perfectly innocent now pow I hear benr went went on Doyle Doyl a sarcastic note coming into his voice olce Perfectly Valentines Valentine's voice was wasas wasas wasas as even as though conversing with his most Intimate friend So you told the governor commented com com- commented the detective Oh Ob yes yes yes' rye seen the governor too J I t 1 s lip Ip didur f e have much to to do this di dId i ht he humorously Very Verv pretty prett Jimmy Let uie Ull Il ask k kyou you a 11 question Do Vo von od think I 1 would be your friend If lC 1 I could Do Io 10 you vou think so yourself YeN es es If It jou you were willing to exchange ex- ex l cha change E th the ordinary courtesies be- be tw twe eon ii n f friend ti i lends M panic exactly x what Favors Iao Now ow Ill I'll do the first one CIne one lIe He seated himself opposite the ex ex- ex ton on vict Thaw Than Thann Than jou yam n. n In gay moodS mood Sarcasm S wont won't win you anything with me Jimmy I 1 said Id I'd do you a favor hat What Is it Valentine began to Inspect his visitor anxiously The detective e paused momentarily Then he lie said ald deliberately Ill that j you that for jet that Job you b you did at 8 years three l field three three- years years ago The Ibe detective leaned back In his chair chah Inserted his thumbs in the arm arm hol hll hOle N of hl his waistcoat and ami gazed fixedly fixedly fixedly fixed fixed- ly nt at Jimmy Valentine The eyes eyS of the man addressed became became be be- came camp directed at the cover of the magazine he be still held but only f foran for foran r an nn instant He lie shot a defiant glare at Doyle Dovle I was never in Springfield In my life he said Indignantly Which Springfield asked Doyle significantly No Xo Springfield You it dodge t nicely I dont don't see how Now which Springfield did I think you were vre going to say I hav have e e no Idea iden Good again Well Ill I'll tell teU you continued Doyle I meant Springfield Springfield Spring- Spring field Mass l ss Valentine raised his brows bro doubting- doubting ly ty Innocently I dont don't think I J was ever in th the state of Massachusetts I can prove prose you were in Springfield Springfield Spring Spring- field fit M Mass iss the night the safe in the savings savings bank was grabbed Oh no no you cant Believe me Jimmy I can The witness may be a bit disreputable but butI I ca can n prove prove- It It You can cnn Job me you mean You Youcan Youcan Youcan can get fake witnesses Valentine Valentine- asked excitedly t I eau cau send you for five fi at nt least my boy Rut nut you wont won't If I do you a favor You are a very good guesser James Well WelP II I UI want A Avery very r A Avery ery f 1 Bill Avery who finished a nine nine year stretch a u month ago and Joined up with your tour old friend Red Bed Flanagan Flanagin Flana Flann gin gan gan r Bill Avery concealed behind the portiere portieres portieres por por- with Red fled gave ga a violent start as h he heard Doyles Doyle's words Red had all he be could do to quiet him The aged thief however managed to drawl a 38 caliber revolver re from a side pocket In his coat coat quicker quicker to get at than the hip pocket and then this arrangement enables a man to stand with a band carelessly thrust Into a pocket and to discharge the pistol through h till the coat oat when dire emergency threaten threatens Curse him be he whispered to RedI RedI Red lied I told him Id I'd get him If It be turned square and when Doyle goes Ill I'll bore him through h the mouth and into his brain Serve Seive him right hissed Red tad And na two chances for a q s slick lck getaway No o guy can cnn go o on the square without goIn goIn goin go go- In crooked with his pals CHAPTER YI VI VIII knowing of M t the serious ETTLE conspiracy tint that was forming but a 1 few fen yards yard away behind the thick velvet curtains Valentine Valentine Valentine Val Val- entine gave ae verbal erbal and mental battle to the detective Already Alft he was beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning to see that th the way of ot the transgressor was hard not only while bt lit was In the le legal al tolls toils but also after after aft aft- er b. b he be b free tree and supposedly In a position to build a new life lite If he so desired But Jimmy Valentine ValentinI was only at the beginning Inning of a knowledge of the conditions condit and trials and setbacks setbacks set set- backs he be must face for so long as men make laws and administer them so long will the guilty guilt and the Innocent Inno Inno- cent as well surer suffer n and d endure some ome- sometimes times Justly and sometimes times This al also alo o Is a u law of life Valentine vent rest 0 on oa rr t tint that ba t he be e didn't t know where when A Avery Er was aN hadn't seen him since his release from SIli Sing was glad of It didn't core care care where e he was and didn't purpose 1 to tu care O Of aM aU this b he t was wag absolutely sure Well Weil stated Doyle Dovle he be e held up a citizen just three days davs after lifter he bl- got out and Lind nd I want him And Im I'm to tell you where he Is and you jou will send nd him up p for tor bf highway hway robbery questioned Valentine The man he stuck up may die And you expect t mo mt to hunt him up tap and deliver him to you vou 1 And An you are art going to That's the odd part of ot It It And possibly Ill I'll male make an eyewitness out of ot you jou ou It t would b be odd If It I f sent nt A Avery very away for orlIe life It would Inde Indeed d Then Ill I'll slough h you vou for that Springfield fl l I iob job DoI Doyle rose abruptly Then vou n J may maj as ns w well 11 do It It now said Bald the thc other d defiantly No o hurry hum 1 Ive I've got ot a n little work on the ca o yet ct and Ill I'll find you when I want you vou ou Do Dovle Ies grin showed his teeth Im not going to run away away Look book h here re Valentine this Avery Isn't worth this Hes He's as wrong as ever lived Hell He'll cross you or any anyone one else I should think when a bum burn resorts resorts resorts re re- re- re sorts to blackjacking nn an old man that would put him out of your class I dont don't know where he ht Is I dont don't know that he bl did blackjack anybody and lIld I 1 wouldn't know him If It I 1 saw n. n j 2 l' l i i. j i fj irr A I J hIm him your your spiel eh the tho truth Valentine rose as though to end the distasteful Interview Inter Inter- view a lie You know where he heIs heIs heis Is better than any anyone one It If you don dont don't t tRed Red ned docs does and I want him One month to turn him up and mid it jf if you jou ou dont don't I 1 go after you and if I go after you I get you you Well get get me I will It will take a little time a time a year perhaps ten ten but but as long as is were we're both alive Im I'm after atter j you ou Good day Doyle strode angrily a away way As the broad brond shouldered form of the headquarters man n disappeared Valentine Valentine Val Val- entine stood gazing reflectively after him Ills HIs back was Wl turned to the portieres por por- s. s II Avery r seeing his hla chance crept stealthily ort t In his right hand band gleamed the bar barrel el and the chamber of his 38 33 build i He lIe felt secure He lIe had hid the versatile Red ned to aid In to the n nece o nary nry getaway The hotel corri dor dog doru c u were rp opportunely pp deserted and the noh noise e of ot the ele elevator and of the street cars outside would dull the sound of the bulldogs o s bark Another step step- stephe he Iw raised the weapon hl his forefinger cr begin began to tighten on the trl tripper trigger er But Valentines Valentine's keen ear might caught the rbt sound l of ot the cr creak 11 of Averys Avery's Aven's Avens Aver Av- Av er en's ens s stiffening elbow Joint as It straightened Wheeling with his old time alacrity the ex convict ex-convict on saw law his bis danier danger struck down clown the firearm with his bis powerful left hand and wrested It from flora rom bl his bis would be assailants assailant's grasp He lIe broke the weapon open and sa saw that all nil the chambers were loaded Snapping It shut he be thrust It Into his hs po pocket ket 1 hurled the now cringing Avery Aven from flora him to the floor You fool tool sneered Valentine G Get Getup t tup tup up and be bea n man Th The former prison mate of ot his bis eon con conqueror sum r regained his feet Ill Ill k kill II Ill I'll kill him yet bee be he e exclaimed 1 to Red who bo had followed him bim from behind the curtain Too bad you ou didn't get him prowled Red nEd disgustedly Valentine however howE cut short their talk b by by warning them of their loud tones t At his pronouncement that they were both crazy Red fled reminded him of what he had told him about th the detectives s and pigeons pigeon It was ts n it n lie Ill t too o put In A Avery Ary ry I n never t st tuck stuck wk that old od man up Im I'm |