Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1913 — A Prudent Press Agent. [ARTICLE]

A Prudent Press Agent.

“You say your star has precious stones reputed to be worth a quartet of a million?” “Yes.” 7 “Do you know how much they are actually worth?” “Certainly not, and I have no desire to know that. Suppose I made an Investigation and learned that they were really worthless Imitations, what inspiration would I have then for those glowing flights of description on which my reputation rests?’