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Show !T00 EXCITING FCn C3CKEP, Ex-Tamrrsny Chief, Likt So Many Others, Succumbed to the Fascination Fasci-nation of Stephenson. The Ideas of IUchttrd Croker do not run on bookish lilies. It fci't'itil'K lt.il ( In iMimlaiH I- iiml considering that a lante for literature, Olice ltlrult Htf tl. might he n sointe of pleasure la Ins advanced years, n Journalistic friend who crossed the Atlantic Ph the onetime, one-time, chieftain of Tammany hall not long ago cornered him In the steamships steam-ships library oim ev.tilng mul obtained ob-tained a reluctant pern lesion to read "Treasure Inland" to liliu. Much to hla friend's neounigemi tit, Mr. Croker listened with unfeigned Interest In-terest until the lights went out and apparently enjoyed the narration of the exciting events of Johu Morgan, Hilly Hones. I'lH'k Iog. John Silver and the other. Wherefore, finding Mr. ('roker In the iltirary tho next evening, the Journalist figaln produced pro-duced hla volume of Stevenson and drew up a rhalr. Hut the onetime Taiimmiiy chieftain lifted a protesting hand. "iHtn't read that hook to me any more," tie audi. "I couldn't get to sleep hint nlKht for thinking about ' thoae fellows." I |