The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-10

not Jackson. was never in this tevn before. 1 don't know a soul in tho | town"
 Well. by thunder" bluptly eI- claimed the man when finished Look here Jackson, what sort of q game k this you are playlnEl Are you sss enough Co think \ year has changed you so no one here would | know youi There's no occasion for any skulking. Jim never made s complaint on the shooting"
 And who is Jimt'
 "Arc you sane enough Co sign your name to a receipt" he asked after . painful pause.
 "l hope SO.'
 "Then sign this one. sold horse for you for Si5O and was to keep s25 of lt as commission"
 He opened wallet and counted down Sl2j and handed out s receipt i for me Co sign.
 That money belongs Co Mir. Jackson and of course can't take it.' l said.
 Tue man turned pale us he picked mp the nO,cs and walked out Ot the room. He had made the discovery that was insane and he probably feared would become violent before he could make his escape. He went downstairs and reported his discovery. and half an | hour later when 1 descended tO the office [ found myself an object Of curl ! osity While there was a humorouB side To the case. it was on the whole very annoying and embarrassing. When it was decided that l was harm. less" dozen or more persons Rd' dressed me as Jackson. l selected four or the most intelligent among whom was lawyer. added the landlord and asked them to a conference in my room When We had reached there, l said:
 "Gentlemen, there seems to be some thing very queer about Sn thia, may resemble a man named Jackson. but ir | Is only resemblance"
 Now. see here. Jackson" said the landlord as be saw that I wac losing my temper, you gre among friends. Some of 'em think you're little o6 in the top story, but 1 can't see any signs of 1t. Come, now. tell'us all about it."
 "l have nothing to tell you. except that you are mistaken. Did this Jack son have any relatives hereY They canyassed the matter over and decided that be had not. Then aaked where be boarded, and they gave me .he name of widow.
 Very well. gentlemen" l Said. q will go with you to the house Of this widow. and we'll hear what she has to say. She ought to remember man who bearded with her for two yearh" It was decided that the lawyer and l should go together, and I felt certRin that the woman would instantly solve the mystery. She had no sooner opened the door and caught sight of me than her face was covered with smiles, and she cried out:
 For the lands sake, but if here isn't Mir. Jackson. looking as natural as an old shoe. Where on earth have you been. and why didn't you write to say I might expect you"
 To say that | was amazed Is draw log lt mild. was knocked out and sat down lu a sort of dream. While l was in this da2ed state the lawyer asked her f | had changed much and 1T she would have known me in c crowd and a lot uf other questions in- tended Co c>lanlslI my identity beyond doubt. Then he took me by the arm and walked mc out. Nut word was said until We reached my room, where the men were waiting. Then he stated that the woman had positively idsnu- fed me
 "Gentlemcu," said. after observing a look of sympathy on each ones face. eft may be possible that my name is Jackson. and that l have been out of my mind for a year past. The more I think of it the more l believe I'm Jackson. If everybody says I'm Jack son. then l must be-"
 "Of course you're Jackson right enough" replied the landlord.
 "See here" l suddenly shouted as I was about to give up my Identity. This Jackson had tailor hereT
 "Oh. yes"
 And shoemaLer;"
 "Of coursc'
 Well. now let US go to the tailor first. He has my measure if I'm Jack i son"
 That's SO. Come on."
 As We entered the shop the tailor shook hands with tue as Jackson, but it wasn't ten minutes before I had won my case. He had scarcely put hls tape line on my body before be said miu- take had been made In no single point did l measure the same as Jack | son. while hls arms were three inches . the longer. Al the boOhnakers be | took an eight and seven, with q difference in other measurements.
 When these things had been settled, people began to note other discrepan' cies. and In the course of twenty-four i hours everybody was ready to pro- nOunce 1t a marvellous coincidence. So 1t was. and it went beyond that. While [ was ln town Lorenzo Jackson re- turned. The resemblance could not