The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-26
CALLED BACK.
A wen-Told Story of Continuous
and Absorbing Interest.
BY HUGH CONWAY.
CHAPTER IV.--CONTINUED.


small well-formed soft hand. l could
scarcely refrain from pressing my lips
to It'll could scarcely refrain from tell
ing her then and there that for months
/ had thought Of her and her only--but
injudicious as such proceedings might
have been at first meeting they would
have been doubly so whilst old Teresa
was lying and. in spite Of her pains,
with suspicious ewes watching every
movement OF mine; so could only ex-
press wish to be of further service to
her and bow myself out discreetly.
But the ice was broken-our hands
had met Pauline and were strangers
no longer!
Old Teresa's sprain. although not
such serious affair as she fancied, kept
her indoors for several days. hoped
this would enable me TO improve my
acquaintance with her mistress, but the
result was not commensurate with the
hope. For the first few days Pauline,
so far as | knew, did not leave the
house. Once or twice met her on the
stairs and, assuming fictitious interest
in the old woman. Kept her in conyer-
sation for minute or two. II seemed
to me that she was painfully shy--so
shy that the conversation would fain
have prolonged, after little while died
q natural death. j was not conceited
enough to attribute her shyness and ret
icence to the same cause which made
me blush and stammer as l spoke TO
her. $3.50
At last, one morning l saw her leave
the house alone. l took my hat and
followed her. She was walking up and
down the pavement in front Of the
house. ] joined her, and, after the
usual inquiry for Teresa, continued at
her side. Imust make an attempt to
establish matters on better footing
between us. yr. II. HgnrI.
"You have not been long in England,
Miss MarchP" said
"Some time-some months" she re-
piled. ri ai .I.l. ..-
81 saw you in the spring at Turin
in church, at San Giovanni" She
raised her eyes and met mine with a
strange puzzled look.
"You were there with your old serv-
ant--one morning." continued.
"Yes-we often went there" re
"You are English, /. suppose-your
name is not an Italian oneg"
"Yes, | am English"
She spoke as though not quite GER
tain about tor as il 1t was matter of
complete Indifference
"Your home is here-you are not go
ing back to ltalyP" 511EJ yrT
'I don't know-I can not tell"
Pauline's manner was very unsatisfy-
ing. Imade many attempts TO learn
something about her habits end tastes.
Did she play or sing-was she fond Of
music, Of pictures. Of flowers, OF the
stage, OF travelingp Had she many re-
lations and friendsP Directly or indi-
rectly, l asked her all these questions.
Her replies were unsatisfactory.
Either she evaded the questions, as il
determined l should know nothing
4. about her, or she did not seem TO un-
derstand them. Many Of them l felt
sure puzzled her. At the end OF our
little promenade she remained as great
mystery to me as before. The only
COuiiOfb COulu Jhho Wdb tndb BIG plb-
played no wish to shun ME. We passed
and repassed the house several times,
but she did not suggest re-entering. as
she might nave done had she wished TO
get rid OF me. There was no trace OF
coquetry in her manner-quiet and re-
served as found her, she was at least
simple and natural-and she was very
beautiful, and was very, very much in
love! Eh laG klt tilellf
1t was not long before I discovered
that old Teresa's black eyes were
watching us from behind the blind Of
the drawing-room. She must have
crept from her bed TO see that her
charge got into no mischief. chafed
at the espionage, but as yet It was too
early TO escape from II. l,.E
Before Teresa could hobble out of
doors had met Pauline more than once
In the same way. She seemed, / was
glad to believe, pleased when | Joined
her The. difficulty I labored underwas
70 make her talk. She would listen 70
all had 10 say without comment and
without reply, save yos or no. II. BY a
rare chance, she asked a questionor
spoke longer sentence than usual The
effort was never sustained attributed
great deal Of this to shyness and TO