The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-01
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT,
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPF.
Continued.
CHAPTER XIV.

Nora hOWl6Y, "utu SUE NtuI W bSNi
after her walk to Niudon Park in com.
pany with Hugh Stanbury, was full OF
wrath against him. But she could not
own her anger to herself, nor could she
even confess to herself,-theugh she
was breaking her h9art,-that there
really existed for her the slightest cause
ot grief. But why had he been so stern
to herr Why had he gone out OF MS
way to be uncivil TO herr lie had
called her dainty" meaning to IMPLY
bv the epithet thatsEe was one OF the
butterflies of the day, caring for moth
ing but sunshine and an opportunity OF
tluttering her silly wings, She had nm
derstood well what he meant. or
course he was right to be cold TO her If
his heart was cold, bat he need not have
insulted her by his ill-concealed re-
bukes. Had he been kind 10 her, he
might have rebuked her as much as he
liked. She quite appreciated the de-
lightful intimacy of loving word of
counsel frem the man she loved, how
nice il is, as it were, TO play at mar
rage, and TO bear beforehand some of
the pleasant weight of gentle martial
authority. But there had been nothing
of that in his manner to her. He had
told her that she was dainty, aud had
80 told it her, as she thought, that she
might learn thereby, that, under no CIR
cumstances, would he have any other
tale to tell her. If hehad no other tale,
why had he not been sllent2 Did he
think that she was subject to his re-
buke merely because Ghe lived under
his mothers roof She wOu'd surely
show him that her residence ut the
Clock House gave him no such authori- !
~ over her. Then, amidst her wrath !.
and despair, she cried herself asleep.
While she was sobbing in bed, he was |
sitting. with a short black pipe stuck |
into his mouth, on the corrar of the
churchyard wall opposite. Before he
had left the house, he and Priscilla had |
spoken together for some minutes abont
Mrs. TTevelyan.
"Ofcourse she was wrong tn see him"
said Priscilla IL hesitate 10 wound her
by so saying,-though | did tell her so,
when she asked mc.-heCause | think
she has been ill-used. But she could
have lost nothing by declining his
visit"
"The worst of it H., that Trevelyan
swearS that he will never receive her
again if she received him.
'.IIe must unSwear it said Priscilla,
"that is all. L. is out OF the question
that q man should take girl from her
home, and make her his wife, and then
throw her off for 90 little an OttanCe rs
this. She might comp-l him by law to
take her back
"What would she get by that p
Little enough" said Priscilla; and
il was little enough she got by marcy
ing him. She wonld have had bread,
and meat. aud raimcnt without being
married."
"But il was a lovc-m1tch."
"Yes:-and now she is at NunCOmbe
Putney, aud he is roaming about Lon
don. lie has to pay ever So mnch year
for his love-matCh, and she IS crushed
into nothing by it. How long will she
have to remain here, Hugh =
Glow can say p | suppose there is
no reason against her remaining as far
a. you are concerned Z
For me personally, none. Were she !
much worse than think she is, should |
not care in the least for myself, if
Thought that we were doing her good
helping TO bring her back. She caa't
hart me. ! am 50 fixed, and dry, and
established, that nothing anybody says
will affect me- But mamma doesn't like
it,
"What is it she dislikes ?!
"The idea that she is harborins mar
ried woman, of whom people say, at
least, that she has a lover
SIS she TO be turned or herauSr peO-
pie are slandereT> =
"Why should mamma suiIyr because
this woman, who is stranger to Der,
has been imprudent: If she We're your
wife. Hugh
God forbid"
ali we were IN any way bonnd to her,
of course we would Go our duty. Bat
makes mamma unhappi, | am sure you
will not press il. think Mrs. Merton
has spoken to her. And then Aunt
Stanhury has written such Letters
Who cares for Aunt Jemima
Everybody cares for her,-eXcept you
ana l. And DOW this man who has
been here asking the servants questions !,
has upset her greatly. Even your com !
ing has done so, knowing. rs she does. /
that you have come, not to see MS. but (
to make inquiries about Mrs. Treye!van. |
She is so annoyed by it that she doe; not .
sleep"
"Do you wish her TO be taken aw,v
at oneef" asked Hugh. almost in an an
cry tone.
Certainly not. That would be im-
possible. We have agreed to take her,
and must bear with il. And would not
have her moved from this, if thought
that if she stayed awhile it might be ar.
rangeds that she might return from us
direct to her husband.
IL shall try that, of course,-now"
'But if he will not have her,-if he be
so obstinate, SO foolish, and so wicked,
do not have her here longer than you
can help"