The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-12

more reaS0DaDle. lou Odh OdIl, vi
course, whenever yeu please; and am
very grateful for your expression OF
friendship.
''Yours most sincerely,
GENTLY TREvELYAN.
WThanks for the words of the opera"
When she had written this, being de.
termined that all should be open and
aboveboard, she put penny stamp on
the envelope, aud desired that the letter
should be posted. But she destroyed
that which she had received from Col
onel Osborne. In all things she would
act as she would have done ii her hus-
hand had not been so foolish, and there
could have been no reason why she
should have kept so unimportant com
muniCatlOn.
In the course of the day Treveiyan
nassed through the hall to the room
which he himself was accustomed to oc-
cHpv behind the parlor, and, as he did
so, saw the note lying ready to be
posted, took it up, and read the address.
He held it for moment in his hand,
then replaced it on the hall table, and
passcd on. When he reached his own
table he SAT- down hurTiedly, md took
ND in his hand some Review that was
lying ready for him to read. But he
was quite unable to fix his mind on the
words before him. He had spoken TO
his wife on that morning in the strong
est language he could use as to the un-
eeemliness of her intimacy with Colonel
Osborne; and then, the first thing she
had done when his back was turned was
TO write to this very Colonel Osborne,
and tell him, no doubt, what had occur
red between her and her husband. He
sat thinking of it all for many minutes.
He would probably have declared him
selfthat he had thought oft for an hour
IS he sat there. Then he got up, went
mp stairs, and walked slowly into the
drawing-rocm. There he found his wife
sitting with her sister. MORA" he said
AZ want to speak to Emily. VIII you
forgive me, if ask you to leave us for a
few minutesp Nora, with an anxious
look at Emily, got up and left the room.
"Why do you send her away - said
Mrs. Trevelyan.
Because wish to be alone with you
for few minutes. Since what | said to
You this morning, you have written to
COlOnel OSDOINt.
Eyes, have. | do not know how you
have found it ont; but l suppose you
keep watch on me-"
II keep no watch on you. AS l came
into the house, saw your letter lyi"g
in the hall"
every well. You could have read it j.
you pleased"
emily, this matter IS becoming very
serious. and strongly advise you to b,
on yonr guard in what yOu say. | viii
bear mach for You, and much frr ca!
boy; but l will not bear 10 hGv" my
name made n reprnach.'
"Sir, if you think your Eame is ShamcG
by me, we had better part" said Mrs.
Trevelyan, rising from her chair, and
confronting him with look before
which his own almost quailed.
at may he that we had better part,
he said slowly. But in the first place
| wish you to tell me what were the con-
tents of that letter"
"If il was there when YOU came in, no
doubt it is there still. Go and look at
it."
"Thati is no answer to me. have de-
sired you to tell me. what are its con-
tents"
81 shall not tell you. | will not de-
mean myself by repeating anything so
insignificant IN my own justification.
If you suspect me of writing what |
should not write, you will suspect me of
living to conceal it,
"Have you heard from Colonel Os-
borne this morning.
~ have"
"And where is his letter.
81 have destroyed it,"
Again he paused, trying 10 think
what he had better do, trying 60 ht
calm. And she stood still opposite to
him, confronting him with the scorn OF
her bright angry eyes. Of coarse, he
was not calm. He was the reverse OF
calm.
"Aud you refuse to tell me what you
wrote" be said.
"The letter is there" she answered,
pointing away towards the door, I'll
You want 10 play the spy, go and look at
il for yourself"
"Do you call me a spy -
"And what have you called me Be
cause you are u husband, Is the PRIV
lege of vituperatiOn to be all on your
side
at is impossible that l shsuld put up
with this" he said,-'qaite imposSl bic
This would kill me. Anythingis better
than this. Ny present orders to you are
not to see Colonel Osborne, not to write
to him or have any communication
with him, and to put under cover to
ME, unopeaed, any letter that may
come from him. l shall expect your
implicit obedience to these orders"
"Well, 60 on"
"Have your promise ~
hNo,-no. You have no promise. l
will make no promise exacted from me
in so disgraceful a manner"
"You refuse to obey me I"
"Iwill refuse nothing, and will prom
ise nothing"