Answer:
He has fallen in love with a woman who lives there
Step-by-step explanation:
According to A Retrieved Reformation by Ọ. Henry, story is told of a safecracker Jimmy Valentine who was always on the wrong side of the law and would flee his current town to evade the police.
He goes to the town of Elmore to hide but the main reason he STAYED was he met and fell in love with Annabel Adams and is determined to put his past behind him and lead an honest life.