Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-31
SpendsHours Having Fun
With Real Estate
Men of City
Dimes at Restaurant Where He Is
Waited on by Dangerous Man
Who Carries a Herald
In His Pocket
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLES
George Harris DOnOhue


Easter greetings, folksl Have a
cackle and an egg with me-
This is the sort of a day calculated
to drive the blues from even the most
skeptical skeptic, and for anyone not
to be good natured when they are
lucky enough to be in Los Angeles,
the garden beautiful, on this particular
day, why, on the .evel I think some
thing out of the ordinary must be
troubling them.
To those who are lucky enough to
discover a copy of the Los Angeles
Sunday Herald on their doorstep this
morning, it is a cinch the day will be
more than started right, as after read
ing the account of my troubles in this
city yesterday all will be in order to
start and figure my chances in evading
capture in this city today.
And say! You know that in itself
is more or less of a privilege.
It is not every day in the week that
you have such an opportunity to de-
velop your Individual think tanks, and
when it is taken into consideration
that should you happen to dope this
game out right you are in direct line
to annex a neat thousand dollars, the
trouble and worry is worth something
after all.
To those who are now reading this
story 1 will suggest right now that
YOU get busy-and GET BUSY QUICK
as I see the earmarks of sudden
slip-up coming my way in the very
near future.
This little tip is advanced after my
rand size-up of the crowd which start
ed after me in the immediate vicinity
of Second street and Broadway during
the noon hour yesterday. The chase
was on in earnest, as I discovered after
working less than ten minutes.
I can say right now that the sleuths
of Los Angeles are going after me
Iust q trife differently than have
ever been gone after before, and I see
where I will have to frame up new
system to dodge them when I actually
start to give them such chances as I
have given those on my trail in other
cities.
There is less of the rowdyism ap-
parent here than in Chicago and New
York, but the "Stealthy Steve" ele-
ment is much in evidence despite the
apparent efforts to keep their mission
strictly under cover.
incidentally let me give you this ono
pointer When you go after me, go
after me right. 1t is q 10 to 1 shot
...GA AI.l. a..1a -
YOU I will be able to tell whether you
are on my trail. and when you make
an effort to appear unconcerned and
act as though my capture was the
most remote thing in your mind, Just
remember that / Will have you spotted
in less time than 1t takes to tell
about 1t.
Talks to You Daily
When you go after mo in crowd,
SAME MANNER A PROFESSIONAL.
DETECTIVE WOULD START AF-
TER A CROOK IF HE WE'RE
KNOWN TO BE IN ANY CERTAIN
GATHERING.
Another thing which all Interested
in my capture should take into con-
sideration. In writing my daily OK
periences 1t Is up to me to touch on
lust as much of the actual happen
ings OF the day as 1 think will be OF
interest to the public 1t is a fact that
/ am eating at least three meals q
day; that talk with at least 100 peo-
pie daily, that I ride on at least q
dozen street cars and that am in all
most every part OF your town during
the time l am operating,
In writing the story 1 simply pick
out such stuff as I think will make it
easy for me the following day Should
! print the names Of every one with
whom I come in contact this game
would not last twehty-four hours.
II you are real wise now you will
take this as a mighty big tip, as
chances are am talking with you ev-
cry day and you do not recognize me
simply because l am not mentioning
your name in the Los Angeles Herald.
Raffles viii Go to Eastlake Park
Today, for instance, | intend doing
two things.
First OF all, l intend taking a look
IN at some Of your churches. as 1 want
TO hear something said about the
Easter day
This afternoon l viii take a trip