The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-26
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
BY ANTHONY TRoLLOPE.
CHAPTER LXXVlII.
[ Continued.

Mr.. Glascock turned round to the
father and tried to quiet him. 1t was
40 manifest to him that the balance OF
the Door mans mind was gone, that 1T
seemed to him to be ridiculous to up
braid the sufferer. He was such piteOus
sight to behold, that it was almost i'm
possible to feel Indignation against him.
tYon can not wonder" said Mr.. Glas-
cock. advancing close to the master of
the house, shat the mother should want
to see her only child. You do not wish
that your wife should be the most
wretched woman in the world"
cam not the most wretched OF menf
Can ANYTHING be more wretched than
this Is her life worse than minef And
whose fault was it Had l any friend
to whom she objected? Was | untrue
to her in a single thought"
"If you say that she was untrue, 1t Is
q falsehOod," said Sir Marmaduke.
"You allow yourself a liberty of ex-
preston, sir, because you are my wife's
father" said Trevelyan, (Which you
would not dare to take in other circum
stances"
al say that it is false calumny-a lie!
and would say so to any man on earth
who should dare to SANDER my childs
name"
"Your child sir, She is my wifo-my
wife-my wife, TTevelyau, as he spoke,
advanced close up to his father-in-la
aud at last Kissed out his words, With
his lips close to Sir Marmaduke's race
"Your right in her Is gone, sir. She Is
mine-mine-mine And you see the
the way in which she has treated ME,
Mr.. Glascock. Everything had was
hers; but the words of Il gray haired
sinner were sweeter to her than all my
love. wonder whether you think that
il is pleasant thing for such u one as
to come out here and live in such n place
as thisi | have not friend-a Compan-
ion-hardly book. There is nothing
that can eat or drink, do not stir
ont of the house-and am ill--very i'll +,
Look at me. See what she has brought
me to, Mr.. Glascock, on my honor as a
man, never wropgcd her in thought
or a word"
Mr.. Glascock had come to think that
his best chance of doing any good was
To get Trevelyan into conversation with
himself, free from the interruption of
Sir Marmaduke. The father of the in
jured woman could not bring himself 10
endure the hard words that were spoken
of his daughter. During this last speech
he had broken out once or twice; but
Trevelyan, not beediug him, had cluag
TO Mr.. Glsscock's arm. "Sir Marina
duke" said he, would you not like to
see the boy"
lie shall not see tho boy, )" said Trevel-
yam. You may see him. He shall not
What is he that he should have control
over me y
"This is the most fearful thing | ever
heard of" said Sir Mar maduke. what
are we to do with him 7"
Mr.. GlaScock whispered few words
to Sir Marmaduke, and then declared
that he was ready to be taken to the
child. "And he will remain here g.
asked Trcvelyan. A pledge was then
given by Sir Marmaduke that he would
not force his way farther into the house
and the two other men left the chamber
together. Sir Marmaduke as he paced
up and down the room alone, perspirlng
at every pore, thoroughly uncomforta.
BILE and Ill at ease, thought of all the
hard positions of which he had ever
read, and that his was harder than them
all. Here was a man married to his
daughter, in possession of his daughter
child, manifestly mad, and yet he could
do nothing to him! He was about to
return to the seat of his government,
ana he must leave his own child in this
hadmans power, OF course, his daugh-
Ter conlu not go with him, leaving her
chlld In TINS madmau's hands. He had
been told that even We're he 10 attenn+
to prove the man TO be mad in ItaIr "a
process would be slow; and, IT,, nc !,
could be we'll commenced. Trovafu ~
would be off with the child els.,vhSs az
There never was an embarrassmen,
thought Sir Marmaduke, out of which
it was so impossible TO find clear wav
In the mean time, Mr.. Glascoek and
Trevelyan were visiting the child Ii
was evident that the father, let him b,
ever so mad, had discerned the expedi
ency of allowing some one to see tina
his son was alive and in health. Mr.
Glascock did not know much of chill
dren, and could only say afterward tina
the boy was silent and very melancholy
but clean, and apparently well. 1t ap