The Ransom of Red Chief
Although the town was flat as a pancake, it was given this ironic name.
What is Summit?
He investigated the scenes of Jimmy Valentine's robberies, and witnesses Jimmy crack the safe in the Elmore bank.
Who is Ben Price?
The Cop and the Anthem takes place here, in this Empire State city.
There were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride. One was Della’s hair. The other was this that belonged to Jim and had been his father’s and his grandfather’s.
What is a watch?
"I took it. Your umbrella!"
Who is Soapy?
The two men were struck with the idea for their kidnapping scheme while they were down South in this state.
What is Alabama?
When Jimmy Valentine got back to his boarding house in Springfield, he pulled from the wall a folding-bed, slid back a panel in the wall, and dragged out a dust- covered suit-case that contained these.
What are his burglary tools?
After years of living on the streets and having no job, this is what made Soapy want to fight to change his life, pull himself up out of the mud, make a man of himself again.
What is music coming from a church?
At 7 o’clock, the coffee was made and the frying-pan was on the back of the stove hot and ready to cook these for dinner.
What are the lamb chops?
"I was rode the ninety miles to the stockade."
Who is Bill?
Just at daybreak, Sam was awakened by a series of awful screams from Bill, as Red Chief was preparing to do this to him.
What is scalp?
As the story begins, Jimmy Valentine was in prison, working in a prison shop, stitching uppers, which was working on this article of clothing.
What are shoes?
What is 'picked up a big stone and threw it through the glass'?
At the beginning of the story, Della counts up her money and finds that she has this much to spend on Jim's Christmas present.
What is $1.87
“Will you buy my hair?”
Who is Della?
Bill and Sam had planned on charging a larger ransom, but when Red Chief got on their nerves, they dropped the ransom to this.
What is $1500?
When Jimmy Valentine opened his shop in Elmore, he left the name Jimmy Valentine behind, and used this new name instead.
What is Ralph D. Spencer?
Soapy didn't want to spend the winter moving from one shelter to another because if he went to a shelter, they would make him do this.
What is make him answer questions or make him take a bath?
This is the amount of money that Madame Sofronie paid Della for her hair.
What is $20?
"Got around at last, have you? Well, let's go. I don't know that it makes much difference, now."
Who is Jimmy Valentine?
Sam signed the ransom note to Red Chief's father not with his and Bill's name, but with this ironic description of he and Bill.
What is "Two Desperate Men"?
Suddenly there was a scream or two from the women, and a commotion. Unperceived by the elders, May, the nine-year-old girl, in a spirit of play, had shut this girl, her little sister, in the vault.
Who is Agatha?
For years this has been Soapy's winter home. Richer New Yorkers made their large plans to go to Florida or to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea each winter. Soapy made his small plans for going here.
What is Blackwell Island?
Della found her husband a wonderful Christmas gift that cost her exactly this much.
$21.00
"I’m not as strong as I used to be, but I think I can promise you ten minutes."