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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1890)
91 WKHT FIIORE. She lay tm the M, breathing heavily. A he p rhnt tit light fr I J on Ut U, and h aw that it vat tlutbed and aolleti. A moment laW and hi eye caught a iut-y i , thai th ?ra'-d in on hand. Willi a ul lrn terror creeping over him b drew it a ay ami held it to hi uUiU " (irent (il! " he groaned, tinking into a f hair. " It it landy, and ), drunk my wif- i drunk!" fxng he tat there, hi eye rivitrd on ll distorted c'iinlrtturv, TM. lien, wat the meaning of those fftjent head' he Many thing that he had Uf.re failed to under ttaml mw Uvaino rlrar to hi mind No wondf thev only ram on in bit a!moe, It rame !.ak to hirn of coming 'tf one Ufurr Ufirijtlly, and Uing told ly the girl that her mitlret Ii-l not wih to l-li-lurl!, be had not entered hr-r rm lloW blig had h had the habit, he H(if)(rpl, and wa it an Inherited a(.- lit ? If to oh, wMrhd thought! thfjrl-.y, ! a victim? Silting thut in the thru light, with only hi harrow ing thotjg hit f..r r ..mpany, the t!uhed fare op the pil 'med to fad gradually away, an) in it fUn le taw that other fao. th one h had so long kept U Ul out of tight in that 'Vnl rhaml- r," and h vaguely wondered if (hit were hi punishment, ati if h d'terud mijrli, when he In, I trid to make amend and h ouM ii..t h-ar him A step on th tirand a I.w knk routl him, and hastily moving th lamp to throw thad on th tUrr't f.ue, h oj"tir th t..f, Kal aa thrfr, n)th th l.ahy alp in hr arm " Mr Clayton i l.inj I will tU him." hr hltirrl, a if afraij of waking hr, Ikr it hi ti.ilk," th ir anttrrnl. in th tarn lof. haixliiig htm th nurtirijf l,!tl lie l.hlr ati. hi t. tw,tv al.-ne with hi t r nUetrvuU atvl th(wr, whi h th tight of th j,. f fhiM in no wi N ir He at, t-'ftly . king an 1 thinking, taking n,( i,,,? of th flight of tin. until th Jittl one ttirrr, an r. gati to cry. " He tnutt I- hungry," he th-.ught. :, whatever clw haj.r h ,i, ,4 tnt Kate to r.n.e toll, h'tn again (rttnhly ihe ,ttje f,!,. ,rtr)k of the f.,w t(1,r. otighly n.J l-n.ilk. an I imme.hjulv frjj M;, 4f jin tut inly f.t a few minute Ihii tm. an. then hi rn. J an lh.r inliratl trier tufT.nng K,r.r. at UU he went to lU nt.f an I tj ke t. hit mf, No rrjJy. He k her gmtl, tt ffl, ,f t! fr roughly, lut it aa t tin; Uf rrthe rvut.!,, fn a take any InUirtt "OII'tKlie! (JU U very ,)fk C.n t ,,4 ,j , K iucihii g fit him!' - fj,.n pick?" rhe repeated, thickly. " V; lm't you hear him crying? Ollic, I tell you. you muct get up and take him." he ccKayel to riw, but failed to Btand until the thirl elTurt, then, ftt-hly, ehe held out her arms. " When did you come home, Frank?" Bhe asked, hut-kily; then, an a eudden wave of memory rolled over her, kIk- lowed her head and burst into tears. Silently he atood regarding her and her inefficient effort to huch the child. " Shall I go for the doctor, Olive?" He never caid Olive unless in a very stern mood. " I don't knowhow can I tell? What have you given him?." he sohlted. " I have only given him some of this milk," he an twered. " Wa it cold?" " ( )f courne. Kate must have left it here two hours kfore" OJlie wa walking the room now, thoroughly so la ml arnl alarmed. " Then go for the doctor, and call Kate, quick." Terrihle were the hours that followed to the young parent, hut morning found the little one quietly tipping. What pawed Mween husband and wife that day wa known only to themselves, save that she confessed to having acquired a liking for stimulants when a girl, by taking cordials and brandie to make her bright and vivacious. She must have Nrn full of reiwntance and prom V, however, for Frank seemed almost hopeful at the end of the conference. During the p0en years which we must now pass over, Frank Clayton moved twice to escape the pity of frimds and the scorn of foos, fur his wife's bacchana ban habit rould not long remain a secret anywhere. Servant could not always Ik? bribed to keep still t'-ngu.-t. iWid,., Ollie'a continual call for liquors at the various drug and fancy stores soon excited suspi- .'n. even if her apH-arance did not betray her. His friend advim-d bin. to have her, but he turned coldly fr-"tn them. The unfortunate man'a domestic life was W extreme bitterness, but so far pride had kept ' '"'in renouncing the mother of his child. l"ngrUe he m, 4 q counwl her or act l-run.iM-fi Th, f(irn,,r fhe wmc(j unabJc torfmcm. -t th htt,r to kp. Doubtless she still loved her ' , "", ",n- t "he loved the demon that was 1 ,,;?-"VM,g U,y ftril MU, Mt flnJ alJ wjll riil g ii.i. ' t J'7 rn ttln,n to Carson, Nevada, now among b- Xirl"11,1 Krank WaS not doin? wcl1 in hU p, and hf,. HtlMj IJJorc unonjurabe lhan enr- n u tf tirular evening they had been having a