Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-15
IrJ SEARCH OF A
FATHER.

boy baby settled in village in New
England and set up housekeeping in
a-Smnll way. Why they chose 10 make
the place their home 10 one knew.
Neither worked for living, but they
did not appear to be In want OF funds.
Their station seemed to be that of
upper servants.
The child. Arthur. as lie grew from
DalyhooG TO boyhood. was OF widely
different type from his parents. While
they were houiely. he was handsome;
While they were dark. lie was FUR;
while they were OF II coarse gralu.
there WAS that about him akin TO the
manner born.
Finally the source from which they
drew their income seemed TO be failing
uicm. The man-Trainor was his name
-m"de frequent trips somewhere. no
one knew where. aud on his return the
family's finances seemed to have I'm
proved. but only temporarily. At last
The woman died. After her death the
father disappeared, leaving his son.
now about thirteen years old. to shift
FOR himself. He Ind not been required
to work and. now that he was thrown
OH his own resources. knew not what
to do He desired 10 find his futher
with II view TO having his wants pro-
vidrd for, rs before. He wandered
about aimlessly. doing odd jobs and
ehin. out n miserable existence.
Two years had passed In this way
when one day while he was ut work In
field he saw his father drive by In a
buggy. The boy ran to the fence and
called hut did not succeed IN making
himself heard. Running after the bug
~, he followed 1t for miles, now losing
il. now regalning sight OF 1t. tn Mt last
he saw IL turn into handsome coun-
try place.
Arthur was by this time exhausted,
80 lie sat down on stone TO catch his
breath, Keeping his eye OH the place
his father had entered. 1t was a
slightly place. the house being large
and The grounds spacious. He Won
dcred who lived there and why his
father went there. How beautiful life
must be to one who could call such Il
place home. AS soon as he had re-
gained his wind he got up and ran on
The place was more than II mile away,
an,l lie was some time In reaching It,
When he did he entered large gate
way with a massive stone pillar on
either side ana followed II winding
driveway to the house. The horse his
father had driven was hItched to a
post before the front porch.
a..
an old gentleman ushcred TraInor out,
saying.
Not cent! Find lie child and I'll
square the account with thousand
dollars. hut till then never let me sec
your face again."
suddenly Tralnor caught sight OF
the boy.
"Why. Arthur" he exclaimed. Then.
turning to the old man, he said: There
he is. Now you may atone for your
ylllnlay"
The old man stood staring at the
handsome hoy, all ragged as he was.
and gasped;
Els that my grandson"
He Is. Hes your daughters son
and your grandson" Then to Arthur:
"My hoy. I'm not your father. This
old gentleman VIII tell you who you
are"
The old man took the boy in his
arms. then. running into the house,
called
".Allcc. your boy is here.'
IN moment n lady of middle age
ran down Il winding staircase, and, see
Ing the astonished Arthur, she tool;
hin, in her arms aud would not release
him.
Some eighteen years before Alice
Archer had run away from home TO
marry Il man her father dislilSed. Her
father had followed her and succeeded
In getting her back TO his home. where
he kept her Ii quasi prisoner. A child
was born, and Mir. Archer mndc up his
mind to get rid OF ii. Giving the baby
10 Trainor and his wife, who had been
his servants. he agreed TO furnish them
with money as long rs they needed IT,
But Trainor became SO importunate
TINT Mr.. Archer was obliged to Shut
OF part OF the supply and finally all.
The man Alice Archer had married
died. and the mother at last prevailed
upon her father to restore her child.
But by this time Trainor had deserted
the boy and lost track OF him. After
this MIR. Archer refused to pay Trainor
any more money till he produced the
boy. Bat on the day Arthur came
home his grandfather paid Trslnor a
lump sum ON condition that he woull
use it to leave the country never to
return
Arthur Archer. or, rather. Reginald,
which was the name given to him be-
fore he was sent away, was first put
into bath, then clothed In apparel be.