The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-03
CALLED BACK.
a well-Told Story Of Continuous
and Absorbing interest
BY HUGH CONWAY.
CHAPTER Iv.-CoSrINuEp.

thAGIEh lNs-tONTINUED.
s'You will pay me and blame me for
nothing. But listen once more / say
it the signorina is not for love or mar
riage," q
Superstitious old fooll Were Pauline S
charms to be buried in a nunnery!
Then bell rang and Teresa left me.
In few minutes she reappeared and
conducted me upstairs to n room in
which found my beautiful Pauline and
iher uncle. She raised her dark dreamy
eyes and looked at me-the most infat-
uated 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-ho took me by the hand
and in a stately manner led me to his
niece.
Pauline, you know this gentleman.
She bowed. "Yes, know him.
Mr.. Vaughan" continued Ceneri,
does us the honor of asking you to be
his wife"
could not permit all the woomg 10
be done by proxy, so I stepped forward
Pauline" | whispered, "I love you
since first | saw you | have loved you
will you be my wifeP"
''ies. If you wish it," she replied,
softly, but without even changing color.
''You can not love me now, but YOU
will by and by-will YOU not, my dar-
ling?"
She did not respond TO my appeal,
but then she did not repulse me, neither
Gid she strive TO Withdraw her hand
from mine; she remained calm and Ln-
demonstrative as ever; but threw my
arm round her, and, in spite OF Ceneri's s
presence, kissed her passionately. 1t
was only when my lips touched her
own that saw the color rise 10 her
check and knew that she was moved.
She disengaged herself from my en-
brace, glanced at her uncle, who stood
impassive as il he had witnessed moth
ing out Of the common, and then she
fled from the room.
ii think you had better 90 now, ="
said Ceneri. 81 will arrange everything
with Pauline. You must do on your
part all that is necessary for the day
after tomorrow.
'.lt is very sudden" said.
at is. but II must be SOL can not
wait an hour longer. You had better
leave me now aud return tomorrow"
went away with my head in a whirl
II was uncertain what to do. The
temptation TO call Pauline my own in
so short time was great; but / could
not deceive myself by thinking that she
cared for me at all, as yet But, as
Ceneri sad, could do my wooing after
marriage. Still / hesitated The hur-
ried proceeding was so strange. Ar
dently as | desired to wed Pauline |
wished l could have first won her.
Would II not be better TO let her uncle
take her 10 Italy, then follow her and
Ilearnif she could love meP Against
this prudent course came Ceneri's vague
threat, that in such an event, his mind
might be changed more than all,
j was desperately in love. Although IL
could only be for her beauty that ! loved
her, | was madly in love. Fate had
thrown us together. She had escaped
me twice--nOw the third time she was
offered 10 me unreservedly. | was
-superstitious enough to think that II
II. ected or postponed accepting the
gilt, 1t 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--muoh TO see
To. Never was wooing so short or so
strange as mine. BY the evening all
arrangements we're 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 q 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 on me for the promised reward,
which gave her freely and fully. My
hearts Go ire was TO wed Pauline, and
by her aid 1t had been compassed.
Then, with my beautiful bride. start
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