Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-06

ress of the game, so in the event of
your failing to discover me in the
grounds just keep an eye on every
smooth-faced man who attempts to en-
gage the Los Angeles baseball mag
nate in conversation.
May Make Capture Easy
There is only one thing / will be up
against in the matter of selecting the
prettiest girl in the auto parade. l
WILL NOT KNOW THE LADY'S
NAME. The best I will be able to do
will ,be to describe the car and its
position in the line of travel and give
as accurate a description of the girl
herself as it will be possible for me to
do under the circumstances.
Hey! Hugh Murray that's going
some, isn't it:
Throws Caution to the Winds
I have managed to win out over sew
eral large theaters in this country
where it appeared almost impossible for
me to evade capture, and If there is any
way out of 1T / will not be captured
tonight.
However, if I am caught today or this
evening 1t sure will make a corking
good Sunday story for tomorrow. How
ever am not "all in yet by long
sight, and as things are now coming
to my liking 1 intend giving you the
chase of your lives during the entire of
today.
Peculiar thing about this game-it
nearly always works out about the
same way. I start in with a degree of
caution, which after a few days makes
me absolutely sore at myself. Then
start to work a trif1e more boldly, and
then nothing happening throw caution
10 he xtytY, ,Ie, ~, Nfr,n~ n
scale which all of sudden results in
my capture.
1 know this town now like book,
and 1 am beginning to get my nerve
back, all of which will mean rapid
action on my part from now on until
some wiseacre in this city stops my
career short by whispering in my ear.
you ARE THE MYSTERIOUS MR..
RAFFLES OF THE LOS ANGELES
HERALD"
When Statesmen Awake
I gave a number of people in this
city all the chance to tell me that lit
tie story during my operations yester-
day. Your shop keepers and statesmen
are all evidently money mad" as they
are all so eager to make a sale they
find it utterly impossible to look a
customer over in the idea that possibly
he may be the Mysterious Mr., Raf-
fles.
That is why am having such an
easy time of 1t. When the clerks and
statesmen finally awaken then 1 will
have tritie livelier time in jollying
them along, but If they are the same
here as in other places I guess l will
win out all right, although as a matter
of fact 1 was caught both times by
clerks-and women, too, at that-in Chi
cago department stores.
Yesterday, for instance, I had no
trouble In rounding up nine or ten
statesmen in furniture stores in an effort
to buy baby carriage. Just what 1
would do with a baby carriage don't
know unless l made it present to Bill
Carruthers.
Here they are. folks. II you get time
take run down and ask them to tell
you all about me- they sure will be
pleased.
Mr. Carey Is Not Grasplng
A short. smooth faced, light COM
pleXioned man, wearing a dark suit OF
clothes, gave me the glad hand as
entered the Mackie- Fredericks COM
pany's store at 547 South Broadway,
and escorted me to the basement,
where he showed me fine layout of
baby coaches and go-carts. 1 managed
to wiggle out of making purchase ON
the grounds that would have my wife
come down and select one later in the
day
AS he did not have a card, he was
good enough to tell me that his name
was Mr.. Carey, and asked me to be
sure to have my wife call on him when
she came for the baby coach. All right,
Carey; I'll fix 1t up
w. ID. PurViance, a salesman in Hey
wood Brothers & Wakefield Co.'s sales
rooms at 211 East Sixth street. was ex-
tremely regretful that he did not have
a Fulton go-cart, after he had shown
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