The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-22
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
BY ANTHONY TRoLLoPE.
CHAPTER LXVII.
COntinued.1

She, Lady Rowley, could see that he
was frightfully altered in appearance,
even since the day on which she had so
lately met him in the city. His cheeks
were thin aud haggard, and his eyes
were deep and very bright, and he moved
them quickly from side TO side, as
thosgh ever suspecting something. He
seemed to be smaller in stature,-wlth-
cred, as it were, as though he had melt
ed away. And, though he stood looking
upon his wife and child, he was not for
a moment still. He would change the
posture of his hands and arms, moving
them quickly with little suTreptitious
jerks; and would shuttle his feet upon
the floor, almost without altering his
position. His clothes hung about him,
and his linen was soiled and worn.
Lady Rowley noticed this especially, as
he had been man peculiarly given to
neatness Of apparel. He was the first
to speak. "YOu have come down here
in cabf" said he.
"Yes,-in q cab, from London" said
Lady Rowley.
"0f course you will go back in it 7
You cannot stay here. There is no &C
commodation. 1t is a wretched place,
but it suits the boy. As for me, all
places are now alike"
Louis" said his wife, springing up
from her knees, coming to him, and
taking his right hand between both
her own, "you will let me take him with
me. know you will let me take him
with me-"
81 cannot do that, Emily; it would be
wrong"
Wrong to restore child to his
motheri o Louis, think of it! What
must my life be without him,-or youf"
Don't talk of me. 1t is too late for
that"
"Not if you will be reasonable, Louis,
and listen to me. o heavens, how i'll
YOU areT As she said this, she drew
nearer to him, so that her face was a.
most close to his. "Louis, come back;
come back, and let it all be forgotten.
1t shall be dream, horrid dream, and
nobody shall speak of it," He left his
hand within hers and stood looking into
her face. He was we'll aware that his
life since he had left her had been one
long hour of misery. There had been
to him no alienation, no comfort, no
consolation. He had not friend left
to him. Even his satellite, the police
man, was becoming weary Of him and
manifestly suspicious. The woman with
whom he was now lodging, and whose
resources were infinitely benefited by
his pay meAts to her, had already thrown
out hints that she was afraid of him.
And as he looked at his wife, he knew
that he loved her. Everything for him
now was hot, and dry, and poor, and
hitter. How sweet would it be again to
sit with her soft hand in his, to feel her
cool brow againsthiS own, to have the
comfort of her care, aud to hear the
music of loving words The cOmpan-
ionsbip of his wife had once been to him
everything in the world; but now, for
many months past, he had known no
companion. She bade him come to her,
and look upon all this trouble as dream
not to be mentioned. Could it be possible
that it should be so, and that they
might yet be happy together,-perhaps
in some distant country, where the story
of all their misery might not be KNOWN
He felt all this truly and with keen
accuracy. If he were mad, he was not
all mad. ~ will tell yOu of nothing
that is past" said she, hanging to him,
and coming still nearer to him, and en-
SAoSAhS MS arm,
Gould she have condescended to ask
him not to tell her of the past,-had it
occurred to her 50 to word her request,
-she might, perhaps. have prevailed.
But who can say how long the tender
ness of his heart would have saved him
from further outbreak, and whether
such prevailing on her part would have
been of permanent serVicei As II Voc
her words wounded him in that snot ~
his inner self which was most sensitive
ON that spot from whence had come
all his fury. A black cloud came upon
his brow, and he made an effort to with.
draw himself from her grasp. 1t wa,
necessary to him that she should in soInt
fashion own that he had been right
aud now she was promising him tina
she would not tell him of his fault! III,
could not thus swallow down all tn
convictions by which he had fortified
himself to bear the misfortunes which
ne mad endured. Had he not uuarreleC
with every friend he possessed on tki