Evening journal., 1916-02-14
Will Be From Third to
Eleventh Street To-
day, Willing to Be
Captured by Anybody
Keen Enough to Iden-
tify Him
TELLS EXPERIENCES
OF PAST DAY OR TWO
lsherlock Holmes. LII

(Sherlock Holmes, Jr)
How are you?
In the words Of an American states
man, 1 am "dee-lighted."
Dear old Wilmington.
Looking for me?
Well. this is so suddenl
But anyway, here I am. and here
am going to stay for a little fun. frolic
and amusement, and until somebody
walks up with copy Of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL. says a little phrase
and then walks away with the 500
and possibly s125.
To be honest about it, am tickled
to death with your town. Your build
lngs are fine. your stores compare fa-
vorably with towns twice the size,
your homes are a credit to your city
and your girls-but my mOdesty
prompts me to hush.
When did l arrive? What do look
like and where am stopping? All
perfectly natural questions.
Pardon me, please, but when I was
a little fellow they always taught me
not to tell tales out Of school, and so
| have stuck to my youthful teachings
cannot tell you these things. but
just to help you, 1 will give you a
sarlntion.
am less than seven feet tall; may
be blonde. and sometimes l am taken
for a brunette. I weigh something
less than 500 pounds. I attend all
churches with tall steeples-and with
out; in politics 1 am subject to
change without notice." my eyes are
sky-blue brown and am always eter-
nally on the job So there you are.
That is the very best L can do for
you, and the rest Of it is up to you.
While strolling around Saturday
ran into the Diamond State Automo-
bile Company. This concern handles
my favorte car, the Paige. When
ever I see a man driving a Paige
know he has automobile sense. You
can look them all over, but when il
comes right down to brass tacks. the
Paige is the most practical all-the-
year-round car that has ever been Of
fered the buying public at anything
like the price asked. expect to
make arrangements with the Diamond
State Automobile Company to furnish
me a Paige one day this week TO pull
off a little stunt that will listen
good" to those who are anxious to
nick up a wad OF easy money.
Have | been to the postofice? Who
me? Well. 1 guess yes. l called fOI
my mail at the general delivery win.
dow this morning. Remember me
Mr.. Clerk? No. Another case OF three
eggs-two bad.
While standing in the doorway oi
the Miller drug store Saturday after.
noon two young men entered. One
of them remarked: Il will know thai
fellow Sherlock Holmes, Jr.. the min
ute I lay my eyes on him" May
laugh? Well. here goes ha-ha t.
you. my boy. Don't let PinkertoT
know you are down here or he viii
l1idnap you and take you 20 Gotham
This reminds me that the Miller drul
store has been selected as headquar
ters for me, and I am just as glad al
IL had done the selecting myself
It's the "live ones" for mine first
last and all the time. I would wall
ten blocks out of my way to ge
served at their soda fountain. Tn
young man who mixed me fanc.
ter i'm the art.
stopped a little fellow Saturda
afternoon at the corner Of Market an
Fifth streets and asked him the nam
OF this town. He looked me owe
suspic.ously and replied: "Say. yo
must be dippy." No. my lad I wa
only trying TO tip you of TO a SO
that this paper is Offering for m
capture.
I was talking 10 a travelling sales
man last night. and our conversation
drifted to electricity. He asked m
which city in the United States I con
sidered the best lighted, not countin
the larger cities OF the country.
promptly replied, Montgomery. Ala
bama. Now l don't have any in
terests in Montgomery, but jus
mention the fact to show you the i'm
preston a well lighted city makes o
a stranger. Show me the busines
man who realizes the advantages {
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