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American messenger . n oclock in the morning and wentsound asleep. Ralph Dinock did a lot of thinkingwhile he ate his plain lunch in thecoolest place he could find. It wassweltering in the city. No wonder thegirl who did the typewriting had suc-cumbed to the heat. Here were twowomen all used up. How happy hewould be if he could go back to Alma,place a fat roll of bills in her hand andtell her to go away to the mountains! Ralph sighed. This was was there not some other way tosolve the difficult problem? Miss Evans was clicking fast on hermachine as he entered the office. She lift
American messenger . n oclock in the morning and wentsound asleep. Ralph Dinock did a lot of thinkingwhile he ate his plain lunch in thecoolest place he could find. It wassweltering in the city. No wonder thegirl who did the typewriting had suc-cumbed to the heat. Here were twowomen all used up. How happy hewould be if he could go back to Alma,place a fat roll of bills in her hand andtell her to go away to the mountains! Ralph sighed. This was was there not some other way tosolve the difficult problem? Miss Evans was clicking fast on hermachine as he entered the office. She lifted an astonished face, whenhe said to her kindly: Miss Evans, 1 Splendid fountain Pen for Vacation Use A Fountain Pen is always a necessity and hereis an opportunity of securing a good onewith only a little effort (see offer below).The publishers of the AMERICANMESSENGER are very desirous ofincreasing the circulation of thisadmirable publication, and itis for that purpose in view,we are offering thissplendid Fountain. Pen. The Pen isknown as theCommercialFountainPen. The pen issix and onehalf incheslong, and suitablefor either lady orgentleman, and fullyguaranteed. In the con-struction of this pen only thebest of materials are used. Therubber parts are hand-turnedPara rubber. The gold nib is 14karat solid gold tipped with the bestgrade of hard iridium. OFFER No 1 ^e wsen<^one °^ these fountain pensabsolutely free to any one who sends us threenew yearly subscriptions to the AMERICANMESSENGER at the regular price, 50 cents each. /ICCCD r\I We will ffve one fountain pen UrrllK PIO. Z anc} a years subscription to theAMERICAN MESSENGER for only $ Any of our present subscribers may take advantage of offer No. 2 byextending their subscription one year, and remitting $ in paymentfor the same. Our young friends will find this, a very good method of securinga Fountain Pen for themselves. Try it and see how easy it is to secureonly 3 new yearly subscriptions at 50 cents each.
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