The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-19

don. "Almost more than that, / should
have thought" said Miss Spalding, "if
one might judge By his manner of speak
ing of you.n
aHe is little given to be enthusiast
tic" said Nora, laughing.
"The least so of all mankind, should
have said. You must know he is very
intimate in this house. 1t began in this
way: Olivia and l were travelling to.
gether, and there was,-a difficulty, as
We say in our country when three or
four gentlemen shoot each other. Then
there came up Mr.. Glascock and an
other gentleman. By the by the other
gentleman was your brother-in-law."
"Poor Mr.. Trevelyanw
HE is very i'll; is he not 7"
1"We think so. My sister is with us,you
know. That is to say, she is at siena TO-
day" :, :. 60
sad. Mr.. Glascock knows him. AS l
said, they were travelling togetner'
when Mr.. Glascock came to our assis.-
ance. Since that, we have seen MIN
very frequently. / don't think ne IS
enthusiastic eScept when he talks Oh
81 81 ought to be very proud" said
Nora. c,,.
az think you ought,-as Mr.. Glascock
10 a man whose good opinion is certainly
worth having. Here he is. Mr.. Glas-
cock. ! hope your ears are tingling.
They ought to do so, because We are
saying all manner of fine things about
you."
81 could not be we'll spoken of by two,
ON whose good word should set higher
value" said he.
"And whose do you value the most !"
said Caroline.
al must first know whose eulogium
will run the highest" w ~,
Then Nora answered him. "Mr. Glas'
cock, other people may praise you Loud
er than can do, but no one Will ever
do so with more sincerity" There
was a pretty earnestness about her as
she spoke, which Lady Rowley ought
to have heard. Mr.. Glascock bowed,
and Miss Spalding smiled, and Nora
blushed.
"If you are not overwhelmed now"
said Miss Spalding, "you must be SO used
to flattery that it has no longer any
effect upon you. You must be like a
to whom wine is as water, and
who thinks that brandy is not strong
enough"
81 think had better go away" said
Mr.. Glascock, "for fear the brandy should
be watered by degrees" And so he left
them.
Nora had become quite aware, without
much piocess of thinking about it, that
her former lover and that American
young lady were very intimate with
each other. The tone of the converse
ton had shown that it was so; and,
then, how had it come to pass that Mr..
Glascock had spoken to this American
girl about her,-Nora Rowleyf 1t was
evident that he had spoken of her with
and had done so in a manner to
impress his nearer. For a minute or
two they !sat together in silence after
Mr.. Glascock had left them, but neither
of them stirred. Then Caroline Spalding
turned suddenly upon Nora, and took
her by the hand. ~ must tell You some
thing" shid she, "only it must be
secret for a while"
81 will not repeat it,"
THANK you, dear. | am engaged to
hinI,-as his wife. He asked me this
very afternoon, and nobody knows it
put mamma. When had accepted him,
le told me all the story about you. He
lad very often spoken of you before, and
had guessed how it must have been.
He wears his heart SO open for those
whom he loves, that there is nothing
concealed. He had seen you just before
ne came to ME. But perhaps l am wrong
10 tell you that now. He ought to have
been thinking of you again at such
time."
II did not want him to think of me
again"
"Of course, You did not. Of course,
l am joking. You might have been
his wife if you wished it. He has tod
me all that. And he especially wants US
to be friends. Is there anything to pre-
vent iti'
"On my parti o dear, no;-except
that you will be such grand folk, and we
shall be so poor"
ave :" said Caroline, laughing. 81 am
so glad that there is we"
To be Continued.