The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-27
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TRoLLoPB.
CHAPTER XXI.
CoRtiRued.l

'How we'll / recolleet all the peo-
plew said Brooke; "Sir Peter, and old
Mrs. MacHugh; and Mrs. Powell, who
then used to be called the beautiful Miss
Noel. And remember every bit of fur
niture in the ROOM"
Nothing changed except the old wo-
man, Brooke" said Miss Stanbury.
"UDon my word, you are the least
changed of al, -exceps that you don't
seem 20 be so terrible as you were
then"
"Was very terrible1 Brooke"
envy mother had told me, fancy, that
| was never to make noise, and be sure
not to break any of the china. You
were always very good-natured, and
when you gave me silver watch l
could hardly believe the extent of my
own bliss"
--.'Yoa wouldn't care about watch
from an. old woman now, Brooke!"
"Ypu try me. But whatrakes you are
z-herei.. It's past eleven o'clock, and l
mlst go and have a smoke"
'"Haye what ~ said Miss StanbuTy,
with startled air.
"A smoke. You needn't be frightened,
/ don't mean in the house"
"No,-I hope you don't mean that"
"BUt | may take turn round the
Close with a pipe,-mayn't y
81 suppose all young men do smoke
now," said Miss Stanbury, sorrowfully.
every one of them; and they tell me
that the young women mean to take to
it before long"
"IfI saw young woman smoke,
should blush for my sex; and, though
she was nearest and dearest that had,
l would speak to her--neyer. Dorothy,
/ don't think Mr.. Gibson smokes"
"Tm sure don't knew, aunt"
81 hope he doesn't. / do hope that he
does not. | cannot understand what
pleasure it is that men take in making
chimneys Of themselves, and going about
smelling so that no one can bear to come
near them"
Brooke merely laughed at this, and
went his way, aud smoked his pipe out
in the Close, while Martha set up to let
him in when he had finished it. Then
Dorothy escaped at once to her room,
fearful Of being questioned by her aunt
about Mr.. Gibson. She had, she thought
now, Quite made mp her mind. There
was nothing in Mr.. Gibson that she
liked. She was by no means SO sure as
her sister, that she would peter clergy
man to any one else. She had formed
no strong ideas on the subject of love
making, but she did think that any man
who really cared for Der would find
some ether way of expressing his love
than that which Mr.. Gibson had adopt
ed AID then Mr.. Gibson had spoken
To her about her auLt's money in way
a .T,1N 81 L. . -
shat she was quite sure that, if he
should ask her, she would not accept
him.
She was nearly undressed, nearly
safe for the night, when there came a
knock ut the door, and her aunt entered
the room. "He has come in, said Miss
Stanbury.
III suppose be has had his pipe,
then"
al wish he didn't smoke. l do wish
he didn't smoke. But suppose an old
woman like me is only making herself a
fool to care about such things. If they |
all do it can't prevent them. He seems !
to be very nice young man-in other
things; does he not, Dolly ~
Very nice indeed, Aunt Stanbury."
"And he has done very well in his !
OlliOVs Allu as lpi HIS SdNlnG luII ut
must smoke, like that II great deal
better than doing it on the sly"
Il don't think Mr. Burgess would do
anything on the sly, amt
'Nn, no, ! don't think he would.
Dear me +. he's not at all like what l
fancied"
Everybody seemed to like him very
much"
.In:lu'. .b,-, ,.,-.r sor, Cir paIar
so much taken. And there was quite a
Irritation between him and Mrs. Mac
Hugh. And now, my dear, tell lue about
MI Gibson"
There is nothing to tell, Amt Stan
bury
Isn't there From what saw GO
ing on, thought there would be some |
thing to tell. He was talking to yOu
the whole evening"
AS it happened, he was sitting Rext
To me,-of course"
JUDGED he ives sitting next to you; SO
much so that | thought everything
would he settled"
III l tell you something, Aunt Stan
oury' you mustn't he angry with me-"
to tell meir
~ don't think shall ever care for Mr..
Gibson: not in that way."
why not, Dorothy =
"Pm sure he doesn't care for me. And
don't think he means it, ->Ua
II tell you he does mean it. Mean il,
Why tell You it has all been settled
between us. Since first spoke to Won
have explained to him exactly what
Intend to do. He knows that he can
give up his house and me and live
here. | am sure he must have said some
thing about it to you tonight"
Not word, Aunt Stanbury."
"Then he will"
Dear aunt, do SO wish you would
prevent it. don't like him: don't in