Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-10-27
Ayer 5 Pills
Regularity
IN SEARCH OF
A FATHER
Observation-Disclosures

Neither worked for u living. but they
did not appear 10 be in want OF funds
Their station seemed 10 be that OF
upper servants.
The child. Arthur. as be grew from
babyhood 10 bOyhood, was OF a widely
different type from his parents While
they were homely, he WAS handsome;
while they were dark. he was fair;
while they were OF a coarse grain.
there was that about him akin 10 the
manner born.
Finally the source from which they
drew their income seemed 10 be failing
them. The man-Trainor was his name
made frequent trips somewhere. no
one knew where. and 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 had not been required
TO work and. now that he was thrown
on his own resources. knew not what
TO do. He desired to find his father
with view TO having his wants pro
vided for, as before. lie wandered
about aimlessly, doing odd jobs and
ekIng out a miserable existence
Two years had passed In this way
when one day while he was at work I'm
a field he saw his father drive by in
buggy. The boy ran to the fence and
called. bur did not succeed in making
himself heard. Running after the bug
gy, he followed II for miles, now losing
1t. now regaining sight OF II. TIN at last
he saw IT turn into a handsome coun-
try place.
Arthur was by this time exhausted
so he sat down on a stone to catch his
breath. keeping his eye on the place
his father had entered. It was
slightly place, the house being large
and the grounds spacious. He Won
dered who lived there and why his
father went there. How beautiful life
must be to one who could call such
place home! AS soon as he had re
gained his wind he got up and ran on
The place was more than q mile away,
and he was some time in reaching It.
When he did he entered a large gate
way with a massive stone pillar on
either side and followed winding
driveway to the house. The horse his
father had driven was hitched to
post before the front porch.
Suddenly the front door opened, and
an old gentleman ushered Trainor out,
saying:
'Not a cent. Find the child and I'll
square the account with a thousand
dollars, but till then never let me see
your face again"
Suddenly Trainor caught sight of
the boy.
why, Arthur" lie exclaimed. Then,
turning to the old man. he said: There
he is. Now YOU may atone for your
villainy."
The old man stood staring at the
handsome boy. all ragged as he was,
and gasped:
''Is that my grandson
"He IS He's your daughters son
and your grandson Then to Arthur:
MY boy. I'm not your father. This
old gentleman will tell You who you
are"
The old man took the boy in his
arms, then. running into the house,
called:
alice. your boy is here"
In a moment lady Of middle age
ran down winding staircase, and, see
ing the astonished Arthur She took
him In her arms ana would not release
him.
Some eighteen years before Alice
Archer had run away from home to
marry a man her father disliked. Her
father had followed her and succeeded
In getting her back 20 his home where
he kept her quasi prisoner. A child
was born. and Mr. Archer made up his
mind 10 get rid OF II. Giving the baby
to Trainor ana his wife. who had been
his servants. he agreed to furnish them
with money as long as they needed II.
But Trainor became SO importunate
that 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 Mr.. Archer refused TO pay Trainor
any more money till he produced the
boy. But on the day Arthur came
home his grandfather paid Trainor q
lump sum on condition that he would
use II 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-
fitting his station Then commenced
the process OF making up for the years
he had lost In the matter OF education.
He is now a man. often be saunters
up the road TO the spot where he sat
down to catch his breath when follow
ing bis supposed father, and, gazing
at the place he then looked upon so
GENEROUSLY, he recalls the picture Of his
boyhood days and contrasts them with
the present His grandfather Is dead,
and he is master OF all the old gentle
man possessed. In Mr.. Archer's old
age he came to see bis sin IN turning
away his own flesh and blood and
could not do enough By way OF atone
msnt. But he never entirely forgave
his daughter for running away and
marrying against bis Will, and after
his death II was found that he had left
al his property TO his grandson. This,
however, made no difference, for the