The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-10

l will call upon him. must speak
with him.
81 imagine that will be as the doctor
chooses. ! can only make known your
wishes to him." ttH 4
He bowed and left me. / 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
and 60 away again without my being
any the wiser, unless his friend or him
self sent me some communication.
/ idled away 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 u few words only.
"You wish to see me. A carriage will
call for you at eleven o'clock. M. c."
At eleven o'clock an ordinary hired
conveyance drove up to the hotel. The
driver inquired for Mr. Vaughan. /
stepped in without word, and was
driven to a small house outside the
town. Upon being shown into room
/ found the doctor seated at a table
covered with newspapers and letters.
He rose, and shaking my hand begged
me to be seated. ..HH
'You have come to Geneva to see me,
/ hear, Mr.. Vaughan?'
"Yes. l 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 remember my stipula-
tion?"
"Yes, but why did you not make me
aware of my wife's peculiar mental
state?"
''You had seen her yourself several
times. Her state was the same as when
she first proved so attractive to you. /
am sorry you should think yourself
deceived"
"Why not have told me everything?
Then l could have blamed no one"
81 had so many reasons, Mr..
Vaughan. Pauline was great respon-
sibility on my shoulders. A great ex-
pense, for am poor man. And, after
all, is the matter so very bad? She is
beautiful, good and amiable. She will
make you loving wife"
"You wished TO get rid of her, in
fact"
Scarcely that altogether. There are
circumstances can not explain them
which made me glad to marry her to
an Englishman of good position"
"Without thinking what that mans
feelings might be ON finding the woman
he loved little better than a child"
/ 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, have
always looked upon marriage as greatly
adding to the chance Of her recovery.
II her mind TO a certain extent is want
ing i believe that, little by little, it may
be built up again. Or 1t may return as
suddenly as it left her."
| My heart leaped at his words of hope.
Cruelty as | felt had been treated, tool
that had been made for this man s self
ish ends, l was willing to accept the
situation cheerfully II had any hope
held out TO me.
"Will you give me all the particulars
Of my poor wife's stateP / conclude she
has not been always like this"
Certainly not. Her case is most pc
culiar. Some years ago she received a
great shock-sustained sudden loss.
The effect was to entirely blot out the
past from her mind. She rose from her
bed after some weeks illness with her
memory complete blank. Places were
orgotten-friends were strangers to
her. Her mind might, as you say, have
been the mind of child. But child's
mind grows, and, II treated properly, SO
will hers" #...
"What was the cause Of her illness
what shockP"
THAT is one Of the questions I can
not answer"
"But have a right to know"
"You have right to ask, and have
right to refuse to speak,
| "Tell me Of her family-her rela-
tives."
"She has none, l believe, saye my
SELF"
asked other questions, but could get
no answers worth recording. / should
return to England not much wiser than
left it. But there was one question to
which I insisted on having a clear
reply.
"What has that friend of yours-that
English-speaking Italian, to do with
Paulinep"
ceneri shrugged his shoulders and
smiled.
"Macaril / am glad to be able to an
swer something fully, Mr.. Vaughan.
For year or two before Pauline was
taken i'll, Macari supposed himself to be
in love with her. He Is now furious with
me for allowing her to get married. He
declares he was only awaiting her re.
covery To try his own luck"
"Why should he not have served your
purpose as well as seem to havePn
Ceneri looked at me sharply. "Do
you regret, Mr.. Vaughanp"
"No-not If there is a chance, even q
slight chance. But | tell you, DR..
Ceneri, you have deceived and cajoled
me shamfully."
Irose to take my leave. Then Ceneri
spoke with more feeling than he had as
yet displayed.
"Mr. Vaughan, do not Judge me toe