The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17
CALLED BACK.
A Well-Told Story Of Continuous
and Absorbing Interest.
BY HUGH CONWAY,
CHAPTER VII.
CLAIMING RELATIONSHIP.


Yes, she was glad TO see me back! In
her uncertain clouded way she wei.
coined me. My great fear, that in the
short time she would have entirely for.
gotten me, was groundless. She knew
me and welcomed me. My poor
Pauline! II could but find the way To
bring those truant senses back once
morel
For months and months nothing OF
importance occurred. If my loves mind
was, as Ceneri predicted, to be gradual
ly restored, the process was tedious
one At times | thought her better at
times worse. The fact is there wns little
or no change in her condition. Hour
after hour she sits in her apathy and
listlessness; speaking only when spoken
to; but willing to come with me any
where; do anything l suggest, when.
ever, alasl / express my wish in words
she can comprehend. Poor Paulinel
Thegreafest doctors in England have
seen her Each says the same thing.
She nlayrecoyer; but each tells me the
recovery would be made more possible
fthe exact circumstances which brought
about the calamity were known. These,
/ doubt, il we shall ever learn. hhF'e Z
For Ceneri has made no sign, nor has
Maeari sent his promised information.
The latter, after his last malicious
words, l dread more than l wish for.
Teresa, who might have thrown some
light on the subject, has disappeared.
blame myself for not having asked the
doctor where she was to be found; but
doubtless he would have declined TO tell
me. SO the days 90 on. All can do
is, with Priscilla's assistance, TO insure
that my poor girl is made as happy as
can be, and hope that time and care
may at length restore her. q
Weare still at Walpole street. Ny
intention has been TO buy house and
furnish it. But whyP Pauline could
not look after it--would not be interest
ed in it-it would not be home. So we
stay on,at my old lodgings aud / live
almost the live Of a hermit, '' - ~
care to see no friends. | am, in
deed, blamed for forsaking all my old
acquaintances. Some who, have seen
Pauline attribute my lack of hospitality
TO jealousy; some to other causes; but,
as yet, / believe no one knows the truth.
There are times when 1 feel | can not
bear my grief times when Iwish that
Kenyon had jneyer led me inside that
church at Turin; but there are other
times when feel that, in spite of all,
my love for my wife, hopeless as il is,
has made me a better and even q hap
pier man. / can sit for hours looking
at her lovely face, even as could look
ing at picture or statue. | try TO
imagine that face lit up with bright in
telligence, as once it must have been.
long TO know what can have drawn that
dark curtain over her mind, and pray
that one day it may fall aside and may
see her eyes responsive to my own. II
i felt sure this would ever be would
wait without murmur, II needs be, till
our hair has grown gray.
i have this poor consolation what.
ever the effect Of our marriage may have
been upon my life, it has, at least, moi
made my wife's lot a sadder one. Hel
days | am sure must be brighter thar
those when she was under the super.
vision Of that terrible old Italian wom
an. Priscilla loves her and pets hei
like child, whilst I-well, / do every.
thing can which l fancy may give her
such pleasure as she is capable Of feel
ing Sometimes, not always, she seems
TO appreciate my efforts, and once OF
twice she has taken my hand and raised
Il 70 her lips az Il in gratitude. She Il
beginning to is<s me as q child mal
love It's father, as some weak helpless
creature may love It's protector. This L
apoor recompense, but | am thankful
even for this.
So, in our quiet household, the day
pass by and the months glide away un
til the winter Is over and the laburnuIpl
and lilacs In the little plots in front Q
houses In the suburbs are in bud,
tits fortunate that ! am fond Of books
Withpntt that taste life,would indeed b.
colorlcss. have not the heart u, leay'
Pauline alone and seek society on m.
own account. l spend many hour
every day reading and studying, willis