Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-10
OFFERS TWO
CHANCES FOR
$1,000 TODAY.
Man of Mystery May
Be Caught at
Noon
Plans Sensational Feat
Thursday Night if
Not Captured
Expects to End Game at Chutes Park.
Tell How He Evaded SIeuths
Yesterday at AngeIus
Hotel
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MR.. RATFLEs
George Harris DOnOhue)

Just few more pulls like the one you
gave yesterday during the noon hour
and the chase for THE MYSTERIOUS
MR. RAFFLES WILL BE AT AN
END. A few of the more clever sleuths
managed to take my cdvice yesterday
and during the fifty minutes l operated
in the crowd in front of the Hotel An
gelus 1 actually saw several smooth
faced men held up on suspicion of be-
ing myself.
Had you started after me like that
last week this game would have been
all over before this and somebody in
this town would now be busy spending
the thousand dollars which goes with
my capture.
l have told you from day to day to
get after every smooth faced man in
the crowd, but for some reason or other
every one here seemed to think would
appear in the very costume 1 happened
to be pictured in The Herald on that
particular day, and all failed to take a
second look at the host of smooth faced
men in the crowd, any one of whom
would bear a resemblance to myself.
Nail Every Smooth-Faced Man
No use in trying to be too sure in this
game. GO AFTER EVERY SMOOTH
FACED MAN IN THE GATHERING.
IF YOU ARE WRONG, THE ONLY
THING THAT CAN HAPPEN is A
MILD DENIAL, AND SHOULD YOU
HAPPEN ACCIDENTALLY ACROSS
" IN
CLARED THE WINNER OF THIS
SEARCH-PROVIDIN OF COURSE
YOU ARE PROPERLY EQUIPPED
WITH A HERALD-AND GIVE ME
THE PROPER SALUTATION.
1t took me just one minute yesterday
when 1 struck the crowd in front of the
Hotel Angelus to discover that several
sleuths were taking my tip and were
going about the search with some ele-
ment of determination. They wanted
the money, and had every one else in
the gathering been even half as strenu-
GUS would now be writing the name of
the winner of the reward instead of
again being compelled to appoint an
other meeting place.
Just remember, please, that my time
in Los Angeles is shortening up in re-
markably fast order and that 1 am
anxious to bring this chase to a close.
Makes Two Appointments
Here are two appointments for today
which should result in my capture pro-
Viding you exert yourselves a trifle and
go after me as though a thousand dol
lars was really worth going after.
BETWEEN NOON AND l O'CLOCK
l WILL TAKE A CHANCE WITH
YOU IN FRONT OF THE LOS AN
GELES HERALD BUILDING ON
SOUTH BROADWAY.
BETWEEN HALF PAST FIVE AND
HALF PAST SIX O'CLOCK l WILL
BE AT THE INTERSECTION OF
FIRST AND MAIN STREETS.
am selecting The Herald office for
the early tryout Of the game, as 1 want
to be reasonably near the office with
which / am connected when the cap
ture takes place-as it should take
place during the noon hour today.
II l get through the MONDAY crowd
| will take a more strenuous chance by
crossing diagonally six times from one
corner of First and Main streets to the
other. This will give everybody inter-
ested a fair show, and right now 1 hope
the next story / write will contain the
name of the man or woman who picks
me up today at either of these two
meeting places.
Shows No FaVors
/ Will do everything reasonable 10 ala
the work of capture along, but you
must not expect me to give any ole
person more of chance than am due
to accord any one else.
see by The Herald that Captain
Harmon ID. Ryus manager of the
White garage, has accepted my chal-
lenge for his big Pope Hartford tour
ing car. If l am not picked up today
i intend taking what should prove my
last attempt to evade capture at Chutes
park tomorrow night, at which time
intend witnessing one Of the greatest
stunts ever attempted by an automobile
ist on the Pacific coast.
Here Is what ] want YOU to do, Cap