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Show His Claim to Fame. The crowd stood around in respectful re-spectful silence, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. " "What's going on?" inquired a rude stranger from the ruffianly west. "Hush," said the New Yorker. "Not so loud. i There's a $3,000,000 baby asleep in that house.". The rude stranger stared at the alatial home. Then he stared at the owd. After which he let out a yell that must have shaken Liberty on her down the bay pedestal. Up came a big policeman. "Who are you?" he demanded. "Me?" cried the ruffian. "Why, I'm th' fellow that woke up the $3,-000,000 $3,-000,000 baby!" And taking the policeman's arm, he gayly strode away. |