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He has many strong personal and influential friends, who keep in touch with him through correspondence, and among them may be mentioned Sir Henry Irving, the actor, Israel Zangwill, the author; Count Albert De Sichtervelt, of Bulgaria; Sir Thomas Lipton, Chauncey Depew, Admiral Von Dietrich, of the German Navy; Hall Caine, author of “The Eternal City,” and Nat Goodwin, the actor.
He has escorted them and hundreds of others through the Chinese quarters, with which he is more familiar than any other man in that section of the city.
He is a famous character, and in the following pages you will find him at his very best. Read what he says, for it will be interesting, and you will find a lot in it that will give you something to think about.
$1,000,000 TO SPEND
A man who was seeing the sights in Chinatown one night, under Chuck's guidance, said to him as they stood in front of the altar in the Joss house:
“What would you do, Chuck, if you had a million dollars?”
“Nuttin',” replied Chuck, “fer I wouldn't hev to, see?”