A Retrieved Reformation Of Jimmy Valentine

“A Retrieved Reformation” Jimmy Valentine is the main character of this story. Jimmy was a criminal, intelligent, and clever. Jimmy was sentenced to prison for four years because he robbed banks. After only 10 months, he was pardoned by the governor and released. He had returned to his home and gathered his safe-opening instruments. Jimmy then proceeded to burglarize a bank in Richmond, Indiana. And again, he robbed a bank in Jefferson City and purloined five hundred dollars. Ben Price was a detective who sent Jimmy to jail. Ben was instructed to find Jimmy after they determined he had robbed the banks. In hopes to hide from detectives, Jimmy went to the Planters’ Hotel in Elmore, and registered under the name of Ralph D. Spencer. Ralph opened
a shoe store in Elmore to secure the community’s respect. This action made it hard for a community member to tell he was a criminal. He was acting like an ordinary citizen. In order to continue with his act, Ralph met Annabel Adams and they became engaged. Ralph wrote a letter to his old friend Billy to rid him of his professional safe-cracking tools. Agatha, a young child, became locked in Annabel’s father’s bank vault. Jimmy agreed to help unlock the vault Agatha was in, out and he took out his tools. He successfully opened the case and freed Agatha. Jimmy had walked out and he heard a voice call him, but he did not look back to see who it was. Ralph noticed Ben standing in the door way. Ralph thought that Ben was there to arrest him, but Ben denied knowing him and let him go.