The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-06
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 On a summer day two hobces drop ped or frelsh, traia a, the village Of Bakcrsynle and Inquired for thc home Of Justice Of the Pea6e WI Hams. They were directed to thc lar eest house ln Che place, for the judge, as he was called was the blg man around there. He had several reputa. iions one of which was belns dowp on railroad and highway tramrs
 Jndge Williams lay in a hammock under cherry tree tn his front yard when he heard the gate open As he sat up aud looked be rubbed his eyes Was it possible that be sBw alright two husky hoi,oes at the gate as bold as hrassY Yes. they were there Is the judge continued Co stare one of them retreatcd. but the other adyauc ed with a swargeeinc md dedant gait The gait alone raised thc jadsc's gail it could belong tc aope other than a beetle browed villain
 Hello old boss was the sainta ton as the hobo paused.
 old hoss. Never before ln his life had the great man been thus address. cd. and t was now right in his own yard Could it he possible that his ears bad heard thc words2
 At that moment constable arrived on the run. and be was ordered to es cort the hobo into court without moments delay. The man didn't re. sist. On the contrary, he grinned and went willingly. He continued Co grin as be got a ninety day sentence md was taken over to thr Iail He seem ed perfectly satisfied Hls comrade was chased mile. but got away
 The hobo had served five days Of his sentence and was tbe only inmate Of the Jug when be said tc the laier as his breakfast was buuded in
 "lf you was to dream the same dream Eve nights unuiu would you think there was anytbnr Co its'
 Five times over. chg" Queried the jailer
 Five times str,isht-Same tree, same ground, same diEyn down three feet and hesrin ,bp spade strike box
 What did you dream you were dig ging fory
 Gold.
 The jailer couldn't tel whether he was being guyed or no, and be turned away without any further questions Next day be boped tc hear the hobo say be had dreamed for the sixth time. but the matter was not mentioned nn tii two more nights had psssed Then the prisoner 6dgeted around and duai- sy said
 "I wish knowed an honest man around here
 ~whyg" was naturally asked
 He'd have to be as square as a dot lf kuowed such a man I'd ten him something worth loosin' into
 Been dreaming that dream againg
 "Yes lt sticks right by me I'm heeInuin to think the gold Is there
 The isfler tried Co get him to say more. but be was clam He bud snid enough to excite interest and cunidity, however and that day tbe iuiler took scout around The hobo had spoken .af lone tree ln two hours walk the 'afcr discovered forty bone trees with .n mile ot the Ian There might be box of gold at the roots of any one of them. but he cogldut spare weeks and months to frd out He Vas DOW a believer in the hoho's dream Be wanted a share of that treasure. and so he played a new hand
 Look here. san. be said Co his prisoner: "Tm an honest man and man of my word C you've got any thiag on baad I'1 TO tn with you on au even whack
 You see, [ dunr know you. was The reply.
 But l tell you Fun au right I've lived right here for thirty years. and no man can say ! owe him a cent or ever broke my word
 There may bp mihluc to it"
 "But tell me what you dreamed "
 l dreamed of diggiR dowu three fed under a certain tree and comin' upon a box
 And what was In ,he box s
 "l hadn't go, ii out of the hole nary time when [ woke up. but there was a chinkv sound lise coin when the spade struck it-maybe gold and maybe sil- yer.
 And where. was the tree locatedy
 ~Nixy rl attend to that when get out"
 The taller told Judge Williams about the cuse. The judge believed in dreams He called at the jail and threatened the hobo iu vain Then be cosxed. No use Then he offered Co buy the secret and after two or three days S2oo was settled on as the price. The prisoner bad en idea that there was Si0,00O ln the box. but he wasn't greedy Two hundred dollars would last him the rest of hts natural life The agree mcnt was that when the spade struck the box the S2O0 was to be pass ed to him. The judge and the jailer lock him from the jug at night. aft CT bis dreams had reached the number of twelve. and he walked straight to era abanple tree haIf mile away and