Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-18
MYSTERIOUS
MAN GIVES
PUBLIC TIP
Will Stay in Throng
Until He Is
Recognized
Reward Will Go to the
Captor This
Afternoon
Chase of Elusive One to Come to an
End Today, Even IF Raffles Is
Forced to Proclaim
Himself
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLES
George Harris DOnohue
Here's the last call for dinner.

Here's the last call for dinner.
The chase for THE MYSTERIOUS
MR.. RAFFLES must come to an end
today. l have given you all fair warm
ing and it is now up to me to practi-
cally carry a sign on my back among
you today and thereby make the cap
ture in this town so easy that 1t Is
absolutely laughable.
And all this after the series of letters
and personal admonitions I have re-
ceived almost continuously since the
date of my official disappearance twen-
ty-three days ago.
Here is what l intend doing:
Between noon and o'clock this beau
tiful 18th day of April WILL AGAIN
APPEAR IN FRONT OF YOUR CITY
HALL-AND REMAIN THERE UN-
TIL AM CAPTURED.
Is that good enough for you?
1 will make it even stronger than
that. IF AM NOT RECOGNIZED
BY 1 O'CLOCK I WILL MOUNT THE
STEPS OF CITY HALL AND THERE
PROCLAIM MY IDENTITY. Anything
at all, you know, to help this game
along.
All you have to do today, If you
want an easy $1,000 is to present your
self in front of city hall promptly at
the high noon hour and remain there
in joyous contentment until 1 o'clock.
In case you are not inclined to work
overtime you might even take up To-
cation on the city hall steps and re-
main in quiet until the hour of 1 rolls
around and then just reach out your
hand when you hear my high baritone
announcing my identity.
May Have to Proclaim Himself
1t that isn't easy enough, tip me off
and 1 will do the next best thing pos
sible. The order has been passed along
for me to permit myself to be caught,
although, as matter of fact, am just
beginning to like this lovely city, and
If it was not for the strenuous fact
that am due to bother the good peo-
pie of another city / wouldn't mind re-
manning here another month-Just to
keep you guessing bit.
You can all count on it, however, that
Just for the sake of the game l will
not make this affair particularly easy
until after half past IL. L will work
during the first half hour with all the
skillfulness of which l am capable and
then will begin the easing up process.
At quarter to o'clock 1 will begin
Haunting this $1,000 note under your
noses in the most disgraceful manner
imaginable-andt then If you refuse to
reach out and take 1t away from me
1t will be ME- FOR THE CITY HALL
STEPS-WHERE WILL TELL YOU
ALL ABOUT IT PERSONALLY.
To the regulars who have been steady
on the trail, my advice is get in line
even before IL o'clock today. Do not
overlook a single point. Go after every
smooth-faced man you happen across
and, above all, be sure and have a copy
of today's Herald with you during the
time you are in that crowd.
Advises the Regulars
I will expect to see you all there
conductor 1139 and his determined band
of street railway sleuths, the letter car
riers, the chap with the light sombrero,
the woman in red, the old man with the
whiskers, old Mary, the tall woman in
black and the daily host who have been
keen on my trail ever since this game
started.
Stick to it today, boys and girls, and
don't take no for an answer. l will be
there watching your work, and when l
am finally compelled to declare my
identity l intend doing 50 as near the
regular punch ds IL VIII pe POSSiNiN ioi
me to do.
Just remember, however, there is a
big possibility of my being captured
by some keen sleuth in the crowd be-
fore the hour of 1 arrives. In that case
will simply make a bolt for The Herald
of,ce, without creating any more russ
or excitement than / can help.
TO the women who go after me dur
ing the noon hour / want all to work
GHrefnllW and that | am
working under considerable disadyan-
tage and that If they become. excited
upon recognizing me l viii have con-
siderable difficulty in getting my cap
tor to The Herald office.
Just give me the salutation properly