The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-09
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT,
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
Continued.
CHAPTER Y.
SHOWING HOW THE QUARREL PRO
DRESSED.


SHOWING HOW THE QUARREL PRO
DRESSED.
Trevelyau got back to his own house
at aboat three, and, on going INTO the
library, found on his table a letter to
him addressed in his wife's handwriting.
He opened it quickly, hoping to find
that promise which he had demanded,
and resolving that if it were made he
wonld at once become atfectionate,
Welding, and gentle to his wife. But
there was not a word written by his
wife within the envelope. 1t con-
tanned simply another letter, already
onened. addressed to her. This letter
had been brought up to her dining her
husbands absence from the house and
was as follows
ACRoBATs, Thursday.
DEAR EMILY: | have just come from
the Colonial Office. 1t is all settled, and
Sir NJ. has been sent for. OF course,
you will tell 7. now.
Yours, f. o.
The letter was, of COURSE, from Colo
mel Osborne, and Mrs. Trevelyan, when
she received it, had had great doubts
whether she would enclose it to her hus-
band opened or unopened. She had
hitherto refused to make tho promise
which her husband exacted, but never
theless she was minded TO obey him.
Had he included in his demand any re-
duirement that she should receive no
letter from Colonel Osborne, she would
not have opened this one. But nothing
had been said about letters, and she
would not show herself to he afraid. So
she read the note, and then sent 1t down
to be put on Mr.. Trevelyan's table IN an
envelope addressed to him.
sIf he is not altogether blinded, 1t.
will show him how cruelty he has
wronged me, said she to her sister she
was sitting at the time with htr BOY IN
her lap, telling herself that the chIldS
features were in all respects the very
same as his fathers, and that, come
what might, the child should always he
taught by her to love and respect ms
father. And then there came hor-
rible thought. What If the child should
be taken away from her II this quar-
rel, out of which she saw no present
mode Of escape, were to lead to sepa-
ration between her and her husband,
would not the law, and the Judges, and
the courts, and al the Lady MiIbor- |
oughs of their joint acquaintance INTO
the bargain, say that the child should
90 with his fathcrl The judges, and
the courts, and the Lady MisorouShs
w-uld, of course, say that she was the
sinner And what could she do without
her boy Would not any humility,
any groveling in the dust, be better Tor
her than that I
ut is q very poor thing to be wo-
man" she said to her sister.
at is perhaps better than being adog,
but of course, we can't compare our
selves to men," said Nora.
at would be better 10 be a dog. One
wouldn't be made 20 suffer so much. |
When puppy is taken away from its
mother, she is bad enough for few |
days, but she gets over IL IN week"
There was a pause then for few mo-
ments. Nora knew well which way ran
the current of her sisters thoughts, and
had nothing at the present moment
which she could say on the subject 1T
is very hard for woman 10 know what
TO do continued Emily, but If she is
to marry, tank she had better marry
a fool. After all, a fool generally
knows that be is fool, AID will trus
some one, though he may not trust his
wife"
II will never Nittingly marry fool"
said Nora.
"You will marty Mr.. GlaScock, of
course. don't say that he is A fool:
but do not think he has that kind of
strength which shows itself in perversi-
ty"
'If he asked me, l should not have
him:-and he will never ask me"
lie will ask you, and, OF course, You'll
take him. Why notf You can't be
otherwise than woman. And you
must marry. And this man is a gentle.
man, aud will be peer. There is
nothing on earth against him, except !
that be does not set the Thames on hre. |
Louis Intends to set the Thames on tire
some day, and see what comes of it,
"All the same, ! shall not marry Mr.
GlascOck. 4 woman can die at any
rate" said Nora.
"No, she can't. 4 woman must be de-
cent; and to die of want is very indie
cent. She can't die, and she musn't be
in want, aud she oughtn't TO be Il burden.
/ suppose it was thought necessary that
every man should have two to choose
from; and therefore there are so many
more of us than the world wants. won
DER whether you'd mind taking that
down stairs to his tablet | dent like
TO send 1t by the servant: and don't
want to gomyself"
Then Nora had taken the letter down.
and left 1T where Louis Trevclyan would
be sure to find it.
He did find it, and was sorelv disop.
pointed when he perceived that i: con.
tanned no werd from his wifo to him.
self. He opened Colonel Osborne's
note, and read it, and became as he did
so, almost more angry than before. Who
was this man that he should dare to ad-
dress another mans wife as Dear Emf
ly 7" At the moment ne remembered
well enough that he had heard the man
so call his wife, that it had been done
openly in his presence, and had not Civ
en- him n thouoht. But Lady Rowley