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A young man has become the victim of drink. and his wife and child endure his maniacal abuse until their lives are in jeopardy, they appeal for aid to the Salvation Army. The intervention of these agents of mercy goads his poisoned mind to...See moreA young man has become the victim of drink. and his wife and child endure his maniacal abuse until their lives are in jeopardy, they appeal for aid to the Salvation Army. The intervention of these agents of mercy goads his poisoned mind to greater excesses, and in desperation the woman buries herself in the slums, eking out a miserable existence with her needle. Infuriated, the man calls at the Army barracks and proceeds to wreak his vengeance, but is overcome by the police. Thee gentle army captain refuses to press a charge, and the man is released. The shock of the loss of his wife and baby and the kindness of the missionaries bring about his reformation, and he be comes a member of the band. Meanwhile the wife is bravely struggling with the ravenous wolf of poverty, and while the unequal conflict is going on, the Grim Reaper enters and takes the little one. It is the last straw. Shattered in mind and body, plunged into the slough of despair, in a hysteria of madness she seeks oblivion to her woes through the source of her misery, and welcomes the brain-numbing influence of the Demon Rum. As she wends her unsteady way through the street, she is seen by her husband, who has been diligently seeking her. Quickly he follows to her miserable apartments, and tenderly he takes her in his strong arms-now a harbor of love, trust and protection from the rough seas of life upon which she so nearly becomes a derelict. Written by The Billboard - December 31, 1910 See less