The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-12
HE KNEW he WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TRoLLoPE.
CHAPTER LXIII.
Continued

good" said Hugh. Indeed, l do not
know why he should keep the place a
secret. suppose he has legal right
to the boy" He promised, however,
that he would do his best to ascertain
where the child was kept, and where
Treyelyan resided, and then-having
been nearly an hour at the house-he
was forced to get up and take his leave:
He had said not word to any one oil
the business that had brought him there.
He had not even whispered an assurance
of his affection to Nora. Till the two
elder ladies had oomein, and the subject
of the taking of the boy had been
mooted, he had sat there perfect
stranger. He thought that it was man
fest enough that Nora had told her
secret to no one. 1t seemed to him that
Mrs. Trevelyan must have forgotten 1t,
that Nora herself must have forgotten
it, if such forgetting could be possible!
He got up however, and took his leave,
and was cOmforted in some slight degree
By seeing that there was tear IN Nora
eye.
"Who is he'" demanded Sir Marina
duke, as soon as the door was closed.
"He is young man who was an init
mate friend of Louis's," answered Mrs.
Trevelyan; "but he ia so no longer, be-
cause he sees how infatuated Louis has
been.
and why does he come here y
eve know him very vol )" continued
Mrs. Trevelyaa. at was he that ar
ranged our Journey down to Devonshire.
He was very kind about it, and so were
ais haUA
reason to be grateful to Mr.. Stanbury.'
This was all very well, but Nora never
theless felt that the interview had been
anything but successful.
HAS he any profession I" asked Sir
Rowley.
ale writes for the press" said Mrs.
Trevelyan.
What do you mean,-books ~
mo, for q newspaper"
"For penny newspaper" said Nora,
boldly,-"for the Daily Record"
"Then hope he won't come here any
more" said Sir Marmaduke. Nora
paused moment, striving to find words
for some speech which might be true to
her love and yet not unseemly,-but
finding no such words ready, she got up
from her seat and walked out of the
room. what is the meaning Of it all 7"
asked Sir Marmaduke. There was
silence for while, and then he repeated
his question in another form. "1s there
any reason for his coming here,-about
Norai"
81 think he is attached to Nora" said
Mrs. Trevelyan.
"My dear" said Lady Rowley, "per-
hama wa had hettar mot snaaI ahout II
Just now"
81 suppose he has not penny in the
world" said Sir Marmaduke.
"He has what he earns" said Mrs,
Trevelyau.
"If Nora understands her duty, she
will lever let me hear his name again,
said Sir Marmaduke. Then there was
rctk.ng more said, and as soon as they
could escape, both Lady Rowley and
Mrs. Trevelyan left the room.
81 should have told you everything,
said Nora to her mother that night. II
had no intention to keep anything a
secret from you. Bat we have all been
80 unhappy about Louey that we have
had no heart to talk of anything else. :"
~ understand all that, my darling"
"And had meant that you should
tell papa, for supposed that he would
come. And meant that he should 60
to papa himself. He intendedthat him
seli,-,only, to.day,-as things turned
out"
Just so, dearest; but it does not seem
that he has got any income 1t weuld
be very rash ,-wouldn't it'll"
people must be rash sometimes
Everybody can't have an income with.
out earning it. l suppose people in
professions do marry without having for.
tunes"
"When they have settled professions
Nora"
"And why is not his settled profes
sionf l believe he receives quite a
much at seven-and-twenty as Uncl
Oliphant does at sixty"
But your Uncle ELEPHANTS income
permanent"
Lawyers don't have permanent in
comes, or doctors,-or merchants"
"But those professions are regular ant
sure. They don't marry, without for
tunes, till they have made their income
sure"
"Mr. Stanbury's income is sure.
don't know why it shouldn't be sure