The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
CALLED BACK.
A weii-Told Story Of Continuous
and Absorbing Interest.
1T HUGH C9ANAL Y
CHAPTER Iv.-CoNTryuEp.

s'lou Will pay me and blame mo Tor
tothing. But listen once more say
1.-THE signorina is no: for lore or mar
riagc."
Superstitious o d fooll We're auline' S
charms to be buried in a nunnery!
Then bell rang and Teresa left me.
i'm few minutes she reappeared and
conducted me upstairs to room in
which found my beautiful Pauline and
her uncle She raised her dark dreamy
eyes and looked at me-the most infat-
GATED man could not have battered him.
self that the light of love was in them.
| fully expected that DIR. Ceneri
would have left us TO arrange matters
alone; but no-hc took me by the hand
and in stately manner led me to his
niece.
''Parlinc, YOU know this gentleman"
She bowed. Eyes, know him.
Mr.. Vaughan" continued Ceneri.
does US the hoaor of asking You to be
his wife"
could not permit all the wooing to
be done by proxy. SO / stepped forward
aud took TIER hand i'm mine.
Pauline, - whispered, 81 love you
since first saw YOU have loved you
will you be my wife,"
s'Yes. if you wish it." she replied,
softly, bet without even changing color.
"You can not love me now, but YOU
will by and by-w.l yol not, my dar-
Lingo"
She did not respond 10 my apneal,
but then she dill not repulse me, neither
did she strive to withdraw her hand
from mine; she remained calm and in
demonstrative as ever; but threw my
arm round her, and, in spite OF Ccneri's
presence. kissed her passionately. 1t
was only when my lips touched her
own that 1 saw the color rise to her
cheek and knew that she was moved.
She disengaged herself from nv en-
brace, glanced at her uncle, who stood
impassIve rs if he had witnessed moth
ing out OF the common, and then she
: ed from the room.
IL think you had better 60 now."
said Cener. IL will arrange everything
with Pauline. You must do on your
part all that is necessary for the day
after tomorrow"
ct is very sudden" said.
at is. but it must be SOL can not
wait an hour longer. You had better
leave me now and return tomorrow.
went away with my head in whirl
i was uncertain what TO do. The
temptation to call Pauline my own N
so short 4 time was great; hut i could
not deceive myself by thinking that she
cared for me at all, as vet. But, as
Ceneri sa' d, | could do my wooing after
marriage. Still | heSitated. The hur-
ried proceeding was so strange. Ar
IDENTIFY rs / desired TO wed Pauline l
wished | could have first won her.
Would It not he better to let her uncle
take her TO Italy, then follow her and
learn if she could love me? Against
this prudent course came Ceneri's vague
threat, that in such an event, his mind
might be changed-and more than all,
l was desperately in love. Although it
could only be for her beauty that loved
her, was madly in love. Fate hal
thrown us together. She had escaped
me twice--now the third time she was
offered to me unreservedly. l was
srperStitious enough to think that if |
re, ected or postponed accepting the
gift, it would be withdrawn forever.
No--come what will, in two days time
Pauline shall be my wife!
| saw her the next day, but never
alone Ceneri was with Us all the time
Pauline was sweet, silent, shy and Ian
guild. / had much TO do--much to see
10. Never was wooing SO short or SO
strange rs mine. BY the evening all
arrangements were made. and BY ten
O'Clock the next morning Gilbert
Vaughan and Pauline March were man
and wife those two who had not in
their lifetime even conversed for a time
amounting, say, to three hours, were
linked together for better or worse till
death should part them.
Ceneri left Immediately tie ceremony
was over, and, to my astonishment,
Teresa announced her intention of ac-
companying him. She did not fail to
wait or me for the promised reward,
which gave her freely and fully. My
hearts ue ire was to wed Pauline, and
by her aid it had been compasscd
Then, with my beautiful bride, start
ed for the Scottish lakes, to begin the
wooing which should have been COM
plcted before the final step had been
taken.