The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-19
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
CHAPTER XXI.
Continued

lie Dldu VI JuC A@N GA
been arranged. Mrs. Trevelyan and No
"a together received Colonel Osborne in
the drawing room. 1t was understood
that Nora was to remain there during
the whole visit. at is horrible to
think that such precaution is neces-
sary," Mrs. Trevelyan had said, "but
perhaps it may be best. There is no
knowing what the malice ofpeeple may
not invent"
"My dear girls" said the Colonel, 81
am delighted to see you," and he gave
hand to each. III
eve are not very cheerful here" said
Mrs. Treyelyan, "as You may imagine"
'But the scenery is beautiful" said
Nora; "and the people we are living
with are kind and nice"
~ am very glad of that" said the
Colonel. Then there was pause, and
il seemed for moment or two, that
none of them knew how to begin gen.
e1al conversation. Colonel Osborne was
quite sure by this time, that he had
come down to Devonshire with the ex-
press object of seeing the door of the
church at COckchaffington, and Mrs.
Trevelyan was beginning to think that
he certainly had not come to see her.
"Have you heard from your father since
Won have been here - asked the Colo
mel.
Then there was an explanation about
Sir Marmaduke and Lady ROwley. Mr..
Trevelyan's name was not mentioned;
but Mrs. Trevelyan stated that she had
explained to her mother all the painful
circumstances of her present life. Sir
Marmaduke, as Colonel Osborne was
aware, was expected to be in England |
in the spring, and Lady ROwley would,
of course, come with him. Nora thought
that they might probably come before
that time; but Mrs. Trevelyan declared
that it was out of the question that
they should do so. She was sure that
her father could not leave the islands
except when he did so in obedience to
official orders. The expense of doing so
wonld be ruinous to him. And what |
good would he dot In this way there |
was a great deal of family conversation,
in which Osborne was able to take a
part; but not n word was said about Mr..
Trevelyan.
Nor did the Colonel find an opportu- |
nifty of expressing spark of that sentl-
ment for the purpose OF expressing
which he had made this journey to Dew
in the presence of third person, even
when that love is all fair and above
board; but it is quite impracticable TO
do so to a married lady, when that mar
ried lady's sister is present. No more fu-
tile visit than this of Colonel Osborne's
to the Clock House was ever 'made. And
yet, though not a word was spoken to
which Mr.. Trevelyan himself could have
IL ha al fvht aWnantinn tha N-iGtt
futile as it was, could not but do an
enormous deal of harm.
Mrs. Crockett had already guessed that
the fine gentleman down from London
was the lover of the married lady at the
Clock House, who was SCI arated from
her husband. The wooden legged post.
man and the hostler were not long in
connecting the man among the tomb
stones with the visitor to the house.
Trevelyan, as We are aware, already
knew that Colonel Osborne was in the
neighborhood, And poor Priscilla Stan
bury was now exposed to the terrible
necessity of owning the truth to her
aunt. The Colonel, when he had sat |
an hour with his young friends, took
his leave; and, as he walked lack to
Mrs. Crocket's, aud ordered that his fly
mlRub Ut SOb IoHuN lOl Hllu, MS Hhlhu
was heavy with the diSagreeable feel
ing that he had made an ass of himself.
The whole affair had been a failure; and
though he might be able t. pass off the
porch at CockchaffingtOu amoLg his
friends, he could not but be aware him
self that he had spent his time. his
trouble, and his money for nothing. He
became aware, rs he returned TO Less
boro', that, had he intended to make
any pleasant use whatever of his posi-
tion in reference to Mrs. Treyelyan, the
tone of his letter and his whole mode of
proceeding should have been less patri.
archal. And he should have contrived
meeting without the presence of Nora
Rowley.
As soon as be had left them, Mrs. IRE
velyan went to her own room, and Nora
at once rejoined Priscilla.
"ls he gone !" asked Priscilla.
80 yes;-he has gone"
wv hat would | have given that be
had never COME"
And get" said Nora, "what harm
has he done ? l wish he had not come. |
because, of course, people will talk, But
nothing was more natural than that h., !
should come over to see us when he was
so near u.s."
"Nsraw
"What do you mean r.
"You don't believe all thatl In the
ueighborhood! | believe he came ON
purpose to see your sister, aud | think /,
that it was dastardly aud most uuseu
tlemanly thing to do"
IL am quite sure you are wrong, then,
altogether wrong" said Nora.
"very well. We must have our own
opinions. am glad you can be so char
liable. But he should not have come
hereto this house,-even though i'm
perativc business had broHght him into
the village. But men, IN their vaui
ty, never think of the injury they may