Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
WHEN DAME FORTUNE SMILES THERE IS A QUESTION ALWAYS AS TOWARD WHOM HER FANCY MIGHT BE DiRECTEn

Then it has been said that Oppor. tunity knocks once at every mans l door and if the man fails to grasr this chance. Opportunity passes or 1 and knocks no more. The man who waits for luck to strike and fill his 1 pockets with 9 shower of gold, usually finds holes in his pockets through which the coin disappears.
 do not believe in luck" The word IS creation of superstition, and superstition has held millions chained to poverty centuries untold. would not question the smiling right of such q wonderful lady as Dame Fortune, nor have I ever failed to hear knock, for fear 1t might come from Opportunity and Opportunity might pass me up.
 But of luck I cannot say much: I prefer to believe in work. If luck is that thing that by chance leads me to the place where Fortune smiles and Opportunity knocks, than I take off my hat to all three.
 For, as true as speak to you have just found myself at the right place at the right time where Fortune smiled with all her gladdening soul and Op- portunity knocks with unmistakable force.
 I also found myself in position to grasp the hand of Opportunity when outstretched through the open door and receive her bounteous gifts.
 Ali of the advertisements I have written in the past were but the breathing and beliefs, embeiiished with hope from on paper of my honest. sin- cere feelings an optimist by nature.
 So as I write these lines I may be pardoned for seemingly departing from cold business and using words of cheerfulness and quoting well rounded and smooth sounding phrases.
 But this is the mood in which find myself after basking in the heaven kissed smiles of fortune upon the sweeping plains of the Pecos Valley and viewing the gifts of nature to man, after being drawn to her outstretched arms by Opportunity steady knocks and constant calls.
 Dead. indeed. would be the hopes and crushed the soul of man who could not rise to an appreciation of Fortunes s smiles and Opportunity's call when Showered with LIclx's stream of gold.
 My friends. seriously I believe that I have at last been drawn to the place and enabled to grasp the rnightiest chance for wealth ever thrown in the path of any man. Arriving upon the scene in time was able to buy for song oil and mineral rights that have the making of fortunes beyond the imagination of the average man. have worked early and late, and have worked hard and long, always believ- ing that the Law of Average is unfail- ing and that continuous and persistent effort in the oil business would repay for every effort, every hardship, every disappointment and every dollar in- vested.
 am now, for the first time, in com mand of sufficient capital to handle the large transactions where a great quantity of leases could be had at low prices. just as a great development boom starts.
 If can raise new money to take over other vastly valuable holdings. l can make even much greater wealth for all who join with me.
 This is a new proposition, of course, new property is being acquired and new money is required to pay for it.
 The Abner Davis plan is definite one. it is one of the fair, square dealing man to man. This plan has proven it's merit by the success attained under. the Abner Davis Trusteeship.