When sober, a better father than John Claton could not be found, but, alas! both Grace and Frank knew to their sorrow that when under the influence of liquor their father was quite a different man. This he fully illustrated as he ...

A Daughter&apos;s Devotion

When sober, a better father than John Claton could not be found, but, alas! both Grace and Frank knew to their sorrow that when under the influence of liquor their father was quite a different man. This he fully illustrated as he came in to-day, and when Frank attempted to shield his sister from the old man's abuse, he was savagely ordered from the house. Jain Buckstone, who had come in during the quarrel, was greatly elated because Frank was out of the way. He had but to supply Claton with liquor and pretty Grace would soon be forced to listen to him. The old man, all unconscious of the other's thoughts, demanded his companion's flask. No, not one drop should he have. With an oath, Claton sprang upon him, but, being no match for the younger man, was mercilessly hurled over the cliff. Now, at last, Grace should be his be determined, as he stumped hurriedly along, and, upon reaching their cottage, opened the door and stepped boldly inside. Frank who, during his year's absence in the West, had struck it rich, and hastening home to bring the glad tidings to his father and sister, reached the garden just as Buckstone entered the house. He was, therefore, in time to administer a thorough thrashing to the drunkard, while Claton, who had almost marvelously escaped with only a sprained ankle, and now came limping in, wished to have it repeated. Fully realizing the dreadful havoc which liquor had almost wrought, John Claton swore never again to touch the poisonous fluid, and from that day to this, he has kept his word.

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A Daughter's Devotion

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