The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-13

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n now the sa,, wife hacan herself
u refuse to taste M. lovcly poison 80
surely changing her beloved Frank.
and making him now wildly gay. now
low-spiritcd and dull
Another night cam. when guests
again assembled in the luxurious little
parl0rs And when. ia the course OF
the evening. Frank fwho had been
drinking heavily with some frien l. II
his clubl called for the wine. Ru;h. his
wife. replied IL low tones: No. Frank.
lei Us have no wine tonight have
deiicious coffee, fruit- and ice; trul,
the wine i not needed
Little goose" he replied, laughing
loudly: "wto : heard Of a fellow 6
sending his friends away with no wine
whercupon he himself ordered il.
Iher' Were mo- witty speeches on the
little vii" = ton-ne nat Night. anu al
oie mcrrImeni WIS gone from her face.
She dared not cuun the glas>e. Frank
drank. though AL the while he grew
more and NOR gay in his rctorto. more
brilliant and entertaining. When her
guests had left, poor Ruth. sick at heart.
looked 1T her husband and thought
how unlike the Frank of old he seemed.
What the matter with you ne
asked, gruffiy.
"oh. Frank Frank, You are ruininc
yonr own life. Why viii you drink
| Ike this
Anybodv's business hut minc?' he
asked. What : the reason | cant
have a friendly cia-- when / want il?
1 can stop when ! please"
Then ! wish you had stopped six
months ago
-'Ruth. b. silent. YOU annoy me"
Annoy yog, she rc!'!iri. starting
IcarIiy mp the Stars. ..Auuov youi
Ahd YOU. YOU ar hreakin" m heart.
There sccIn- a demon in your soul. :;
times | hardly know you. look int
our future and -ec ouly MISERY for us
both If you keep til, up. You are Kill
IN" your better nature; YOU ar" MAXIM
a brute of Yourself"
Frank. who had staggered MP to the
ot~air-ianGin~, frlt all the unr"a-orirc
anger of a drunken man. - hrul..
am /? 4 brute, Ard it nv iiu
Young lady vile who SAWS this. \
Lrutc.' IA screamed, his elc- cleaning
wildly. and taking a quick SIP for
ward he pushed her amgrilv against
the stalr-raiiino. Startled. she eprang
backward missed her footing, and fell
down the long fight OF STAIR. striking
the lower landing heavily. where she
lax ~motionl">s and white.
Frank booked down al her and
laughed like a maniac. S-e what a
brute can do he shouted. Can't
You calI me pet names again.
But toy that time. Tia" servants. hear
iny the noise. had rushed Ia the spot.
and. seeing poor Ruth living white and
cold. screamed: bead, Shes dead
The sharp cry seemed 10 pierce
Franks cloudcd brain. and to leave
that dreadful word stamped there.
dead, Dead, Dead" he rnaancl. IN
a half dsZcd way. rubbing h. hot head.
and ti,en. sooner tE.;.n can Tee told.
was knccling al his wife's side. bring
water hc called. 'Oh, she cnn'f h.
dead. Help me, help me-, Call a phy-
stefan. o. Ruth. my darling. open
Vour eyes. Look 1T me for one mo-
mcnt. God. what have | done
Tie eobbrd ike a child, rubbed her
white hands aud dashed cod water IN
her pailid face. while the sympathetic
S~.rvamtS. cry ing silently. did what they
could IL Restore her 10 consciousness.
Before the doctor arrived She had
opened her eyes in a daz"d wax, bu;
without seeming Il know any one.
All that nighi there WAS alarm and
confusion ia the house. The craze Old
physician pronounced 1t simply u Sc
we're nervous shock. not apt 10 prove
fatal. bat from which il would take
time To rally. ami WAS glad II discover
that no more serious injuries had rr-
suited from her terrible fall.
Frank did MOI leave. her bedside.
Throuml all her rawlings. before CON
scinu~n"sS returned. n" WIS her devoted
and patient nurse. though his heart
achrd with rc;nar~ a. ne heard i-rr re-
pcat"dlv going over tn" story of his
Shame and hey OWL sorrow.
On the first mornIn" that tn invalid
could H.. carried downstairs. there
WAS 4 queer sort OF ceremony zone
through with in the dinin" room.
Frank with manly tear. confessed his
sins before lis Little w~iir-confcs>or.
tod her that he meant ncr,r. so lon~
- IT, iiN tI. 10 Actth :iibiIltT tTcF pi
Eguor or To keep il in his home. And
when tears and kisSc. had been lavish
" expended. twelve little wiaeCla>SeS
and TIVE pretty drcan:cr. Were brought
forth and smashed into atoms amid
CRYING and laughing, and a iancral
speech from Frank.
And lat that nicht if you'd been
hear an old dump-rile- WAY ont on
the common, Won might haze heard
those atoms OF glass conrratU!atinw
themselves on the change fol- IL one
little ra-~ci-edr od piece remarked:
I'D rather he out here as>ociatinC
with old cans and >:ew-pan>. doing no
mischief. than 10 he pretty and clean.
sitting in state on the eiic-bu:rd. and
breaking hearts wrcckin- lives and
dealing out pois"n Ia men And ali
the happy little smashed bits said
Amen. ana that ended the wine~Set.
-NGaL, EI,cRtcU>t. az tLusG SfgaaL.
The Difference.