ence is sometimes a very salutary dash of cold water.

After having tried one or two short absences, ostensibly to look for
work and finding that nothing serious happened to him, Andreas
Gorokhoff walked out one day and did not come back for five years.
During that time his wife's relatives and the community's family
agency took care of his family while he led the life of a care-free
vagabond. He was ready upon his return to settle down again for a
time; but the family agency and the probation department thought
differently, and succeeded in having him sent to state prison for an
indeterminate sentence of not more than two years. He was released
on parole for good conduct, returned home, went to work, and, during
the four years which have since elapsed, all has gone well.

Good results may, and probably more often do, follow shorter prison
sentences.

A man on probation for intemperance, broke it and deserted. On
account of the children's keen feeling about the consequent
disgrace, the wife made no move until urged thereto by the social
worker interested. Her husband was then arrested in a nearby city
and brought back, much surprised at the firm stand his wife had
taken. He was sentenced to four months, served two, and was released
on parole. Since his return he has not been drinking and has been
contributing satisfactorily toward the support of his family.

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The first step taken by Harvey Brand when released from the
workhouse after a short prison sentence, was to stop in at a
furniture store and order a green plush parlor "suit" on the
instalment plan. Harvey had never been conspicuously interested in
his home before, and the district secretary and her committee were
aghast at this new evidence of his irresponsibility. The green plush
was, however, the outward sign of an inner burgeoning, and it warmed
the heart of Mrs. Harvey as nothing else could have done. From that
time, Harvey, with judicious encouragement over a few hard spots,
has become a good family man and a regular provider.

The particular problem involved in the treatment of the family during
the trial and imprisonment of the deserter is that of encouraging the
woman to stick to her guns. If she withdraws her complaint or secures
his release before his time is up, she not only convinces him of he