The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-01
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night they will he turned into the
street, homeless. hungry. Great Cod"
his voice bursts forth MS IL In appeal.
lie burics his face in his ~hands--but
only for "a moment. With n passionate
gesture, he dashes away the tears that
have come To- his eyes and again speaks
To the other ficrccly.
And you are my brother. We two
children of one father, each drew in
the nourishmcnt of infant life from the
same mothers breast. by God! IL
seems To me, MS you stand there that
the same blood cannot possibly flow in
our respective veins. You ook upon
my anguish without even showing u
sign of feeling, hear my story with in
different ears. with u heart only
anxious for my departure, that the
sight of my misery shall be removed
from you; and yct--wc are brothers"
Ills tone is bitter. The brother
turns upon him angrily.
And because we are brothers, Is
that any reason why ! should put my
self To Inconvenience In order that you
and yours should enjoy ease and lux
ury? should ! take from my pocket
money that ] cannot spare tn give you,
perhaps to carry on some scene of de-
b%auchery? You are smart, intelligent.
You have had opportunities without
number to advance Yourself. but you
have thrown them all aside. have
proved faithless to your employers,
and ungrateful to your friends. The
society of debascd characters. the love
of the flowing howl. has brought you
To- your present condition. II your
wife and children are in need it is you
who have brought them to II. | can-
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is valuable"
lie has spoken stcrnly, with emphatic
force, the bitter. scathing words strik-
ing upon the heart OF the brother like
Goals OF fire. His handsome face,
marked by ~debauchery and dis
sipation, grows pale and pinched
as the other speaks, the wild eyes
grow wilder as he proceeds. AS he
finishes he utters u snarl like u wild
beast.
True" he grunts, "truc. / have
abused my opportunities, but that Is
over now. have not touched II drop
in three months. ! never shall again.
You speak of ease and luxury. | have
never known them since | left my
fathers roof. The few paltry dollars
] ask OF you would not afford much
ease. purchase much luxury. II is bad
enough that | have been what | have.
1t is doubtful kindness on your part Ia
remind me of Il. But the old saying il
true. Give n dog n bad name. then
hang him II helps 10 make one re.
form tn have these things thrown mp 10
him. II helps him to get along in the
world. Especially In coming from Il
brother, il makes the heart grow
warmer with brotherly love"
His sarcastic words have the effect
of making the other more angry. lie
bursts forth cxcitedly as he finishes.
''You speak of old sayings; here is
another: AS you make your bed, So
must YOU lie in it, another. AS yc
sow, so shall we reap ! might go on
half the night in this strain. You
have ever been u blot upon our fair
name. Even in your early manhood,
the ruin of young girls was your es-
pccial delight and almost constant oc-
cupation. You were obliged to leave
your home from u wild deed Of glaring
impropriety-that of wedding a cren-
ture whose character was known To
even young children, whose namc was
the by-word of the town. You
have brought it all upon yourself. You
have no N to blame but yourself! AS
you have started So you will finish,
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want nothing more to do with you"
The face of Adrian Dyke reflected by
the light OF the fire, Is red and g
cited. The brother, with bowed head,
but with teeth tightly clcnchcd, eyes
glaring. hears him through. then he
springs toward him so fierccly that the
brothe, draws back in alarm.
The other notices the movement.
"IOu need not fear me-" he cries.
hoarsely, his breath coming in short
quick gasps. ~ would not harm you.
No, liza. ha. remember we are broth.
ers. Cain and Abel were brothers, but
l shall never play the part of Cain. No,
/. j will not harm you. l know you have
"a wife, no children. God has not
cursed you as he has me. would not
commit an act that would cause sor-
row to your wife. respect your wife.
But enough of this. ] came to you to-
night for the first time in ten years Ia
ask you to help me--to help my chill
dren-my wife, from starvation and
suffering. You have refused to do SO,
and not content with that have heapcd
abuse upon mc-my c~hildrcn-my wife.
Good! shall go. Where? would you
shall go out upon the highway. |
shall rob, steal. perhaps murder. DO
you hear? My little ones cannot suf-
fer. by God. they shall not.'
The last words he has Kissed through
his set teeth. The brother selves him
by the wrist as he makes u motion as
IL to leave the room, seizcs him tightly
and holds him.
what would you do. Franklin?' he
cries, alarmed, fearful OF the action of
the other. You would not do ms you
say"
II must have money" the man NUT
tiers hoarsely.
Release me-: you are well fed.
strong. iou are more than equal in
strength, leave me go!'
mot until yon have given me your
promise that you will not add liorri-
bic crime to the list of our misdeeds.
IL you should do as you say, ! should
be obliged to testify against you; You
would be arrested and punished
And suppose you would glory in
/ IL " snpers Franklin DYKE ..Relausa