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1 Harold Lachman Co. Dept. 1698, 12 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. (END no money. Just semd us your name i) and address and we will send you, pre- “paid, on approval, a genuine Lachnite Gem, mounted in a solid gold ring. Wear it ten full days. These sparkling gems have the eternal fire of diamonds. Their brilliance and: hardness are guaranteed forever. We When the ring comes just make the first small deposit ($4.75) with the postman. This is only a deposit. It is not a payment. The money is still yours. Put the ring on your fin- get and wear it everywhere you go for 10 full days. Then, it you decide to keep it, pay the Send me prepaid eels Ring on 10 days’ free crial. When it comes I will deposit $4.75 with the postman. After 10 days I will either return che ring or send you $2 .50 a month until the balance has been naid. Toral cost to me, $18.75. If I return the ring you will refund : my $4.75 immediately. J enclose my finger size. ; Namie ONDER MER Ree ER a ere Ot I ee —we'll send you a LACHNITE wish you to select a ring from this advertise- ment and wear it 10 full days at our expense. Then, if youcan tell it from a diamond, send it back. One hundred thousand people are now wearing brilliant Lachnite Gems. These people have proved they could’ not tell Lachnites from diamonds. Pay As You Wish balance at the rate of $2.50 a month until $18.75 has been paid. But if, during the trial, you decide to send the Lachnite back, your deposit will be refunded instantly. You run no risk. The total price is only $18.75 for either ring. Send Coupon Don'tsend us a penny. Just put your name and address in the coupon. Be sure to send us your finger size, Cut a strip of paper that will just meet around the middle knuckle of your ring finger. Be sure to send this strip. Send the coupon now for a Lachnite on 10 days’ free trial. Act at once! Harold Lachman Co, }.No,Michieen Ave Chicago =COmicbool