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Show It Didn't Take Ijong. A big man who looked Ilka ho might bo a senator or a rich morchant, a retired re-tired banker'or something of that sort, walked down tho street n few evenings ago and, stopping undor a lamp post, looked lutontly upwnrd. A policeHan saw him and stepped over to that sldo of tho walk to seo what it tnoant. Tho noxt man who happened along also stopped and, aftor catching what bo thought was tho proper range, bogan to look. Another man camo up und did tlio samo thing. Pretty soon n young follow and his girl caught sight of tho starcrs and thoy bogan to soo what there was to bo soon, Presontly somo ono in tho rapidly Increasing party par-ty spoko up: "What's all this moauP" ho askod tho policeman. "Git along wid yoz," rospondod the olUclal. Just then tho blgmau turned nround. "My goodnessl" ho exclaimed, "what on earth Is this crowd horo for?" "What ;ro you looking nt?" asked ono of tho bystnudors. "Looking at?" echoed Ilia gentleman, "why, bless nic, I was only absorbed lu figures." "About what?" "I was wondering how long it v;ould tako mo to block the sidewalk by say-lug say-lug nothing," |