The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-27

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Your fortune is indeed enviable. Your
wife is beautiful, and of course good.
You will find her charming compan-
ion"
would have given uuch to know
why the mention of my marriage should
have sent him into such storm of rage,
but l would have given more to have
been able TO fulfill my threat of kicking
him out. The information of his last
words told me that Pauline's state of
mind was well known to him. / could
scarcely keep my hands off the fellow;
but Twas compelled to restrain my an
ger, as without his aid / could not find
Ceneri.
"Thank you," I said quietly, "now
perhaps you will give me the informa-
ton l want"
"You are not very devoted BRIDE
groom, Mr.. Vaughan" said the fellow
mockingly. eff Ceneri was at your
wedding it could only have occurred a
few days ago. 1t must be important
business which tears you from the side
of your BRIDE"
:" 1t is important business"
''Then fear it must wait few DAYS.
Ceneri is not in Geneva. But L have
reason to think he may be here in about
weeks tirle. / shall see him, and will
tell him you are here. "
"Let me know where to find him and
1 will call upon him. l must speak
with him.
81 imagine that will be as the doctor
chooses. l can only make known your
wishes to him."
He bowed and left me. 1 felt that
even now it was doubtful whether |
should succeed in obtaining the inter-
view with the mysterious doctor 1t
depended entirely whether he chose to
grant it. He might come to Geneva
any the wiser, unless his friend or him.
self sent me some communication.
l idled away Il week, and then began
to fear that Ceneri had made up his
mind to keep out of my way. But it
was not so. A letter came one morn
ing. 1t contained a few words only.
''You wish to see me. A carriage will
call for you at eleven o'clock. M. c."
AT eleven clock an ordinary hired
conveyance drove up to the hotel. The
driver inquired for Mr.. Vaughan. l
stepped in without a word, and was
driven to a small house outside the
town. Upon being shown into room
| found the doctor seated at table
covered with newspapers and letters.
He rose, and shaking my hand begged
me to be seated.
'You have come to Geneva to see me,
hear, Mr.. Vaughanp'
Eyes. 1 wished to ask you some
questions respecting my wife"
II will answer all can-but there
are many shall doubtless refuse to re,
ply to. You remainder my stipula-
tion?''
eyes, but why did you not make me
aware of my wife'sf9sculiar mental
statep''
''You had seen her yourself several
times. Her state was the same as wher
she first proved so attractive to you.
am sorry you should think yourself
deceived"
"Why not have told me everything
Then / could have blamed no one"
al had so many reasons, Mr.
sibility on my shoulders. A great ex
pense, for l am poor man. And, aftel
all, is the matter so very bad? She il
beautiful, good and amiable. She vii
make you loving wife"
"You wished to get rid of her, il
fact"
,, Scarcely that altogether There ar,
! circumstances can not explain then
, which made me glad to marry her t.
an Englishman of good position"
without thinking what that man
feelings might be on finding the woman
he loved little better than child"
. l felt indignant and showed my feel
: ing very plainly. Ceneri took little no
! tice of my warmth. He remained per
fectly calm.
, There is another point to be consid
cred. Pauline's case is, in my opinion
far from being hopeless. Indeed, ] hav
always looked upon marriage as great
adding to the chance of her recovery
If her mind to a certain extent is want
ing l believe that, little by little, it ma
be built up again. Or it may return a
suddenly as it left her."
= My heart leaped at his words of hope
, Cruelty as felt had been treated, toe
that had been made for this mans sell
: ish ends, / was willing to accept tn
+ situation cheerfully if l had any hop
held out to me.
( "Will you give me all the particular
: of my poor wife's state? conclude sh
has not been always like this"
e Certainly not. Her case is most p,
culiar. Some years ago she received
l. great shock-sustained sudden los
V The effect was to entirely blot out til
g past from her mind. She rose from he
bed after some weeks illness with h,