The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-03
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT,
By ANTHONY TRoLLOPE.
Continued.
CHAPTER LII.
Mr.. CLUBHOUSE COMPLAINS THAT 1T
HARD.

Mr.. CLUBHOUSE COMPLAINS THAT IT'S
HARD.
Life had gone on during the winter
at st. lDiddulph's parsonage in dull,
weary, painful manner. There mad
come letter in November from IreVel-
van to his wife, saying that as he could
trust neither her nor her uncle with the
custody Of his child, he should send a
person armed with due legal authority
addressed to Mr.. Clubhouse, for the re-
cOvery of the boy, and desiring that lit
tie Louis might he at once surrendered
the messenger. Then, of course, there
had arisen great trouble in the house.
Both Mrs. Trevelyan and Nora ROwley
had learned by this time that, as re-
garded the master of the house, they
we're not welcome guests at st. Did
dulph's. When the threat was shown
to Mr.. Clubhouse, he did not say, word
TO indicate that the child should be
given up. He muttered something, in
deed, about impotent nonsense, which
seemed TO imply that the threat could
be Of 10 avail; but there was none OF
that reinsurance to be obtained from
him which a positive promise on his
part to hold the BARN against all Corners
would have given. Mrs. Clubhouse told
her niece more than once that the child
would be given to no messenger what
ever; but even she did not give the as
surance with that energy which the
mother would have liked. "They shall
drag him away from me by force If they
4. $aLo hir., - soid Tho u,o LOT, gnashing
her teeth. o, if her father would but
come For some weeks she did not let
the boy out of her sight; but when no
messenger bad presented himself by
Chritmas-time, they all began to believe
ing,-shat it had been part of the raw
ings of mailman.
But the threat had meant something.
Early on one morning in January, Mr..
Clubhouse was told that a person in the
hall wanted to see him, and Mrs. Ire
velyan, who was sitting at breakfast,
the child being at the moment up stairs,
started from her seat. The maid de-
scribed the man as beiBg "all as one as
gentleman" though she would not 90
so far as to say that he was gentleman
in fact. Mr.. Clubhouse slowly rose from
his breakfast, went out to the man in
the passage, and babe him follow into
the little closet that was new used as
study. 1t is needless perhaps to say
that the man was BOzzln.
Il dare say, Mr.. Houthouse, you don't
know me,n said Bozzle. Mr. Clubhouse,
disdaining all complimentary language,
said that he certainly did not. my
name, Mr.. HouthOuse, is Samuel Boz
Kle, and. l live at No. 5 Stony Walk,
Union Street, Borough. l was in the
Force once, but l work on my on 'ook
noww
"That do you want with with ME,
Mr.. Bozzlef"
at isn't 80 much with you, sir, as it
is with lady as is under your protec-
ton; and it isn't so much with the lady
as it is with her infant"
"Then you may go away, Mr.. Bozzle,"
said Mr.. Clubhouse, impatiently. "You
may as we'll go away at once"
Twill you please read them few lines,
sir" said Mr.. Bozzle. "They Is in Mr..
Trewilyan's hand. writing, which will
no doubt be familiar characters
leastways to Mrs. T., if you don't know
the gents fist" Mr.. Clubhouse, after
looking at the paper for minute, and
considering deeply what in this emer-
gency he had better do, did take the
paper and read it. The words ran as
follows: 81 hereby give full authority
TO Mr.. Samuel Bozzle, of >, Stony Walk,
Union Street, Borough, to claim and to
enforce possession of the body of my
child, Louis Trevelyan; and l require
that any person whatsoever who may
now have the custody of the said child,
whether 1t be my wife or any of her
friends, shall at once deliver him up to
Mr.. Bozzle on the production Of this
authority. Louis Trevelyau." 1t NAV
be explained that before this document
had been written there had been much
correspondence on tue subject between
Bozzle and his employer. To give the
ex-policeman his due, he had not at first
wished 20 meddle in the matter of the
child. He had wife at home who eX-
pressed an opinion with much vigor
that the boy should be left with its
mother, aud that be, Bozzle, should he
succeed in getting hold of the child,
would not know what to do with It,.
BOZzlo knew, moreover, that ii was his
business to find out facts, and not to
perform actions. But his employer had
become very urgent with him. Mr..
Bideswhile had positively refused to
move in the matter; and Trevelyau, mad
as he was, had felt a disinclination TO
threw his affairs into the hands of a GER
tain Mr.. Skint, of Stamford Street,
whom Bozzle had recommended to hiB
as lawyer. Trevelyau had limited,
moreover, that, IL Bozz,c would make
the application IN person, that applica-
ton, II not oooyed, would act with use
tulness as preliminary step tor further
personal measures TO be taken by him
self. He intended to return to England
for the purpose, bat he desired that If a
order for the chlld's rendition sbonId ba
made at once. Therefore Bozzle had
come. He was an earnest man. and had
now worked himself up TO certain de.
gree of energy in the matter. He was a
man loving power, aud specially anxious
TO enforce obedience from those with
whom he came in contact by the produc.
ton of the laws mysterious authority.
In his heart he was ever tapping people
on the shoulder, and telling them that
tIey We're wanted. Thus, when he dis.
PaSeS MS document to Mr.. Clubhouse.
naa taught himself at least TO desire
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