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


Paulinep"
Ceneri shrugged his shoulders and
smiled.
"Macari! am glad to be able to an
swer something fully, Mr.. Vaughan.
For a 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 haveP"
Ceneri looked at me sharply. "Do
you regret, Mr.. VaughanP"
''No-not if there is a chance, even a
slight chance. But | tell you, DIR.
Ceneri, you have deceived and cajoled
me shamfully."
/ rose to take my leave. Then Ceneri
spoke with more feeling than he had as
yet displayed.
"Mr. Vaughan, do not Judge me too
harshly. l have wronged you, l admit.
There are things you know nothing of.
l must tell you more than l intended.
The temptation to place Pauline in a
position of wealth and comfort was ir-
resistible. / am her debtor for vast
amount. At one time her fortune was
about fifty thousand pounds. The
whole of that spent"
''And dare to boast of it'' 1 said, Bit
terly. He waved his hand with dignity.
Eyes. dare to speak of it. / spent
it all for freedom-for Italy. 1t was in
my keeping as trustee. l, who would
have robbed my own father, my own
son, should hesitate to take her money
for such an endp Every farthing went
to the great cause, and was well spent"
at was the act of criminal to rob an
orphan"
"Call it what you like. Money had to
be found. Why should l not sacrifice
my honor for my country as freely as l
would have sacrificed my lifeP"
ut is no use discussing 1.-THE mat
ter is ended"
ayes, but tell you to show you why
| wished to gain Pauline home. More
over, Mr.. Vaughan''-here his voice
dropped to whisper-"I was anxious
to provide that home at once. / am
bound on a journey-a journey of which
] can not see the end, much less the re-
turning Idoubt whether should have
decided to see you had it not been for
this. But the chances are we shall
never meet again"
''You mean you are engaged in some
plot or conspiracy"
al mean what have said-no more,
no less. / will now bid you adieu."
Angry az l was with the man, could
not refuse the hand he stretched out to
! me.
Farewell" he said, I" it may be that
in some year or two 1 shall write to you
and ask you if my predictions as to
Paulines recovery have been fulfilled
but do not trouble to seek me or to in
quire for me if am silent"
So we parted. The carriage was
waiting to take me back to the hotel
On my way thither l passed the mar
whom Ceneri had called Macari. He
signaled to the driver to stop, and ther
entering the carriage, sat beside me.
''You have seen the doctor, Mr.
VaughanP" he asked.
Eyes. / have just come from him. ,
"And have learned all you wish tt
know, L hope?"
"A great many of my questions have
been answered"
"But not all. Ceneri would not an
swer all"
He laughed. and his laugh was cynic
al and hooking. l kept silence.
Had you questioned me-" he con
tinued, II might have told you NOR
than Ceneri."
81 came to ask Dr. Ceneri for all tn,
information he could give me respecting
81 .N,l g xxrl,s ab l.a
lieve you are aware. If you can any
thing that may be of use to me, bes
you to speak"
'You asked him what caused itp"
81 did. He told me shock"
"You asked him what shock. Tha
he did not tell you?"
ale had his reasons for declining,
suppose. :,
ayes. Excellent reasons - famil..
reasons"
IF you can enlighten me, kindly d.
So. -:
mot here, Mr.. Vaughan. The doc
tor and l are friends. You might fl
back and assault him, and 1 should &c
blamed You are going back to Eng
, land, SUPPOSED"
Eyes. / start at once"
''Give me your address, and perhap
; / will write; or, better still, if l feel in
} clined to be communicative, L will ca
on you when / am next in London, an
pay my respects to Mrs. Vaughan at tn
same time"
So eager was to get at the bottom {
. the whole affair that / gave him m
+ card. He then stopped the carriag
r and stepped out. He raised his ha