The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-18
HE KNEW HE WASRIGHT
BY ANTHONY TRoLLORE.
Continued
CHAPTER XCIV.
A REAL CHRISTIAN.

In the meantime the Rowleys were
gone. On the Monday after the depar-
ture of Stanbury for Italy, Lady Row
lev had begun to look the difficulty
about Nora in the face, and to feel that
she must do something toward provid-
ing the poor girl with a temporary home.
Everybody had now agreed that she
was to marry Hugh Stanbury as soon as
Hugh Stanbury could be ready, and 1T
was not to be thought of that she should
be left out in the world as one in dis |
grace or under cloud. But what was
to be done Sir Marmaduke was quite
incapable of suggesting anything. He
would make her an allowance, and leave
her small sum of ready money; but as
to residence, he could only suggest
again and again that she should be sent
to Mrs. Clubhouse. Now Lady Rowley
was herselfnot very fond of Mrs. Out
house, and she was aware that Nora
herself was almost as ayerse to ST. DID
dulph's as she was to the Mandarlns.
Nora already knew that she mad the
game in her own hands. Once when IN
her presence her father suggested the
near relationship and prudent character
and intense responsibility of Mrs. Out
house, Nora, who was sitting behind Sir
Marmaduke shook her head at her moth
or, and Lady Rowley knew that Nora
would not go to st. Diddulph's. This
was the last occasion on which that
proposition was discussed.
Throughout all the Treyelyan troubles
Lady Milborough had continued to
show friendly anxiety on behalf OF
Emily Trevelyan. She had called once
or twice on Lady Rowley, and Lady
Rowley had of course returned the visits
She had been forward in expressing her
belief that in truth the wife had been
but little if at all to blame, and won
her way with Lady Rowley, though she
had never been a favorite with either of
Lady Rowley's daughters. Now, in her
difficulty, Lady Rowley went to Lady
Milborough, and returned with an invi-
tatiOn that Nora should come to Eccles-
ton Square, either till such time as she
might think At to go to Monkhams, or
F.. till Mrs. Trevelyan should have return
cd, and should be DESTROYS of having her
sister with her. When Nora first heard
of this, she almost screamed with sur
prise, and, if the truth must be told with
disappointment also.
"She never liked me, mamma"
"Then she is so much more gSod-na-
tured."
''But don't want to 60 to her merely
because she is good-natured enough to
receive person she dislikes. l know
she is very good. / know she would
sacrifice herself for anything she
thought right. But, mamma, she issuch
bOreW
nnt \ oJ,, pnuIav would ,nt ha 30 III al
down, even by Nora, in this fashion.
Nora was somewhat touched with an
idea that it would be fine independent
thing to live alone, if it were only for a
week or two, Just because other young
ladies never lived alone. Perhaps there
was some half-formed notion in her
mind that permission to do so was part
OF the reward due to her for having re-
fused to marry o lord. Stanbury was
In some respects Bohemian, and it
would become her, she thought, to have
little practice herself in the Bohemian
line. She had, indeed, declined a Bohe-
misn marriage, feeling strongly averse
TO encounter the loud displeasure of her
father and mother; but as lsng as every
thing was quite proper, as long as there
should be no running away, or subiec-
biOu Va hCk w SCdHuai, she C0nSlH-
cred that little Independence would he
useful and agreeable. She had looked
forward to sitting up at night alone by
q single tallow candle, to stretching a
beefsteak so as to last her for two DAYS
dinners, and perhaps to making her own
bed. Now, there would not be the
alightest touch of romance in visit to
Lady Milborough's house in Eccleston
Square, at the end of July. Lady Row
ley, however, was of different opinion,
and spoke her mind plainly. Mora my
dear, dent be fool. A young lady like
you can't go and live in lodgings by her
self. All manner of things would be
SAID. And this is such a very kind offer !!
You must accept it-for Hugh's sake.
nave already said that you would accept
But she will be going out of town.
she will stay till you can 90 to
Mohkhams-if Emily is not back before
tnen. She knows all about Emily,s
snars; and if she does come hack
winch doubt, poor thiur-Ladv Mil
borough and You will be able To indgs
whether you should 90 to herr So II
was settled, and Nora's Bohemian 80
in tho air fell into skaters, '"''''
The few remaining DAYS beforo .h,
departure to Southampton passed ouict.
ly, but yet sadly. Sir Marmaduke bad
come to England expecting pleasure
and with that underlined idea which men
so employed always have on their return
home that something will turn up which
will make Thorn going back to that same
Punishment unnecessary. What Gov
srnor of Hong Kong, what Minister to
Bogota, what General of the Forces at
the Gold Coast, ever left the scene of his
othclal or military labors without a hope,
winch was almost an expectation, that