The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-26
PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE.
ny CHARLES READE.
Author q " Fou! H'ay." Grt'M Gaun'." etc.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.

0keuuIlIHC luc HISloI} VI 4NAOJ AAOuoN
was the history Of what French dramat
lists call "a piOus lic."
It's indirect effect in keeping Grace Car
den apart both from Mrs. Little and JacI
Dence was unforeseen and disastrous; lie
immediate aud direct effect on Mrs. Little
was encouraging to those concerned
what with tho reconciliation to her broth,
or, the return to native air and beloved
scenes, the tcndemcssand flrmnOSs Of Jael
Dence, and tho. conviction that her son
was safe out ofthG clutches Of the dreaded
Unions, she picked up flesh and color md
spirit weekly.
By and by she turned round upon Jael
Dence, and the nurse became the pupil
Mrs. Little taught her grammar, pronun'
citation, dancing, carriage and department
Jael could already sing from notes; Mrs
Little taught her TO accompany herself on
the pianolortc. The teacher was so vlgt
liant, and the pupil so apt and attentive
that surprising progress was made. 10 bt
sure they were together night and day.
This labor Of love occupied Mrs. Ltttle'E
mind agrecably, and rs tho pupil was
equally resolutG In making the teacher
walk or ride on horseback with her every
day, the hours gliled swiftly, md, to Mrs
Little, pleasantly.
Her brother rather avoided her, by or
der TI<Iael DenCe; but 50 many probable
reasons were given for his absences, TIM
she suspected nothing. Only she said
one day, "What o gadNbOut he is now
This comes of not marrying. We must
find him wife"
When he was at hume they brcaklasted
together, all three, md then NlrS. Little
sometimes spoke Of Henry, and so hope
fully and chccrlully, that great qualm
ran through her hearers, and Raby, WHO
could not command his features so well US
.Jacl could, looked gloomy, and sometimes
retired behind his newspaper.
Mrs. Little observed this one day ana
pointed il out to Jael. "Oh," sNid Jacl,
"takc no notice. You know he wanted
Mr.. Henry to stay quietly here and be his
heir.
"And 50 did But his very name
seems To-"
ale likes him well for all that, na'aln;
only he won't own 1t yet, iou know
what squire B'
"THe Squire you should say, dear. But
Mr.. Raby' isbetter still. AS u rule, avoid
all small titles the Doctor, the Squire, the
Baronet, the Mayor"
Jael seized this handle, and, by putting
questions to her teacher, got her AWAY
from the dangerous topic.
Ever on the watch, and occupied in
many ways with Mrs. Little, Jael began
10 recover resignation; hut this could not
be without IN occasional paroXysm OF
grief
These she managed to hide from Mrs.
Little.
But one day that lady surprised her cry
Inv, She stood and looked ut her mo.
mint, then sat down quietly beside her
and took her hand, 'Iuel started land fear.
cd discovery.
MY child" said Mrs. Little, "if you
have lost father, you have gained q
mother; and then, Us 70 your sister, why
my Henry is gone to the very same Coun-
try; yet, you see, do not give way TO sor-
row. As soon us he writes, will beg
him TO make inquiries for Patty, and send
them home if they arc not doing wei"
Then Mrs. Little Kissed JaCl, and coaXcd
her and rocked with her, and JNcEs tears
began 10 flow, no longer for her own great
grief, but for this mother, who was innO'
Gently consOling her, unconscious OF the
blow that must one day full upon herself.
So matters went on pretty smoothly;
only ono morning, speaking oil Henry,
Mrs Little surprised q look Of secret IN.
tclligenCe between her brother and JaUl
Dence. She made no remark at the time,
but she puzzled in secret over 1t, and he'
gan ut last to watch the pair
She asked Raby ut dinner ono day when
she might hope to hear from Henry.
at don't know" Sail he, and looked ut
Jacl Dencc, like u person watching for
orders.
Mrs. Little observed this, and turned
kccnly round to Jael.
"Oh," said JAcl, "the DOctOr-I beg par
don, Doctor Amb0yne-Can tell you that
better than l can. II is long way to
Australia"
"How you send me from one TO another"
said Mrs. Little, speaking very slowly.
They made no reply to that, and Mrs,
Little said no more But she pondercd all
this She wrote to Doctor Amhoync, md
asked him why no letter had come from
Henry.
Doctor Amboyne wrote back that, even
il he had gone in steamboat, there was
hardly time for letter IN come back; but
he had gone in sailing vessel. "Givc him
three months and half 10 get there, and
Two months for his letters to come back
In this same letter he told her he was
glad to hear she was renewing her you'll
like an eagle, but reminded her 1t would
entail some consequences moro agreeable
to him than TO her.
She laid down the letter with bluSl
and fell intoa reveric. ...f
Doctor Amboyne followed up this letter
with visit or two, and urged her to kccl
her promise and marry him.
She had no excuse for declining; but shC
proCrastinatcd; she did not like to marry
without consulting Henry, or, at least, tell
ing him by letter.
And willie she was thus tCmpOrizing
events took place at East Bank which
ended by rulely disturbing the pinus false
hood at Raby Hall.
That sequence Of events began with the
interview between Mr.. Garden and Mr.
Coventry ut WOodbino Villa. .t.
Little had made Il will. My own so
licitor drew il, and holds 1t nj this mo
mcnt." This was tho intelligence Covcn
try had to communicate,
J "Vcry well; then now | shall know who
is coming to the 'GOsshawk for the five
thousand pounds. Tint will be the mex
act of the comedy, you will see"
await Il moment. HG leaves to Mrs
Little his own revorsion ~ o sum Of nine
teen hundred pounds, In which she ha
already the life interest: hO gives hun
dred pounds to his sweetheart DCncG al