The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-17

been bought as they came through Paris;
and Lady Rowley, with natural pride,
felt that if he was ever in love with her
child. that love must come back upon
him now. American girls, she had been
told, were hard, and dry, and sharp, and
angular. She had seen some at the
Mandarins, with whom she thought it
must be impossible that an Englishman
should be in love. There never, surely,
had been Al American girl Ike her
Nora. "Are you fond of pictures, Mr..
Glsscock p she asked. Mr.. Glascock
was not very fond of pictures, and
thought that he was rather tired of them.
What was he fond off Of sitting at
home and doing nothing. That was his
reply, at least; and very unsatisfac.
tory reply it was, as Lady Rowley could
hardly propose that they should come
and sit and do nothing with him. Couid
he have been lursd into churches or gal
leries, Nora might have been once more
thrown into his company. Then Lacy
Rowisv took courage, and asked him
whether he knew the spaldings. They
were going to Mrs. Spaldings tna' Wy NJ
evening,-she and her daeghse A.
Glascock replied that ne aid kno he
Spaldings, and that he also sno .IrTt
at their house. Lady RoWiey 'nuusnS
that she discovered something IKE
blush about his cheekbones ana orow,
"a he made his answer. linen he iei'
them. giving his hand to Nora as ne
went: but there was nothing in his man.
ner to Justify the slightest hope.
al don't think he is nice ut ALL" said
Lucy. ,,
don't be so foolish, Lucy" said Lady
ROwley angrily.
~ think he is very NICE" said Nora
"He was only talking nonsense when ne
said that he like to sit still and do notA-
ing. He is not at all an idle mar,-at
least, am told So" -,
"But he is as old as Methuselah," SAID
Lucy. :,
"He is between thirty and forty"
said Lady Rowley. "Of course we
know that from the peerage." Lady
Rowley, however, was wrong. Had
she consulted the peerage, she would
have seen that Mr.. Glascock was over
forty.
Nora as soon as she was alone and
could think about it all, felt quito sure
that Mr.. Glascock would never make
her another offer. This ought not to
have caused her any sorrow, as she was
very well aware that she would not ac-
cept him, should he do so. Yet, perhaps,
there was moment of some feeiiug akin
to disappointment. OF course she would
not have accepted him. How could shell
Her faith was SO plighted to Hugh Stan.
bury that she would be a byword
among women forever, where she to be
so false. And, as she told herself, she
had not the slightest feeling of affection
for Mr.. EGlascock. 1t was quite ont of
the question, and a matter simply for
speculation. Nevertheless, it would
have been very great thing to he Lady
Peterborough, and she almost regretted
that she had heart in her bosom.
She had become fully aware during
that interview that her mother still ell
tertained hopes, and almost suspected
that Lady Rowley had known something
of Mr.. Glascock's residence. She had
seen that her mother had met MIR. Glas-
cock almost as though some such meet
ing had been expected, and had spoken
to him almost as though she had expect
ed to have to speak to him. Would it
not be better that she should at once
make her mother understand that all
this could be of no avail If she were
to declare plainly that nothing could
bring about such marriage, would not
her mother desistg She almost made
up her mind to do so; but as her mother
said nothing to her before they started
for Mr.. Spalding's house, neither did she
say anything to her mother. She dld
not wish TO have angry words II they
could be avoided, and she felt that there
might be anger and unpleasant words,
were she to insist upon her devotion to
Hugh Stanbury while this rich prize
was in sight. If her mother should
speak to her, then, indeed, she would
declare her OWE settled purpose; but she
would do nothing to accelerate the evil
hour.
To be Continued