The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-02
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 One hot day many years ago a boy lay sleeping beside a road leading to the town of Chicago. Little Jane Ire vor happened to pass and stopped to look at him. Harold Gwynne was four teen and Jenny was ten. Harold was an orphan, making his way to the city to find some means of making a living. Coming to a patch of soft grass under tree just without the fence that in- closed Jenny's humble home. he threw himself on his back and fell asleep.
 That very morning Jenny had re- celved a silver dollar with which to pur- chase a new doll and dress for 1t and had started out to make her purchases. She had no sooner shut the gate behind her than she saw Harold There was a troubled look on the young face even In sleep, and his cheeks were pale and thin. One arm was stretched out, with the palm of the hand turned up. Jen- ny was not a practical child. Indeed, she had a great deal moro heart than head. or she never would have yielded to the impulse to give up her beautiful new doll and bestow her dollar on the sleeping boy. That is what she did, putting the coin in his open palm very softly, then stealing away to watch from behind a tree how he would act when be should discover his good for tune.
 Now. Harold. unlike Jenny, had on his shoulders a practical head. A sue cessful business man had once told him that be could never make a fortune unless he had money to make it with. He had fallen asleep thinking how to get some money in order to make more money. In his sleep he saw a little figure approach and deposit something in his hand. which he fin some way confused with what be was dreaming of-capital.
 When he awoke. before changing his position he looked at his palm. where the silver dollar was shining in a sun beam making its way through the leaves of the tree above.
 Jenny was beside herself with glee at seeing him start up. close his fingers on the coin. look about him. then at the coin. Thursting it in his pocket, he got up and started briskly in the dircc- ton of the city. Jenny returned to the house happy at having made the strange boy happy. That night she was treated to q scolding from her father. who declared that she had no common sense and would eventually land in the poorhouse.
 
 Fifteen years passed. Jane Trevor had lost her father and her mother. She had inherited a little money from them. but her fathers prediction had been verified. She gave away all her cash and. having nothing with which to buy bread. had put a sign on her little home showing that 1t was for sale.
 One afternoon a carriage stepped at the gate and a gentleman allghted and knocked at the door. lt was opened by Jane herself
 "I notice that this place is In the market. and l called to Inquire the price" he sald.
 Jane Invited him to enter. "l think" she said. "I ought to get a thousand dollars for it"
 "H'm." said the man. "a thousand dollars. m give you Ave hundred"
 "what would you want with such Q placer asked Jane.
 Wears ago. when l was friendless boy. | received q piece of money fin thls place. l invested 1t and reinyest- ed lt and It's accumulations until l made a large fortune"
 James eyes opened wide.
 You are the boy She stopped short.
 "That fell asleep"-
 Under that tree. with your arm stretched out and your palm openT
 "And you are the glrl"-
 ''That dropped my silver dollar into 1t and"-
 Made my fortune"
 "Got a scolding from my father. who said that had DO common sense and would eventually land in the poor house."
 "so that dollar came from your
 Ut did"
 "very well. The first thing have to do is to return it with interest"
 "It was a gift. I'll take neither it nor interest"
 "wlu you accept a littlo common sense or. rather. business shrewdnessr'
 "Perhaps."
 "when came here. determined to buy the place where had received my capital if 1t cost ten times It's value. It's value you haven't the common sense' to appreciate. The city Is grow. Ing this way. and this lot Is worth S5,- OO0 Ten times $5,000 Is $50,0Oo There. If you wish you can stick ne for $50000."
 "It isn't worth any such sum. Be sides, you are trying to induce me to