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Show Such Is Fame. I An Indianapolis lawyer, with a friend motored down to Greenfield, Intl., the blrthplaco of James Whit-comb Whit-comb Riley, the Hooslcr poet Thoy had dinner at tho hotel, and thought they would like to sco tho house where Riley lived. So they asked the hotel man: "Whero Is the Rlloy houso?" "I don't know any hotel by that name," ho replied; "though thero may bo eomo such boarding house here." "I mean tho James Whltcomb Riley house," said tho lawyer, thinking his host had misunderstood. "I don'.t know him; you may bo able to find his namo In tho city directory." di-rectory." "I guess he's moved," said tljo lawyer, law-yer, as he aimlessly thumbed tho directory. di-rectory. "Probably," tho hotel keeper commented. com-mented. "Some of them Irish don't stay long in a place!" |