The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-26
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
By ANTHONY TROLLoPE.
CoRtinWed.l
CHAPTER XXIIL
COLONEL OSBORNE AND MR.. BOzZLE RE-
TURN Te LONDON.

COLONEL OSBORNE AND MIR. BOZZLE RE-
TURN Tel LONDON.
Hngb Stanbury went down to Exeter
ou the Saturday, by the early express
To Exeter, on his road to Lessboro'. lie
took his ticket through to Lessboro',
not purpoIting to stay at Exeter; but,
from the exigencies of the various
trains, it was necessary that he should
remain for half an hour at the Exeter
station. This took place on the Satur-
day. and Colonel Osbornes visit to the
Clock House had been made on the Fri
dav. III. had returDed to Lessboro',
had slept again at Mrs. Clegg's house,
and he returned to London on the Sat-
urdav. 1t so happened that he also was
obliged to spend half an hour at the Ex-
eter station, and that his halt hour and
Hugh Stanbury's half honr were one
and the same They met, therefore, as
O matter of course, upon the platform.
Stanbury was the first to see the other,
and he found that he must determine on
the spur of the moment what he would
do. He had received no direct commits
sion from Trevelyan as to his meeting
with Colonel Osborne. Trevelyan had
declared that, as to the matter of quar-
relling he meant to retain the privilege
of doing that for himself; but Stanbury
had quite understood that this was only
the vague expression of an angry man.
The Colonel had taken glass of sherry,
and had lighted a cigar, and was quite
comfortable,-hav thrown aside, for
a time, that consciousness of the fulfill |
~ of his journey which had perpleXed
him,-when Stanbury accosted him.
What! Mr.. Stanbury,-how do you
doi Fine day, isn't it Are you going
up or down"
"I'm geing to see my own people at
Nuncombe Putney, n village beyond
Lessboro'," said Hugh.
"Ab,-indeed."
Colonel Osborne Of coarse perceived
at once that, az this man was going to
the house at v hich he had just been Wis
itinE, il would be better that he should
himself explain what he had done. If
he were to allow this mention of Nun
cOmbe Putney tn pass without saying
that he himself had been there, he
would be convicted of at least some pur-
pose of secrecy in what he had been do.
ing.
VERY strange" said be. Il was at
urcombe Putaey myself yesterday.
II know yOu were" said Staubury.
"And how did you know it = There
bad been tone of anger in Stanbury's
voice which Colonel Osborne had ut
once appreciated, and which made him
assume similar tone. AS they spoke
there WAS man standing in a corner
close by the book stall, with his eye
upon them, and that man was BOzzle
the policeman who was doing his
duty with sedulous activity by seeing
the Colonel back to London. Now Boz |
zle did not know Hugh Stanbury, aud |
was little angry with himself that he
should be so ignorant. II is the pride
of a detective eX-pOliceman to know
everybody that comes in his way.
"Well, | had been so Informed. Ny
friend Trevelyan knew that you were
Thereon that you We're going there"
81 dent care who knew that was go
ing there" said the Colonel.
al won't pretend 10 understand how
that may be, Colonel Osborne; but !
think You must be aware, after what
took place in CurZOu Street, that it
would have been better that you should !,
not have attempted to see Mrs. Trevel-
yam. Whetheryou have seen her do not
know"
What business is it q! yours, Mr..
Stanbury, whether have seen that la
dy or not -
"Unhappily for me, her husband has
made it my business"
every unhappiy for you. l should
say"
"And the lady is staying at my moth
,r's house."
~ presune the lady is not Il prisoner
n your mothers house, and that your
mothers hospitality is not 50 restricted
but that her guest may see an old
friend under her roof" This, Colonel
Osborne said with an amused look ofal
most righteous indignation, which was
not al all lost upon Bezzle. They had
returned back towards the book-stall,
and Bozzle, with his eyes fixed on copy .
Of the ID. Il. which he had iusJ bought. .
was straining his ears to the ntmosf To q
catch what was being said.
"You best know whether Won bove 4
seen her or not" i
IL have seen her
"Then Ishall take leave to tell Won
Colonel Osborne, that you have acted in
a most unfriendly way, and have done c
that which must tend to keep an affec.
tionate husband apart from his wife, 1
"Sir, don't at all understand this
kind of thing addressed to me. The
father of the lady you ale speaking of
has been my most intimate friend for |
thirty years." After all, the Colonel
was a mean man when he could take
pride in his youth, and defend himself
On the score of his age, in one ard the
same proceeding