The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-02

Really. good people 1t Is most cn.
pOyable undertaking for me tu thus
furnish YOU with this most innocent
as well as lucrative amusement for
truly You will agree with me that in.
asmuch as the conditions are so sim
pie and within the reach Of all, the
amusement and pleasure is all on your
side. while am kept busy figuring
ont ways and means Of GLIDING those
on my tail.
Yet am sure you will discover. be-
fore my tempestuuus career in this
city is closed. that YOU will have to
keep your eyes open and your wits
about You If you wish to win the coy
otcd reward OF s5o0U offered by the
Daily Ardmoreite
You will also discover that the
really good things of life do not come
To us without Il certain amount Of ef.
tort. therefore II behooyes YOU to get
busy and keep right on my trail
Anyhow. we win all keep happy.
do not get discouraged or downheart.
ed. but just go after me as though
sou meant To accomplish something.
and then YOU may he abl, 20 get me in
some sort of reasonable style later on
in IN" week.
Let me give you a pointer While
YOU are in the downtown district.
I keep your eyes open for the smooth
faced man of my general build and
appearance. There is never any know.
Ing AT what minute YOU may bump
into me.
! may be riding along side of you
in the street car, OF ! may be sitting
directly opposite YOU at the luncheon
table.
luS look out for the smooth-faced
maa and If YOU happen across anyone
who answers to my description. don't
/ hesitate, but give him this sautatiou:
B You are the Mysterious Mr. Raffles
/ Of the Daily Ardmoroite, the cleanest
paper in the state and the best ad.
.
/ have been in many cities, and in
many large and small crowds, but
J have always been very lucky in hold.
ing my own, although there IS pos
siblc slip when | ann. least expecting
it,.
/ My safety depends principally on
/ the public taking things for granted
when in fact they are all wrong. dead
wrong when they are quite sure they
/ are right
/ If you have a well developed bump
attached to your physioGnomy denot,
ing an inclination To be observing,
you no doub, have discovered that
very few people ever take particular
notice of casual acquaintance. such
as to fix his or her features in their
minds eye. The fact that this is true
aids me greatly in my work. Simply
this, people do not observe, but rush
on imbibed only within themselves
II must be understood Of course.
that there are many places visited by
me during the day that | make no
mention of in the Ardmoreite | am
trailing many different streets, when
/ have nothing more important on my
lonesome job. | am not apt to pass
up many chances to pick mp material
for stories which | think may appeal
to the sleuths who are now after my
sCalr
Gathering sufficient nerve and vital
force 10 withstand the are YOU RAT
iles?' gaze "of the prospective limo.
cents" | sailed forth Yesterday after.
non to round up few OF the wise;
acres
Ny first call incogmto was made
al Ramseys drug store.
The fitst object To attract my az
ttntion was a collection OF post cards.
and after selecting a few samples 10
mak" my call worth while. paid
for same and continued ON my way.
giving all the natives met fine
opportunity TO wound mp the $4,000
which the gentlemanly cashier a man
who has no regard for money! il light
~ lingering and patiently waiting to
hand out to some clever Sleuth
f. Priddy received the next cali
short thick-set gentleman hust-
ling about waiting on number OF
customers, seemed to he about the
busiest man In thst section OF town,
came forward and filled my order for
a sack of chestnuts
Strange how some people rush
mally af'er ily and tumble over an
elephant. In this case Mr.. Short
Thick-Set''" received Toe and fell over
the $4,000. However, there is bal