The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-18
A Case of
 Overeaching Bs DCROTHEA HALE
By DOROTHEA HALE

Herman Gota wgs a very old man. .Hc had received no education in bis ylut1. consequently be had been oblis ..Uu do very ordinary work. which had .ma um very lrte ug bad had chil .Hru. uug thcy bad died and be aud .Ua wIfo bad poo one to rely on in their .0.d ago. when thcy wero unable Co .wors. There seemed nothing for them Co do but go to che poorhouse. and .Iaere Is something so melancholy about .u mat many would rather dio than .reort to lt
 one duy Herman while walking .a.oug che street found large pocket. book. one of tlat kind that win hold la mue bm without IJs being folded .ummu opened .rmI saw that lg con. 'mueI sa10 Uc looked ubout h,m Co see tE any one was near who might .nurr dropped .u but lhoro was no one |at nn n sight so be put ir n hl' .nna..t nnI tuuN lt home to his wlte .Muu. ta consult w.gh her as Co what .Ha should dU w.lu lJ
 Nn.n usaeI her uegHHou how one .uuH HuU Jle owner 0t a poehetbooA ..u.l uu .Uu stree. and was told l1 look .m rNa neHspapeH, for tru owner would doubtless advertise .t aud would .UUrr reward for Iu return So Che .ueNf momus Herman went p a read. .me mum Er poor persons and looked thorough aII che morning papers. for be .euuI read and write also, though very .mHN m one of tHg papers bg found .rHu advertisement Ho was looking for .u .mruH tmt p9eacJDook had been Host mrur where Herman had found it .nnI r returned % tHrd gl tbg contents .H.UI u. given Che Under
 TMa maUJ Of honesty was urmly hNyd !. m ,ar uII mu Indeed. ho bad never lin n.. Hrr taken anything that dId not n.un. tu. U.m. aud It wus too Ialc for .Mm n U.en Cl Ho should keep Che .mun.g .t would trouble him and it would uag N.u.y nst bIm as long a8 he .U..I anyway lf hD returned lt be w0nH get tn.rI of Il which would .sam mm and Maria for several .muI#
 uemaE tun uoaaeJboos Go Jbo owner
 who nl HmU praised bIm very highly for U.. honesty Indeed. ho was so .unH m ua praise chat ho forgot to
 mmr nut luy money tor thu reward .Wm Herman asked h.m for it hc .umm.I lH rnu different compartments h. .m.n looking for something then .uamu .U abuse tue old man saying .mnr rHare Hnd been much more money .m M. mHaH.fnnUs lmU bo now found .0H.# Iwu denied having taken .mH#Hs mHI uE .l whoraunoD Che .mn began tu curse and Go swear at Hmmn calling H.m thief and, bus .rng him n .N. door. nut U.m out gIy. ling Mm E..s at tHe same Jme
 lD mnauH .mI a policeman was .mmn h. Ha house at Che t.me and .ns.MI wHntwHs .He matter The own Ter u. ... nne.etb0oE told hIs story, land Herman charged hIm w.tH rgfuH. ua m my Ne reward bc had offered nu. Tns uswnfmg h.m Tho police man mnE them Co tHe s.au0U, where h. entered charge of dIaorIgr'y con. .Hu.. Hmnst n0rh of them In order that .Ma m.ngr might be furnished out lu court
 The n.N. mnuug tHgy were brought m.r .mr. w.0H other prisoners, and |wHau their ease was called tbu judge 'Us.nI form statement of uu.s lt was soon mnGe evident to bim tUur Herman . .mT n.nu beaten uut 0f b.s reward |Uuu.ao ant Ir.n .un old w0u lHat hI
 wac mr n.G t0 wH.H and "Ht 0o and ..fa.wr. were n'nn. tu gn .n lhr poor
 H.H.. U.." under nrH n.rcum ! mn... H very favorable Impress sion wN mnIm.. H. IHe owucl of .nnu .nN pnernd very repre-
 "yon d tDe n1gc Go the l0t .nr ".I uwns much more money |m Ono. u0s Umu was retumedr
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 "Uuw mHreE"
 "Tnur. w.n ryru Sl0o0 and four SInDnHs. mn.I sn00O"
 "Uow dE guH happen Co have SC much mrm u uah pmcof 70 have rH.I 0t ,bero for several years uu.t uHl money n bank. don't Hsu Hn.ae
 "WumJ It rather an unsafe way tl
 ry nHas
 The wsw.. Hw tmt bc was getting HnU un u, Iu Judge in bIs statements |uI looked uHrwoI
 aWwo ru.r UNH lu Che nme part a0 ua pocsraooE" asked thc judge E ans nrmounv uurnedF'
 "No yuur nouor they were m a com .mrm mt by themselves"
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 , The mm looked more confused thol
 ever rt trOs The ludgc called for thO D meEOr rnuuE and asked tbc prlsouc n. .n.u. him M.E where Che bills hul