The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-12
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TRoLLoPE.
lCOntinaed.
CHAPTER LXXIN.
THE LIONEss AROUSED.

Brooke Burgess had been to Exeter,
and had gone,-for he only remained
there one night,-and everything was
apparently settled. 1t was not exactly
told through Exeter that Miss Stan
bury's heir was To be allowed to marry
Miss Stanbury's niece; bat Martha knew
il. and Giles Hick6ody guessed it, and
Dorothy was allowed to ten her mother
and sister, aud Brooke himself, in his
own careless way, had mentioned the
matter to his Uncle Barty. As Miss
Stanbury had also told the secret In
confidence 10 Mrs. MacHugh, it cannot
be sai6 that it was altogether well kept.
Four days after Brooke's departure the
news reached tie Trenches at Heavi-
tree. 1t was whispered TO Camilla by
one of the shopmen with whom she
was still arranging her marriage trous
seau, and was repeated by her TO her
mother and sister with some additions
which were not intended TO be good
natured. "He gets her aud the money
together as a bargain, of course" said
Camilla. ~ only hope the money won't
be found too dear"
perhaps he won't get it, after all"
said Arabella.
THAT would be cruel" replied Ca
milla. 81 don't think that even Miss
Stanbury is so false as that"
Things were going very badly at
Heayitree. There was war there, almost
everlastingly, though such little play
full conversations rs the above showed
that there might DC an occasional lull
in the battle. Mr.. Gibson was not do
ing his duty. That was clear enough.
Even Mrs. French, when she was APP
pealed to with almost frantic energy by
her younger daughter, cOuld not but ac-
knowledge that he was very reiniss as a
lover. And Camilla, i'll her fury, was
very impudent. That very frantic ener-
gy which induced her 10 appeal to her
mother was, in itself, proof OF her im-
pudence. She knew that she was fool
ish, but she could not control her passion.
Twice had she detected Arabella in re-
ceiving notes from Mr.. Gibson, which
she did not see, and of which it had been
intended that she should know nothing.
And once, when she spent night away
at Ottery St. Mary with frieud,-a
visit which was specially predatory to
marriage, and made in reference to
bridesmaids dresses, - Arakella had
believe-a secret meeting with Mr..
Gibson i'll some of the lanes which lead
down from Heavitree te the Topsham
road.
al happened to meet him, and spoke
two words to him." said Arabella.
"Would you have me cut him ?"
"Pll tell you what it is, Bella, If
there is any uuderhand game going on
that don't understand, all Exeter
shall be OH ire before you shall carry it
out"
BELLA made no answer 10 this, but
shrugged her shoulders. Camilla was
almost at loss TO guess what might be
the truth. Would not any sister, so ac-
cused on such an occasion, rebut the
accusation with awful wrath But
Arabella simply shrugged her shoulders
and went her way. Ii was now the lot1
of April, and there wanted but one
short fortnight to their marrige. Inc
man had not the courage to jilt her. She
felt sure that he had not heart enough
10 do deed of such audacity. And her
sister, too, was weak and coward, and
would lack the power to stand on her
legs and declare herself TO be the perpe'
traitor OF such villany. Her mother, as
she knew well, would always have pre-
ierred that her elder daughter should
be the bride; but her mother was not
the woman to have the hardihood, now,
in the eleventh hour. to favor such an
intrigue. Let her wish be what il mieht
she would not be strong enough to car.
ry through the accompaniment of II
They would all know that that tbrsa,
of hers of setting Exeter on fire wonId
be carried out after some fashion tina,
would not he inadequate 10 the occas
ion. A sister, a mother, promised lover
all false,-all so damuably, cruelty false
TWAS impossible. No history, no move
of most sensational interest, no wonder
full villany that had ever been wrough
into prose or poetry, would have bee
equal to this. 1t was impossible. Sh
told herself so a score of times day
And yet the circumstances were so tel
tribly suspicious Mr.. Gibson's attr
butte as a lover was simply disgracefu
TO him as man and a clergyman. II
was full OF excuses, which she knew I