Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-03

EXPLAINS
WHY HE HAD TO DisAPPoINT
THE BIG LYRIC CROWD LAST
NIGHTTIME MONEY WAS PAID
PROMPTLY TODAY.


The curtain has been rung down,
and sometime today or night l make
my exit.
l think that perhaps a few words,
somewhat in the nature of an apology,
are due you, the people, who have
been interested in me since my al
rival in your city, and | state them
| herewith. Please do not mIsunder-
stand my statement in regard to this
apology. am apologizing for nothing
that l have done Intentionally, but
for something that l did unintention
ally. My conscience is perfectly
clear, but l feel that | did in way
deceive you, without the slightest in
tention of doing so. If, after you
read my explanation, you have any
cause for complaint, l shall accept 1t
as my part, and simply say 1 am
sorry. If you fully understood the
circumstances, however, l am perfect
ly sure that you would clear me of
any intentional deception
To make a long story short, stated
in my last story, which was yester-
day afternoon, that if l was not caught |
l would appear upon the Lyric stage |
last night. This naturally left you
under the impression that had not |
been caught Just before 1 left my
room last evening to go to the Lyric |
1 received a message to come imme-
diately to the Herald office. Upon
reaching there y was informed that |
Mr. Ed Kihgsbury claimed the prize |
of $500, stating that he had said the |
phrase to me two days before. Nat
urally, this came as a surprise to me,
and | Immediately asked a gentleman
to go and get Mr.. Kngsbury, and, i'll
possible, have him come to the office
and talk the matter over Now, it is I
not necessary here to tire you with
the little details, but it seems that
while l was in front of the Kingsbury
furniture store on Wednesday after
noon Mr.. Ed Kingsbury claimed to
have said the phrase to me and to
have said it correctly. I talked with
him about the matter last ht
There was a great deal said and done
during the time l was in front of his
place of business Wednesday after
noon, and after the positive statement
from him last night in the Herald Of
flee that he had said the phrase toll
me correctly, 1 simply gave him an
order on the Herald for the $500
and then went to the Lyric and made
the statement that the contest was
closed. So there is the whole thing ;
in a nutshell.
Later on in the evening l was told H
by reliable parties that if l had not {
turned the money over to Mr.. Kings E
bury that it had been settled to have {
me arrested upon the stage of the ,
Lyric. l greatly regret that this part 8
of the program could not have been ,
carried out, for it certainly would '
have been intensely interesting and t
would have enjoyed it immensely. t
am really sorry that could not wind '
up the proposition in such an exciting V
way, but we cannot always do things r
we would like to do. t
The following note explains itself. \
This lady wins the Description Prize" |
and an order is awaiting her at the F
Herald office:
Palestine, Texas, Dec. 2, 1910.
Mr.. Sherlock Holmes, Jr.,
City, Care the Herald. i
Dear Sir:-Your description, as best +
can remember, as / have seen you 7
N another city, is brown hair, blue
eyes, weight between $50 and 100 :
pounds, height between feet eight
md feet nine, florid complexion, and
carry yourself reasonably erect.
Should my description be the winner
please send the box of candy to
Mrs. Harry Winner,
119 May street, City.
And now, goodbye. Luck and lots
Of it, good time and merry one.
Sincerely,