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Show CAPTAIN'S GROUCH TURNS TO SMILES; REASON LEAKS OUT Cigars are In order and fow policemen, police-men, "dicks" and desk sergeants at the police station have been seen today to-day that havo not had a beaming smile stopped to some degree by a long, black stogie, tho gift of Captain Robert Rob-ert Burk. Trusties sore of grinned today to-day and slowed up their brooms to observe ob-serve the benign expression on the sleuth's psysiognomy. Rumors of a general release of all offenders from the city bastile and the declaration of a week's holiday for the entire personnel of the police department depart-ment were current this morning, but failed to materialize. His co-workers wondered yesterday why Captain Burk was so grouchy during tho first nart of the dav and later became highly elated. Tho secret is out today, the police force ha3 been augmented, Mrs. Burk having presented the captain with a son yesterday. n n |