The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17

hearing the sound OF music. soon
discovered that its effect upon Pauline
was prejudicial. The notes which
soothed me in some way seemed to ir-
ritate her and make her uneasy. So,
unless she is out somewhere with old
Priscilla and / am left alone, the piano
is unopened; the music-books lie un-
used. Only those who love music as l
love it can understand how great de-
4Eavation this is to me.
Une morning as sat alone l was told
that gentleman wished to see me. He
gave the servant no name, but instructed
her to say that he was from Geneva. l
knew it must be Macari. My first inn
pulse was TO send back word that l
would not see him. Again and again,
since our last meeting, his words had
come back to me-those words which
hinted at something in Pauline's past
which her uncle had an object in conceal
ing. But each time / thought of them
/ decided they were only the malicious
insinuation OF disappointed man, who
having failed to win the woman he
loved, wished TO make his favored rival
suspicious and unhappy. 1feared moth
ing he could say against my wife, but
disliking the man, | hesitated before
giving instructions for his admittance.
Yet Macari was the only link between
Pauline and her past; Ceneri l felt sure
/ should never see again; this man was
the only one remaining from whom it
was possible to learn anything respect
ing my wife. The one person whose
appearance could, by any chance, stimu-
late that torpid memory, and, perhaps,
influence the state of her mind by sug-
gesting, no matter how dimly, scenes
and events in which he must have played
a part. So thinking, i decided that the
man should be admitted, and, moreover,
that he should be brought face TO face
with Pauline. II he wished to do so he
might speak TO her of old days, even old
passion-anything that might aid her
to pick up and retrace those dropped
threads of memory.
He entered my room and greeted me
with what ! knew to be assumed cor
diality. / felt, in spite of the hearty
grasp he gave my hand, that he meant
his visit to bode no good to me. What
did care why he camep / wanted him
for a purpose. With the end in view,
what mattered the tool, if l could keep
it from turning in my hand and wound
ing me-and this was to be seen. ..
met him with a greeting almost as
cordial as his own; begged him to be
seated; then rang for wine and cigars.
"You see / have kept my promise,
Mr.. Vaughan" he said, with a smile:
"Yes, l trusted you would do SO.
Have you been long in England?"
"Only couple OF days"
"How long do you stay3"
"Until / am called abroad again.
Things have gone wrong with us there.
/ must wait until the atmosphere has
quieted down"
looked at him inquiringly.
81 fancied YOU knew my trade" he
said.
.Isuppose you are conspirator--
don't use the word Extensively it is
the only one 1 can think of. d"
Eyes, conspirator = regenerator -
apostle OF freedom, whatever you
like" F1a
But your country has been free for
some years. Rkt
h"0ther countries are not free. !
work for them. Our poor friend Ceneri
did the same, but his last days work Is
done.n ! Az o,s.s
sis he deadP" l asked, startled.
dead to all of us. l can not give
you particulars; but few weeks after
you left Geneva he was arrested in St
Petersburgh. He lay in prison for
months awaiting his trial. 1t has come
of, / hear"
"Well, what has happened to himP"
"What always happcns-our poor
friend is at this moment on his way to
Siberia, condemned TO twenty years
hard labor in the mines"
Although / bore no particular love
toward Ceneri, / shuddered as heard
his fate.
"And you escapedP" / said.
Naturally, or J should not be here
smoking your very good cigars and
| slipping your capital claretH g DrUOtl
/ was disguised at the indifference
with which he spoke Of his friend mis-
fortune. II 1t seemed horrible to me TO
think of the man working in the Siber-
ian mines, what should il have seemed
10 his fellow-conspiratorp
"Now, Mr.. Vaughan" said the latter,
'with your permission will enter on
business matters with you. am afraid
] shall surprise you.p ijI
"Let mehear what you have to say"
"First Of all must ask you what
Ceneri told you about myselfP''
"He told me your name"
Nothing of my familyP He did not
tell you my true name any more than he
told you his ownP He did not tell you
IL was March, and that Pauline and
are brother and sisterP"
] was astonished at this announce
ment. In the face Of the doctors as
sertion that this man had been in love
with Pauline, did not for a moment
believe it: but thinking it better to hear
his tale out, simply replied; "He did
not" iAl 'a't E
Every well--then 1 will tell you my
history as briefly as can. ] am known
by many names abroad, but my right
name Is Anthony March. My father
and Pauline's married DIR. Ceneri's sis
ter. He died young, and left the whole
of his large property to his wife, abso-
lutely. She died some time afterward,
| and in turn left everything in nv