The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-25
HE KNEW HE WASRIGHT,
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
T. oHtiRHed. ]
CHAPTER XCVI.
MOUNTAINS.

OU buc lOJu VI auRuo0 Asc"iSJ
left the cottage by the riverside AZ
Twickenham, and went down 10 Monk
hams. The reader Deed hardly be told
that Hugh brought Der up from Twicken.
ham aud sent her off in the railway car
rage. They agreed that 10 day could
be fixed for tneir marriage TIL some
thug fuTtHcr should be known vi IRE
yelyan's stare. While he was in his
present condition such marriage could
not have been other than very sad.
Nora, when she lett the cottage, was
still very bitter against her brother-in-
law, quoting the doctors oplRion as to
his sanity, and expressing her own as
to his conduct under that supposition.
She also believed that he would rally In
health, and was therefore, on that &C
count, less inclined to pity him than was
his wife. Emily TreVelyan of course
saw more of him than did her sister and
understood better how possible it was
that a man might be in such condi-
ton as to be neither mad nor sane,-not
mad, so that all power over his own &C
tions need be taken from him; nor sane,
so that he must be held to be accouuta-
BILE for his words and thoughts. Ire
vslyan did nothing, and attempted to
do nothing, that could iDjure his wife
and child, He submitted himself to
medical advice. He did not throw away
his money. He had no Bozzle now wait
ing at his heels.
He was generally passive in his wife's
hands as to all outward things. He was
not violent in rebukc, nor did he often
allude to their past unhappiness. But
be still maintained, by word spoken
every now aud then, that he had been
right throughout in his contest with his
wife, and that his wife had at last &C
knowledged that it was so. She never
contradicted him, and be became holder
and holder in his assertions, eBdeavor-
ing on various occasions to obtain some
expression OF an assent, and he would
scowl at her, saying words, both in her
presence and behind her back, which
implied that she was his enemy. "Why
not yield to hint" her sister said the
day before she went. ~ have yield
ed, and your doing so cannot make it
worse"
al can't do it. 1t would be false 1t
it better that should 90 away. can
not pretend TO agree with him, when l
know that his mind is working alto.
gether under a delusion." When the
hour for her departure came, and
Hugh was waiting for her she thought
that it would be better that she should
go, without seeing Trevelyan. "rhero
will only be more anger" she pleaded.
But her sister would not be contented
that she should leave the house in this
fasiou, and urged at last, with tears
81. 81.
might possibly be TIE last interview be-
tween them.
"Say a word to him in kindness before
you leave u.s." said Mrs. Trevelyau.
Then Nora went up to her brother in
laws bedside, and told him that she was
going, and expressed hope that he
might be stronger when she returned
Aud as she did 50 she put her band upon
the bedside, Intending To press his III
token OF affection. But his face was
turned from her, and he seemed To tax
no notice OF her. Louis" said his
wife, Nora is going 10 MOnkhams.
You will say good-by TO her before she
goesT
"If she be not my enemy, | will"
said he.
Lonls," said Nora, land certainly am
not now"
''Sne had better 60" he said. 1T is
very little more that expect of any Que
in this world; bnG | will recognize 70
one as my friend who Will not acknowl
edge that l have been sinued against
during the last two years,-sluned
against cruelty ard 'terly" Emily who
was standing at the bed. head, shudder.
ed as she heard this, bat made no reply.
Nor did Nora speak again, but crept ST.
lently out of the room; aud in half
minute her sister followed her.
81 feared how il would be-" said
Nora.
"Ws can only do our best. God knows
that try to do mine"
Il do not think you will ever see
him again." said Hugh to her In the
train.
Would you have had ME act other
wisei II is not that IL would have been
lie. l would not have minded that to
ease the shattered feelisgs of one 80 in
hrm aud suffering as he. In dealing
with mad people, l suppose one must be
false. But should have been accusing
her, and II may be that he will get. well,
anu IL might be that he would then re
member what had said
AT the station near Monkhams she
was met by Lady Peterborough, in the
carriage. A tall footman in livery cana
on TO the platform to show her the wav
and to look after her luggage, and she
could not fail to remember that the man
might have been her own servant, in.
stead of being the servant of her who
now sat in Lord Peterborough's car
riage. Aud when she saw the carriage,
and her Ladyship's great bay horses, land
the gathering harness, and the respecta-
bly, responsible coachmap, and the arms
on the panel, she smiled to herself at
the sight of those first outward mani
festations of the rank and wealth of the
man who had once been her lever.
Ihere are men who look as though they
were the owners of bay horses aud re-