The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26
FROM THE DEAD PAST
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

(Copyrght 1915, By W G. Chapman
Blind. deaf dumb-that's Marvin
Thearlel"
Why the man seems to possess all
his natural senses
Il mean socially and morally
Thus. two men at the club discussed
the member who performed his social
functions as though they were pen
ance and cast chill over all those
with whom he came in contact. The
first speaker went on:
1T was 10 years ago, when he ar
rived at age. He lived in town sew
eral hundred miles from here. and
was engaged to marry a beautiful girl.
Her name was Elsinore Dayton. There
was another sutton His name, too.
was Dayton-Horace Dayton, but he
was no relation 10 the iiancee. Young
Thearle had Inherited some money.
He had built a rare nest Of luxury for
his bride,tobe. II was filled with the
costliest furnishings Life never
seemed more roseate to a man. One
night Elsinore Dayton disappeared.
Horace Dayton. too They have never
been heard from since"
"Eloped?"
Presumably so. From that hour OF
perhdy and heart.break Marvin
Thearle has been as YOU now see
him-shunning all womnnkind a tyrant
as an employer. not a real friend in
the world"
And the residence he built2"
with all its rich belongings went
up in smoke one might, and the next
day he left his native town forever"
Into the store Of this misanthrope
there came two days later a tall, slen-
der boy OF tender age He was neat
and clean. but his shoes we're patched
and his well-brushed suit was thread
bare. Mr. Thearle gave him a mere
passing glance The manager hired
the boy. who became known as Paul.
A week later the lad was called into
the office OF Mr.. Thearle The latter
barely nodded to him.
Hang those pictures OF the new fac
tories" he ordered grufily.
Paul obeyed As he stepped from
the chair after hanging the l. pic
ture however. he stumbled. His pen
ell, a knife and a cheap silver watch
he wore fell from his pocket. With n
murmured apology Of embarrassment,
the lad started 10 pick up the scat
tered articles.
The case Of the watch had opened.
II had landed direCtly against tie foot
of the employer. who stopped 10 pick
IT up. As he did so. he could not help
but notice the photograph OF wom-
ans face pasted inside the case.
With a start with a thrill, almost
with an involuntary cry, Marvin
Thearle stared askance at the fac, be
fore him.
"who-who is this?" he ground out
hoarsely.
MY mother. sir" answered Paul.
you live with her
Not here. not now. sir. She is in
another city. but as soon as l earn
enough l hope to have her with me"
And your father?"
Il have no father. sir" replied Paul
sadly
Very we'll, you can go"
Marvin Thearle sent for his man
ager. Briefly. he gave his orders-to
discharge Paul at once.
Two weeks after that. as Marvin
Thearle was turning a corner, he al
most ran into a woman coming from
the opposite direction. He came to
standstill. his face turning almost
CHASTITY. 1t was Elsinore Dayton He
would have passed on. She grasped
his arm.
Wait" she spoke tumultuously. Il
should have found you elsewhere, so
I may speak here and now. You are
the man who employed my boy, and
cast him adrift without a character.
and hrnka hia cniraRa and ha ia