The Old Derelict
Foster, a young married man in comfortable circumstances, gets drunk and attacks his wife. Realizing that he cannot control his appetite for drink, Foster settles all his property on his wif... Read allFoster, a young married man in comfortable circumstances, gets drunk and attacks his wife. Realizing that he cannot control his appetite for drink, Foster settles all his property on his wife and goes away. Foster drifts to the mines; his craving for liquor keeps him down. Throug... Read allFoster, a young married man in comfortable circumstances, gets drunk and attacks his wife. Realizing that he cannot control his appetite for drink, Foster settles all his property on his wife and goes away. Foster drifts to the mines; his craving for liquor keeps him down. Through all his misfortunes he clings to a little tin box containing a Masonic emblem. Thirty ye... Read all