The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-13

written. And he has not witten-be-
cause l told him not. Therefore, moth
ing is settled. But it is not fair to
throw it in my teeth that nothing is set
tied"
:, "1 have thrown nothing in your teeth,
Nora"
Papa talks sneeringly about chairs
and tables. Of course, l know what he
is thinking Of As cannot 60 with him
to the Mandarins, I think ought to DO
allowed to lsok after the chairs ana
tables
what do You mean, my dear u
Chat Won should abselve me from
my promise, and let me write 10 Mr.
Stanbury. l do not want to be lei'
without a home
"You cannot wish to write to gen
tleman and ask him to marry you j." ;,
"Why mott We are engaged. lshail
not ask him to marry me-thas Is al
ready settled; but shall ask him to
make arrangements"
"Your papa will be very angry II you
break your word to him."
81 will write, and show you the letter.
Papa may see it, and If he will not let II
90. it shall not 60. He shall not say
that broke my word. But, mamma, l
will not 20 out to the Islands. should
never get back again, and l should be
broken. hearted" Lady Rowley had
nothing to say to this; and Nora went
and wrote her letter. Dear Hugh,"
the letter ran, Papa and mamma leave
Epgla I'd on the last Saturday in July. l
have told mamma that i cannot return
wirh them. OF course, you know why
I stay. Mr.. Glascock is to be married
the day after tomorrow, and they have
ask ed me 10 go with them to Monk
hams some time in August. / think l
shall do so, unless Emily wants me to
with her. Az any rate, shall try
TO BIZ with her till l go there. You will
understand why 1 tell you all this.
Papa and mamma know that am writ
ing. Ii is only a business letter, and,
therefore, shall say no more, except
that am ever aud always yours-Nora."
There" she said, handing the letter to
her mother, 81 think that that ought to
be sent. If papa chooses to prevent its
going, he can"
Lady Rowley, when she handed the
letter to her husband, recommended that
it should be allowed to 60 TO it's destina-
tion. She admitted that, if they sent it,
they would thereby signify their con-
sent to her eDgagement-and she alleg-
ed that Nora was so strong in her will,
and that the circumstances of their
journey out to the Atipodes were so
peculiar, thatit was of no avail for them
a"y longer to oppose the match. They
could not force their daughter to 60
with them. "But | can cast her off
from mt, if she be disobedient," said Sir
Lady Rowley, however,
had no desire that her daughter should
be cast off, and was aware that Sir Mar
maduke, when it came to the point of
casting off, would be as little inclined to
be stern as she was herself. Sir Marina
luke, still hoping that tirmness would
larry the day, and believing that it be-
looved him to maiutain his parental
ended the discussion by keep
ng possession of the letter, and saying
hat be would take time to consider the
natter. "What security have we that
le will ever marry her, if she does stay3"
le asked the next morning. Lady Row
ely had no doubt on this score, and pro-
ested that her opposition to Hugh
,tanbury arose simply from his want of
income. IL should never be justified"
aid Sir Marmaduke, elf l were to GO
md leave my girl as it were in the hands
If penny.a-liner." The letter, in the
end, was not sent; and Nora and her
ather hardly.spoke to each other as they
made their journey back to Florence to
Jether.
Emily Trevelyan, before the arrival
IF that letter from her husband deter
mined that she would not leave Italy.
Ii had been her purpose to remain some
where in the neighborhood of her hus
band and child; and to overcome her
iifliculties-or be overcome by them, as
might direct. Now her
plans were again CHANCELLOR, rather,
she was now without plan. She could
form no plan till she should again see
Mr.. GlascOck. Should her child be res
sored to her, would it not be her duty
70 remain near her husband All this
made Nora's line of conduct the more
liiicult to her. 1t was nowledged
hat she could not remain in Italy. Mrs.
rrevelyan's position would be most en-
but as all her efforts were to
Dc used toward reconciliation with
Ter husband, and as his state utterly
,recluded the idea of mixed house
lold-of any such family arrangement
IS that which had existed in Curzen
,treet-Nora could not remain with her.
Irs. Trevelyan herself had declared
hat she would not wish it. And, in that
.ase, where was Nora to bestow herself
when Sir Marmaduke and Lady Rowley
lad sailedf Caroline offered to curtail
hose honeymoon weeks in Switzerland,
but 1t was impossible to listen to an
offer so magnanimous and so unreason
able. Nora had dim romantic idea Of
sharing Priscilla's bedroom in that
small cottage near Nuncombe Putuey,
Of which she had heard, and of there
learning lessons in strict economy-but
of this she said nothing. The short
Journey from the Baths of Lucca to
Florence was not pleasant one, and
the Rowley family were much disturbed
as they looked into the future. Lodg.
iDgs had now been taken for them, and
there was the great additional doubt
whether Mrs. Trevelyan would find her
child there on her arrival.
The Spaidings went one way from the
Florence station, and the Rowleys an
other. The American Minister had re.
turned to the city some days previously
drawn there nominally by pleas of
business, but, in truth, by the necessi
ties of the wedding breakfast-and he
met them at the station. Has Mr..
Iiascock came back |" Nora was the
first to ask. Yes-he had come. He
had been in the city since two o'clock,
and had been up at the American Minis
ter's house for half minute. "And has
be brought the child ~ asked Caroline,
relieved Of doubt on her own account.
Mr.. Spalding did not know-indeed, he
had not interested himself quite so in
tently about Mrs. Trevelyan's little boy,
As had all those who had just returned
from the Baths. Mr.. Glascock had said
nothing to him about the child, and he
had not quite understood why such n
man should have made a journey to
Siena, leaving his sweetheart behind
BIN, inst on the ave Of his MARRIAGE