The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-03

"Perhsps he has; but he behaved very
badly then. Let him show up his in
come;-that, take it, is the question in
such case as this. His father was q
clergyman, and therefore suppose he
must be considered to be gentleman.
But has he means to support a wife,
and keep up house in Londonf If he
has not, that is an end to it, / should
say"
But Sir Marmaduke could not see his
way to any such end, and, although he
still looked black upon Nora, and talked
to his wife of his determination to stand
no csntumacy, and limited at 'cursing,
disinheriting, and the like, he began to
perceive that Nora would have her own
way. In his unhappiness he regretted
this visit to England, and almost
thought that the Mandarins were
pleasanter residence than London. de
could do pretty much as he pleased
there, and could live quietly, wlthout
the trouble which encountered him no"
on every side. -
Nora, Immediately on her return 70
London had written note 10 husn'
simply telling of her arrival anu O
ging him to come and see her' s" :.
ma y abe said. 81 must see him, ana IL
would he nonsense to say that he must
NOT come here. Ihave done what nave
aid would do, and you ought not 10
make difficulties" Lady Rowley, &C.
ciored that Sir Marmaduke would De
verv angry if Hugh were admitted
vitbout his express PERMISSION.
6on,t want to do anything in the dark"
continued Nora, "but of course L must
see him. l suppose it will be better
that he should come to me than that 1
should 90 to him p Lady Rowley quite
understood the threat that was conveyed
in this. 1t would be better that Hugh
should come to the hotel, and that he
should be treated then as an accepted
lover. She had come to that conclusion.
But she was obliged to vacillate Tor a
while between her husband and her
daughter. Hugh came of course, and
Sir Marmaduke, by his wife's advice,
kept out of the way. Lady Rowley,
though she was at home, kept herself
also out of the way, remaining above
with her two other daughters. Nora
thus achieved the glory and happiness
OF receiving ucT lOEcI dLoHO.
"My own true girlw he said, speak
ing with his arms still round her waist.
IL am true enough; but whether l
am your own,-that is another ques-
ton"
"You mean to be 7"
"But papa doesn't mean it. Papa says
that you are nobody, and that you
haven't got an income, and thinks that
| had better 20 back and be an old maid
at the Mandarins."
"And what DO you think yourself,
Noraf"
what do l thinki As far as l can
young ladies are not allow
ed to think at all. They have to do what
their papas tell them. That will do
Hugh. You can talk without taking
hold of me-"
at is such time since have had
hold of you,-as you call it,"
at will be mach longer before you
can do so again, if l 60 back to the Isl
inds with papa. shall expect you to
be- true, you know; and it will be ten
years at the least before / can hope to
DO home again."
y y
"But what am to do! That idea of
yours of walking out to the next church
md getting ourselves married. sounds
very nice and independent, but you
know that it is not practicable"
son the other hand, | know it is"
at is not practicable for me, Hugh. |
IF all things in the world don't want |
o be Lydia. won't do anything that |
anybody shall ever say that your wife
ught not to have done. Young women |
vhen they are married ought to have
heir papas' and mammas' consent. |
ave been thinking about it a great deal
or the last month or two, and / have
made up my mind to that"
"What is it to come to, them"
81 mean to get papa's consent. That
s what it is TO come to-"
"And if he is obstinate p
81 shall coax him round at last. When
the time for going comes, he'll yield
then"
But you will not go with them 7"
As he asked this he came to her and
tried again to take her by the waist;
but she retreated from him, and got
herself clear from his arm. 'If you are
afraid of me, | shall know that yeu
,hink it possible that we may be
parted
81 am not bit afraid of you, Hugh"
"Nora, | think you ought to tell me
something definitely"
81 think | have been definite enough,
sir. You may be sure of this, however,
Will not 90 back 10 the Islands"
Give me your hand on that"
There is my hand. Bat remember;-I
had told you just as much before.
lon't mean TO go back. mean to stay
lere. | mean;-but / do not think
will tell yOu all the things l mean to
To-"
"You mean to be my Iifei'