The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-12
CALLED BACK.
A Wen-Told Story Of Continuous
and Absorbing Interest.
TY HUGH CONWAY.
CHAPTER H.-CoSrrNurp.

CHAPTER 1l.-COETTNUED,
Yet II my mind grew easy | can not
say the same for the body. My head
seemed preparing to split in .wo; my
tongue was dry and parched. These
unpleasant facts became more and more
noticeable AS consciousness gradually
returned. sat up in the bed and
pressed my hands to my throbbing
brow.
20, dear heart" l heard my old
nurse say. "Iic is coming round at
last" Then another voicc-a mans
voice, soft and bland
''Yes, your master will soon be well
again. kindly let mo feel your pulse,
Mr.. Vaughan"
A soft finger was laid upon my wrist
"Whois it?'' | asked.
IL am DIR. Deane, at your SERVICE"
said the stranger.
"IIaye | been illP How longP How
many days."
"a few hours only. There Is moth.
ing TO be alarmed at. Lie down a ain
and keep quiet for awhile. Are you
thirsty"
"Yos, am dying with irst-givo
me water"
They did so l drank grccdlly, and
felt somewhat relieved.
'Now, nurse" heard the doctor
say, make him some weak tea, and
when he wants anything to cat let HIM
have it. Twill look in again later on y
DIR. Deane was shown out, and old
Priscilla. returning to my bedside, pat
ted and punched the pillows to make
me more comfortable. BY this time |
was wide awake and the experiences OF
the night were coming back to rue with
n distinctness and detail far above those
OF recalled dream.
T. "What Is the time?" l asked.
f."Nigh upon noon, Master Gilbert. y
Priscilla spoke In a sorrowful. injured
manner.
"Noon! what has been the matter
with mc?"
The old servant was weeping. ]
could heaf her. She made 40 answer,
so | repeated my question
"Ob, Master Gilbert" she sobbed,
how could you do it? When | came
into the room and saw the empty bed |
thought should have dropped"
When she saw the empty bed. 1
trembled. The horrors OF the nj sht
were real!
"How could YOU do II, Master Gil.
bert?" continued Priscilla. "To go out
without a word. and wander half over
London. all alone and not able To see n
thing" ..
sit down and tell me what you
mean--what has happened. ..
She had not quite aired her grievance.
"If you wanted to get tipsy or TO take
any OF them stufis TO send you to sleep
and make you insensible. you might
have done IL at home, Master Gilbert
shouldn't have minded once In =
way" s..., .f,.
you're kind old fool. Priscilla"
Tell me all about last night"
IL was, not until she saw was getting
quite angry that her tongue would COZ
sent to run pretty straight, aud when |
heard her account OF what hid OCCURRED
my head was whirling, This is what
she told me, ttU fj W (
Il must have been about an hour aft
er my stcnlthy exit that she awoke.
She put her ear TO the, door TO mako
certain chat was asleep and wanting
nothing. Hearing no sound Of life In
my room, she entered II, and found the
bed untenanted aud me gone, Proba-
bly, she was even more frightened than
she owned 20 being. She knew all
about my despondenoy and complain
ings OF tue last few days, and l have no
doubt but her first fear was that l had
destroyed myself She started in search
OF me, and at once recognizing the inn
possibility Of finding me without assist
ance, turned to that first and last re-
source Of an English-woman in such q
dificulty-the police. Having told her
tale at the nearest station, and by en-
treaties, and by enlarging on my In
trinity, made known tho urgency Of
the case, and secured sympathy, tele-
graphic messages weresentto other po-
lice stations asking II any one answer
ing TO my description had been found.
Priscilla waited upon thorns until abou.
Owe o'clock In the morning, whom a 70.