Pyramid scheme. "High Fidelity." Send $1, 10 names, copy quota 2. Kansas City, 1935.

                     HIGH FIDELITY

This chain was started in the hope of guaranteeing every participant a
nice little nest egg.

Make two copies of this letter and personally hand them to two of your
trustworthy friends.

Under no circumstances shall you let him have a copy of this letter
without witnessing with your own eyes the carrying out of the following
instructions, by the party to whom you give the letter.

Send to the person whose name appears at the top of the list one dollar,
leaving this person's name off of the top of the list on the two copies
that you make and adding your name and address at the bottom of the list.
Consider this a charity donation. As your name leaves the top of the
list you will receive $1,024.00.

Is a guaranteed sum of this much worth a dollar to you?

DO NOT MAIL THIS LETTER. YOU MUST WITNESS THE CARRYING OUT OF THE ABOVE
INSTRUCTIONS.

HAVE FAITH    HAVE CHARITY          HAVE PROSPERITY     CARRY ON

1. F. E. McBrien           1001 Agnes           Kansas City, Missouri

2. Bob McKelvey            1926 Lawn            Kansas City, Missouri

3. Fern Bachmann           3028 Bellefontaine   Kansas City, Missouri

4. D. Thomas               5700 Wabash          Kansas City, Missouri

5. Fern Thomas             5700 Wabash          Kansas City, Missouri

6. Ellen Courtney          3207 Agnes           Kansas City, Missouri

7. Dorothy Fitzpatrick     1212 Linwood         Kansas City, Missouri

8. Alma Nash               3110 Brooklyn        Kansas City, Missouri

9. L. P. Schupp            8900 Holmes          Kansas City, Missouri

10. Eldred Ely             4646 Virginia        Kansas City, Missouri

In presenting this letter to your friend give him an envelope stamped
and addressed to the person at the top of the list, and see that he
mails the dollar before letting him have the letter. This guarantees
the life of this chain and assures you a speedy delivery of your
$1,024.00.

Typewritten on standard size paper. Envelope postmarked May 9, 1935 in Kansas City, Mo. Addressed to Mrs. Ella Schriff (?) in Sedalia, Mo. No return address. Keystrokes preserved.  Supplied by William Brandel of Fenton, MD to D. VanArsdale.

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