The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-30
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
CHAPTER Ii.
Continued.

On the first night of Brooke's arrival
this question had been discussed be-
tween him and Dorothy. Dorothy had
declared herselfGnable to give advice. If
any message were given to her, she would
deliver il to her aunt; but she thought
that any thing said 30 her aunt on the
subject had better come from Brooke
himself "YOu evidently are the person
most important to her," Dorothy said,
"and she would listen to you when she
would not let any one else open her
mouth" Brooke said that he would
thiuk of it; and then Dorothy tripped
up TO relieve Martha, dreaming moth
ing at all of that other doubt 20 which
the important parsonage down stairs
was now subject. Dorothy was, in
truth, very fond Of the new friend she
had made; but it never occurred to her
thdt 10 might be- possible suitor to
her Her oil conception of herself
tina, she was beneath the notice of any
mau-had only been partly disturbed
by the absolute fact of Mr.. Gibsun's
courtsbip. She had now heard of his
engagement with Camilla French, and
saw in that complete proof that the
foolish man had been induced to offer
his hand 10 her by The promise of her
aunt's money. If there had been a mo-
ment of exaltatiOu,-G period in which
she had allowed herself to think that
she was, 90 other women, capable OF
making herself dear to man,-it had
been but moment Aud now she re-
ioicod greatly that she had not acceded
10 tue wishes Df one To whom it was so
manifest that she had not made herself
in the least dear.
On the second day OF his visit, Brooke
was summoned to Miss Stanbury's room
at n0Og. She was forbidden To talk,
and during great portion of the day
could hardly speak without an effort; |
but there would be half-hours now and |
again in which she would become
stronger than usual, at which time roth
ing that Martha and Dorothy could say |
would induce her to hold her tongue. |
When Brooke came to her on this occa-
sion, ho found her sitting up in bed with |
a great shawl round her; and he at once |
perceived she was much more like J
her own self than on the former day. |
She told him that she had been an old
fool for sending for him, that she had
nothing special to say to him, that she
had made no alteration in her will In
regard to him,-"eXcept that l have
done something for Dolly that will have
to come out of your pocket, Brooke"
Brooke declared that too much could
not be done for a person so good and
dear and excellent as Dorothy Stan
bury, let it come out of whose pocket it
might. "She is nothing to yOu, you
know said Miss Staubury.
"She is great deal to me-" said
Brooke.
What is she p asked Miss Staubury.
Ca friend, great friend"
"Well, yes. | hope it may be so.
But she won't have anything that |
haven't saved said Miss Stanbury.
There are two houses at st. ThOmas's;
but bought them myself, Brooke.
out of the income" Brooke could only
declare that as the whole property was
hers, to do what she liked with it as
though she had Inherited it from her
own father, no one could have any right
to ask questions as to when or how this
or that portion of the property had &C
cruod But don't think I'm going to
die yet, Brooke" she said. IF il is
Gods will, am ready. Not that l am
fit, Brooke. God forbid that l should
ever think that. But doubt whether
shall ever be filter. can go without
repIning, If he thinks best to take me.
Then he stood up by her bedside, with
his hand upon hers, and after some hest
tatlOn, asked her whether she would
wish t. see her nephew Hugh. NO."
said she, sharply. Brooke went on to
say how pleased Hugh would have been
to come 10 her. II don't think much of
death bed cancellations" said the
old woman, grimly. al loved hiIs dear
ly, but he didn't love me, and | don't
know what good we should do each
other" Brooke declared that Hugh did
love her; but he could not press the
matter, aud it was dropped.
On that evening at eight Dorothy
came Sowu to her tea. She had dlned
ut the same table with Brooke that at
ternoOn, but Sc want had been in the
room all the time, and nothing had
been said between them. As soon as
Brooke had got his tea, hc began to tell
the story ofhiS failure about Hugh. lie
was sorry, he said, that hs had spoken
on Tue subject, as IL had moved Miss
StahOuTy 10 an acTimouy which he had
not expected.
IS, S4s always declares that he never
loved her. said Dorothy. "She has told
me so twenty times"
mere are people Who fancy tbo+uo
body cares Tor them" said Brr,L.o
Indeed, there are, Air. Burgess: and
il is SO natural @S' anu
"Why uaturali"
Gust as it is natural Jhatths. q slo,,,s
be dogs and cats that are pettcd arG
loved and made much of, and Others that
have to crawl through life rs they can.
cuffed and kicked and starved"
"That depends on the accident of pos,
session" SAID Brooke.
$50 does the other. How many pep,
pie 5here are that don't seem TO be!or 9
to anybody,-aud If they do, they're nC
good to anybody. They're not cutfed tx
actly, OF starved; but
You mean that they don't get theil
l.. share of affection ~
They get perhaps as much as they
deserve, said Dorothy,