Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-29
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR.
RAFFLES.

RAFFLES.
Strike up the band,
Here comes sailor,
Cash in his hand
just off Il whaler.
| am really ashamed to tell YOU
how easy it was TO fool you all yes
terday If my feet had not given
way TO that tired feeling, ! would be
stroling up and down the main bust
ness streets without fear of being
recognized and captured. You will
have to acknowledge it a very clever
piece of work, boys. Especially you
chaps who are hanging around the
main corners from o'clock in the
morning until bed time. | personally
know one tall, stout young man fron.
South Amboy who has haunted those
corners since ! was set at liberty,
and have passed him fully five times
and he never recognized me.
You will remember that | promised
to enter Reynolds Bros. department
store and d. Wolfe & Co.'s furniture
house some time yesterday between
10 a. m. and 5 p. m, giving the
clerks chance again and the gen
eral public. l was in these two
stores last Monday and fooled you
all that day because | carried baby
intmy arms and threw the wise"
searchers completely off the track.
No one dreamed of looking for
Rafiles in that condition. not even the
professional sleuths who are as
eager for the capture as the small
boy.
Well, to continue, | kept my agree
ment and walked past the wise
boys" right into these two special
stores and out again without
scratch. | may do it again Satur-
day if | an not caught in the mean
time. However, keep it in mind and
be on the watch.
| want to impress upon your mind
that the ground covered yesterday
was nearly the same, with but few
exceptions, as that gone over on Mon
day of this week, and Mondays trip
was proven in Tuesday nights is
sue of the NEWS. Added to this as
a help was the full description of me
by my wife, published in Wednesday
nights issue.
With all these odds against me.
started out yesterday, expecting to
see my finish, but my costume was
too much for you.
The serious looking sailor lad in
the natty blue uniform of Uncle
Sans service that you noticed around
yours truly. Pretty good. eh?
You have all heard about the jolly
sailor boys who have sweethearts in
every port-well, it's all true, take
my word for it, | could have had
about three dozen girls during my
trip, but ! was afraid of trouble in
the family at home. Almost every
girl had pleasant smile for me and
they never thought for moment that
| was worth $50 in gold to them.
Starting from point near the
corner of State street and New
Brunswick avenue just before 12
O'Clock, | went west on Smith street,
north side, passing the crowds of
''Raffles hunters" in front Of Rev
nolds Bros department store and
D. Wolfe & Co. IS place When |
reached the Arcade / turned about
and retraced my steps watching for
good opportunity to enter the above
mentioned stores. Continuing on to
Scheuer's grocery corner, l stood
there for fully ten minutes.
Stepping along to Moore Bros.
newspaper stand l asked for a copy
of Wednesdays last edition of the
NEWS, but they were all sold out.
One of the brothers stood outside
: and the other on the inside at the
time. They probably remember me
now. | purchased paper from them
on Monday.
Stepping around the corner again
on Smith street / walked on out to-
ward the Central railroad tracks. Be-
tween Reynolds Bros. store and D.
Wolfe & Company's, three pretty girls
stood in a doorway As | neared
them, one of the girls remarked:
"Oh. here comes my sailor boy"
The other said; ;'Isn't he sweet?" Ii
answered: Yes, and he is worth
some money, too, yet wise"
Other people nearby heard this
remark, but nothing developed. ii
passed on and entered D. Wolfe &
Co.'S store. Just to my right sat
two lady clerks. The pne wearing
glasses was busy running machine. |
She looked up at me and asked her
if they had any boys Houses ten
year-old boy. / wanted fehe washable /
kind, but they had one. but she
suggested that tryp Reynolds Bros.