The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-20
HE KNEW HE WAsRIGHT.
."a BY ANTHONY TRoII.oPE.
[COntino'ed. / I
CHAPTER KEW
a REAL CHRISTIAN.

.ar...r IL may be- doubted whether any old
LADY since't re world began over" did @
more thoroughly Christian apd friendly
act than this which was now being done
by Lady MilbOrough. 1t was the. end
of July, and she ,whould ALREADY have
been down in Dorestshird, but for her
90 devotion to this COED deed. Eor, ~.
truth, what she was doing W hs not ae-
easioned by any express love for Nora
Rowley. Nora Rowley was all very
well, but Nora Rowley TOWARD her had
90" been fippant, impatient, and. indeed,
- nat always- civil as yOung lady
should, be to the elderly friends of her
married sister. But to Lady Mifbor-
b.. .., onyb it had seemed to be quite terrible
that o young girl should he left alone in
.n"t the world without anybody TO take care
OF her. Young ladies, according to her
49,. views,of life, were fragile plants that
wanted much nursing before they could
''''..'' be allowed to be planted out in the
.,,, gardens Of the world as married .wo-,
49,. men. When she heard from Lady Row
..ii ley that Nora was engaged to marry.
Hugh Stanbury-"You know all about
Lord Psterborogh, Lady Milborough;
D.. but tits no use going hack to that now
ISL Aud Mr. Stanbury has behaved so
10 exceedinglyweH in regard 81 poor Lopis''
when Lady Milborough heard; this,
and heard also that Nora was talking OF
-, going to live By herself n7lodgihgs:--
she swore to herself, like gpodly Chris.
tisn woman, rs she was, that such a
thing mustnet be- Ecclestpn Square In
"d'.iJniy and August is not pleasant, unless
it be to an inhabitant who is interested
Geo. in the flag end of the Parliamentary
.... 90 session! Lady Milborough had no in
terest in politios-had not much inter
est even ,ip seeing the social season out
to its dregs. She ordinarily remained
in london till!the beginning OF middle
..'" of July, because the people with whom
= - she lived were in the ba6itIof doing so;
T6ut as soon as ever she had fixed tue
date Of her departure, that day to her
was day of release, On this occasion
...,,.r the day had been H4ed-ahd II. was IN.
a.s. fixed, and changed, aud postponed, be-
------canse it was manifest to Lady Mnbor-
su sngb thatsshs conh do good by remain.
ing for another fortnight. When, she
made the offer, she sand ndthing of her
preyions arrangements: lady Rewley
let her come to me. As Soon az her
friend Lady Peterborough is at Monk
hatns, she can go there" -, .
Thus it was that Nora found Aarself
established n Hceleston 81 ilxs.-.As.shsL
9, took her place in Lady' Mkborough's
- drawing room, she temembs red weil n
certaip day, now two years Ago, when
she had first heard of the& ories of
Mopkbams in that very bod e.N Lady
., Millborough, as good -nathrA then as
she wss now, had brought Nh Glascoek
and Nora together, simply hscause sbe
had heard that the gentlen % admired
the young lady. Nora, IN hd5 pSIde, bad
resented this rs interferenc%- mad felt
that the thing. had been done, and,
though she had valued the dmirauSf
of the man, had ridiculed TIC actl0Q e
the woman. AS she thodght <NSSw,
81 she was softened by gratitude. N8enad
not on that occasion been suited w>fh .
husband, but she had gained a frienf.
'' "My DEAR said Lady Milbprough, as if
her request Nora took off her hat, Il am
afraM'thst tie parties ale mostly over
that is, those 60 To; bus we will drive
.-s.. ont every day, and the TIME won't be SO
...,. vssS long ',',.
boron2h; but l cannot but know how
terribly am putting YOU out"
.-'"r.'r al sm never put out, Miss Rswiey .,
said the old lady, las long rs lam made
to think that what do is taken in good
part 80 .-.s.
--..- r.-s .Indeed, Indeed, it shall be taxed in
good part, said Nora--"indeed, it shall. :"
And, she s@ore q solemn vow of friend
..I. shipfor the dear old woman.
Then there came letters and kilograms
..,t-. from Chambe berry. Djoni and Paris, and
...'i,n the joint expedition in search OF the
cottage W as made to Tw ickenham! III
*as &tohfshfng how enthusiastic aud
how loving the elder and the younger
lady were together before the lpsrss
a.. al. FROM Italy had arrived in England
- Nora had explained everything about
5erselO1boy impossible it had been fol
her not to love Hugh Sianbury; how
essential it had been for her happiness
and self-estem that she should refuse
'~-'-1 Mr.. Glascock; how terrible had been
Tue Tragedy OF her sisters marriage