He had a great yearning to know of his parentage. He had not the slightest memory of his father or mother. Again and again he had questioned Casson on this point, but the old man’s memory always failed him at the very moment of revelation. In these efforts to recall the past Casson had frequently muttered the words “Bartow” and “Laura,” and Bomba had inferred that the names were those of his father and mother. But the further knowledge he craved was denied him.