Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1913 — Always Prepared for That [ARTICLE]

Always Prepared for That

The stranger stepped up to the hotel register and signed his name: “Frank N. Stein, Geneva.” The clerk glanced at the signature. Then he took a good look at the newcomer. “Well!” he exclaimed, eyeing him with interest, “you spell it a little different, but I think I’ve heard of you. Got your—” “Yes, sir,” Interrupted the other, producing from his coat pocket a stuffed specimen of the Gila monster. “Always carry him with me. Do I have to pay anything extra for having him along?”