The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-03
GEORGE AIDES LATEST FABLE
The Humorlst Writes Story With
Moral to Aid Chicago Charity.
lchicaen Newsl

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George Ade to boost the big charity
ball in the Auditorium theatre Decem-
her Is has written ''The Fable of the
Hopeful Man Who Was Let in on a
Good Thing Here II is.
Once there was a representative
business man who lived in Chicago
and often sat at the head table with
flowers in front of him when some
association pulled banquet
He was prominent citizen and
never tried to deny it because it was
use. His roll top desk was so placed
that through the open doorway ne
could see the bright faced young book
keepers jumping nimbly from the day
book 10 the ledger, while from the
he could size UP tho large red wag-
ons being loaded with merchandise
for MENDOZA, Minnesota; Hiawatha,
Kan, and plattsburg, Mo- Every time
q wagon pulled out OF the alley he
coul figure on another pearl for Pet
ties rope. 1t is gay life when you
get things coming your way.
One day while he was fitting back
trying to decide whether he would
luild the new palocc at Lake Geneva,
Oconomowoc or Highland Park a
friend lloated into his office and want
cd to know about the times.
F'Fine and fancy, replied the busi'
ness man. The country is staggering
with sshurplus collateral. The air Is
surcharged with hope. Behold the
former ! This is the week OF the raj
stock show and You can'i help but
behold him He has Il new fur coal
that hasn't moultcd We y much as yet
a flippenheimef suit Of college cloth
es with pockets on the bias and but
ions in the most unexpected places
tsuch as You see advertised ON the
back page OF the weekly paper pub
''ahol in the east and supported in the
Westl and say, YOU cint touch hin
ter-foot nole. He has corn in The
crib live stock in the feed yard and
money in the bank and his Is The
year to aviate.p
"Iis py~ snerity viii be transmitted
ia other and less industrious members
Of The community suggested the
visitor.
"You know 1t, responded the bus
mess mqn. When he begins to ial
lonse ard let current OF air come
between him end the currency the
whole works win begin to hum Why
IN every 4 flat town IN the Middle
West the hloatel peasenlry are put
ting in hurry orders TO" red autos
silver plated cream scpcrntors. Caru
50 crroeds. upright pianos, leyende'
colored rugs aud crayon portraits o
licensed relatives. VIII the move
mcnf az crrrs tNc railroads VIII se
tfeiis. the country merchant will gel
bis and then in iilne i The persof
reslly most concerned in tie return
of the American peonie to a basis o
solid prosperity. will get mine ~
bales. bundles. crates and caadies.
Il am delighted 10 hear IT." said thu
visitor "as | am here this morning ts
get to you on behalf of the charity
BALI
PERHAPS / spoke IN haste" saif
I the merchant ince throwing a III
tle sqnd on tie track aud trying Z
4 reverse. in some respects thols prom
ises to be a tough year. The cost o
Irving ls vesy high and the wave Q
prosperity has not yet hit the wag'
earners in the big cities 50 that yol
could notice IT..
Quite true said tho visitor. "Tha
lis exactlv why the ladies' need thl
money"
4 And hc showed him where to sigl
his name.
/ Moral; Produce! No excuse goe'
! this year.