Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-31

out to Eastlake park and see what
sort of public pleasure ground you
have here, anyway All I have seen
of it so far has been on the backs of
souvenir postal cards, and when I go
back east 1 want to be able to hand
out the usual tourist dope on all the
beauties of this place.
1 will be somewhere in Eastlake park
between and o'clock. If the park
is large one, 1 anticipate but little
trouble in maintaining my identity,
particularly as 1 notice that ma
jority of the people in this burg are
afflicted with that tired feeling which
forbids them carrying such an addi-
tional weight as copy of the Los
Angeles Herald with them.
If you go to Eastlake park this after
noon with any idea of capturing me
you had better take this tip and pro-
vide yourself with all the necessary
do-funnies, as otherwise 1 will have
you spotted and your expenditure Of
carfares will be valueless.
I hate to see people spend their
money recklessly.
Watches His Pursuers
Just remember please, that I will
not enter Eastlake park preceded by
a brass band, neither will 1 announce
my arrival through a megaphone. l
will be there, however, and 1
will watch the antics of those on my
trail with even more interest than they
observe in trying to unravel my in
cognito.
1t was declared to me by men who
consider themselves fairly well up in
criminal matters before my official dis
appearance, that 1t would be impossi-
BILE for me to carry my identity into
either the homes or business places OF
the average up-to-date business man.
1t was contended that might have
but little difficulty in maintaining my
identity, provided I gave only those of
moderate sagacity a chance at the re-
ward of $1,000 offered for my capture.
I have, during the past four days,
distributed the chances for my capture
among the citizens of this town re-
gardless of what they were or who
they were. have taken your mer-
chants, shopkeepers, department store
clerks, street car conductors, pawn
brokers, school girls, visited the homes
of some of your most fashionable resi-
dents, toyed with your lodging house
keepers, given the small dealers all
sorts of a chance and yesterday, just
to make the game a trifle stronger, l
tackled a class of men who are loud
in declaring themselVes-just about the
smartest individuals ever happened.
Jokes Real Estate Men
This latter class are in class all
by themselves in every town where L
have operated and they are always
very much ruffed when they discover
l have hit them in the solar pleXus l
am referring to your real estate operat-
ors-seven of whom 1 had not the
slightest difficulty in getting away with
yesterday.
Here they are-ask them all about it;
chances are they will be real pleased:
In the office of d. A. King at No.
458 South Hill street L found a man
about 40 years of age, dark complex
ioned, with small dark moustache,
wearing a dark mixed suit, seated at
desk. In answer to my query for a
six or eight-room house with a fire.
place in each room, he replied that he
did not have any house of that de-
scription on his list
He told me that he had only been in
this city three months and that he
hailed from Champaign, ul.-this in
formation being advanced after | de-
clared 1 had just arrived from Chi
cago.
A young man, smooth faced. light
complexioned, wearing a blue suit with
a red flower in his buttonhole, was
seated at desk talking with a man
who wore glasses, when entered the
office of the Western Realty and In
yestment company at No. 4S4 South
Hill street.
Nothing Doing for Them
l asked this chap the same question
concerning a house with a fireplace
in each room, but he declared he had
no such house at present. He invited
me to call around later handing me
card with his name, "W. ID. Mcclellan" >"
stamped on the back.
found George w. YOungblood hard
lat work ON a Densmore typewriter
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