The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-14
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
BY ANTHONY TROLLoPE.
Continued
CHAPTER LXIV.
SIR MARMADUKE AT HIS CLUB.

SIR MARMADUKE AT HIS CLUB.
Sir Marmaduke had come away from
his brother-in-law, the parson, in much
anger, for Mr.. Clubhouse, with that NIX
ture of obstinacy and honesty which
formed his character, had spoken nara
words of Colonel Osborne, and words
which by implication had been hard
also against Emily Trevelyan. He had
been very stauneh to his niece when at.
tackled by his niece's husband; but when
his sympathies and assistance were In
voked by Sir Marmaduke, it seemed as
though he had transferred his allegiance
TO the other side. He pointed out to
the unhappy father that Colonel Oj-
borne had behaved with great cruelty
in going to DevOnshire, that the Stan
buTys had been untrue to their trust in
allowing him to enter the house, and
that Emily had been "indiscreet" in
receiving him. When young woman
is called indiscreet by her friends, it
nav be assumed that her character Is
very seriously assaulted. Sir Marmaduke
had understood this, and on hearing the
word, had become wroth with his broth
er-in-la There had been hot words
between them, and Mr.. Clubhouse would
not Weld an inch, or retract syllable.
He conceived it to be his duty to advise
the father to caution his daughter with
severity, to quarrel absolutely with
Colonel Osborne, and to let Trevelyan
know that this had been done. AS to
the child, Mr.. Clubhouse expressed a
strong opinion that the father was legal.
" entitled TO the custody OF his boy, and
that nothing could be done to recover
the child, except what might be done
with the fathers consent. In fact, Mr.
Clubhouse made himself exceedingly
disagreeable, and sent away Sir Marina
duke with a very heavy heart. Could
it really be possible that his old friend
Fred Osborne, who seven or eight-and-
twenty wears ago had been potent among
Young ladies, had really been making
love to his old friends married daugh-
teri Sir Marmaduke looked into him
self, aud conceived it to be quite out of
the question that he should make love
to any one. A good dinner, good wine,
good cigar, an easy-chair, aud rubber
of whist,-all these things with no work
to do, aud men of his own standing
around him, were the pleasures of life
which Sir Marmaduke desired. Now
Fred Osborne was an older man than
he, and though Fred Osborne did keep
mp foolish system of padded clothes
and dyed whiskers still,-at htty-two
or ffty-three, surely, a man might be
reckOned safe. Aud then, too, that an
cient friendship! Sir MarmadHke, who
had lived all his life in the comparative
seclusion of colony, thought, perhaps,
more of that ancient friendship than die
the Colsnel, who had lived amidst thu
blaze of London life, aud who had had
many opportunities of changing hi!
friends. Some inkling of all this made
its way into Sir MIrmaduke's bosom, as
he thought of it all with bitterness; and
he determined that he would have it out
with his friend.
Hitherto he had enjoyed very few Of
those pleasant hours which he had an
ticipated on his journey hOmewards
He had had no heart to 90 to his club
and he had fancied that Colonel Osborne
had been little backward in looking
him up, and providing him with
amusement. He had suggested this to
his wife, and she had told him that the
Colonel had been right not to come to
Manchester Street. "Ihave told Emily,
said Lady Rowley, chat she must not
meet him, and she is quite OF the same
opinion" Nevertheless, there had been
renissness. Sir Marmaduke felt that it
was so, in spite of his wife's excuses,
In this way he was becoming sore with
everybody, aud very unhappy. 1t did
not at all improve his temper when he
was told that his second daughter had
refused an offer from Lord Peter.
borough's eldest son. "Then she may
90 into the workhouse for me- the
angry father had said, declaring at the
same time that he would never give hi
consent to her marriage with the mar
who "did dirty work" for the Dahl
Record, AS he, with his paternal wis
dom, chose to express it. But this crue
phrase was not spoken in Nora's hearing
nor was it repeated TO her. Lady Row
lev knew her husband, and was awar
that he would on occasions change III
opinion.
1t was not till two or three days afte
his visit to Saint Diddulph's that he me
Colonel Osborne. The Easter recess
was then over, and Colonel Osborne ha'
lust returned to London. They met Of
the doorsteps of The Acrobats, and tn
Colonel Immediately began with 81
apology. 81 have been 50 sorry to b,
away just when you are here; upon N!
word have. But was obliged 80 g
down to the duchess's. had promised
early in the winter; and those people ar
so angry if youput them off. By George
it's almost as bad as putting eff roy
atty"
"D-n the Duchess" said Sir Marina
duke.
"With all my heart, !" said the Colonel
"only thought it as well that / shout,
tell You the truth
what mean is, that the duchess an,
her people make no difference to me.
hope you had pleasant time; that
all"
"Well, yes, we had must get ava
somewhere at Easter. There is no or
left at the club, and there's no Hous
and no one asks one TO dinner in tow,
In fact, if one didn't go away, or
wouldn't know what to do. There We,
ever so many people there that l like
to meet. Lady Glencora was there, ar
uncommon pleasant she made it. Thi
woman has more to say for herself tina
any half.dozen men that know. An