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SATURDAY, APRIL 26
WE all have favorites.
You may have a favorite food, a favorite hat, a
favorite motor car, a favorite star of the stage
jf screen.
.So you, too, have a favorite author.
A great many people have come to look upon Jack 1-ait
as their favorite author.
He has earned their favor through many years of diligent
effort.
Jack Lait is a Chicagoan.
His entire literary career is interwoven with Chicago's
progress.
For seventeen years he has written for Chicago newspapers.
He has successfully held the posts of reporter, rewrite man,
paragrapher, feature writer, war correspondent, short story
writer, and novelist.
During these years Jack Leit has won many friends. His
brilliant style, his keen wit, his sympathetic understanding,
his humor and, above all, bis realistic portrayal of Human
emotions, have gained for him a high position in the mind
of the reading public.
Nor is this appreciation without justification. For Jack
Lait's stories nave been the source of much entertainment
for hundreds of thousands of people throughout the Central
West Jack Lait's sharp, clear depiction of life has Keen
the daily or weeldy literary food for many.
Mr. Lait’s Newest Story—“ The Red Shawl”—Starts in Tomorrow’s
AUGUSTA HERALD
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He has been bold daring. Many of his stories have
shocked us—and amused us.
Jack Lait has written more than 500 short stories, novels
and plays. His works have been favorably compared with
those of 0. Henry.
for vivid word-portraits of life—for lucid depiction of
human emotions—for clear expression of the smile or the
sob—for brilliant, forceful diction—Jack Lait today oc
cupies a high place in literary circles.
For some time past Jack Lait has been a member of the
Tribune staff. His short stories appearing in the color sec
tion of The Chicago Sunday Tribune have been widely read.
Mr. Lait has just completed a new novel for Tribune read
ers—“ THE RED SHAWL.” It will be published serially,
beginning in the color section of next Sunday's Chicago
Tribune.
In “THE RED SHAWL” Mr. Lait has sought to bring forth
in an interesting story of love and adventure the problems
which are perplexing the world today.
Bolshevism is the central theme of “ THE RED SHAWL.”
The story opens in Grodnia, a Slavonic kingdom. Bolshevism
has upset the monarchy. The king has been killed; his
daughter, the princess, aided by an American newspaper
correspondent, flees to America.
On the lower east side of New York this daughter of royalty
takes refuge from the BoUheviki of Grodnia.
And here—she falls in love!
THE AUGUSTA HERALL
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‘‘THE RED SHAWL” has never before been published in any
form. It will be presented for the first time, starting in the
color section of next Sunday’s Augusta Herald.
It is a story you cannot afford to miss.
Order your next Sunday’s Augusta Herald in advance from
your newsdealer—to avoid disappointment.