Bill Wharton, his own worst enemy, because of his heavy drinking, has descended from being the best engineer on the division to a wiper. In a bar-room fight, one of the railroad men is killed, and Bill is arrested and sentenced to three years at hard labor in the State prison. Bill's son, Joel, who has left Bill when he was a mere boy, has risen rapidly in the railroad circles and is now division superintendent. Bill, realizing the disgrace to his son, should he learn of his penitentiary sentence, prevails upon his old friend, Robt. Hall, to write and tell Joel that he passed away suddenly. Hall, much against his will, does as requested. The three years pass. Bill is freed, and unable to resist going back to his old home, appears, one morning, hungry and tired, at the Hall kitchen door. He is kindly received by them and invited in
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