The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-20
CALLED BACK.
"A Wel-Told Story of Coptinuous
and Absorbing Interest.
by HUGH CONWAY.
CHAPTER IV.-CoNT1NuEn.

"You will pay me and blame me Tor
nothing. But listen once more L say
it the signorina is not for love or mar
rage"
Superstitious cd fool Were Pauline's
cha ms to be Luried in nunnerv!
Then bell RAM and Teresa left me.
In 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-
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-he took me by the hand
and in stately manner led me to his
niece.
She bowed. Eyes, know him.
Mr.. Vaughan continued Ceneri,
does us the honor of asking you to be
his wife"
Tcould not permit all the wooing to
be done by proxy, so ] stepped forward
and took her hand in mine.
Pauline, whispered, ~ love you
since first saw you have loved you
will you be my wifeP"
Eyes, 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
did she strive to withdraw her hand
from mine; she remained calm and I'M
demonstrative as ever but l threw my
arm round her, and, in sp tie of Ceneri's
presence, kissed her pass onately. 1t
was only when my lips touched her
own that l saw the color rise to her
cheek and knew that she was moved.
She disen9ag herself from my en-
brace, glanced at her uncle, who stood
impassive as if he had witnessed moth
ing out of the common, and then she
fled from the room.
II think you had better go now"
said Cener. II 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.
sit is. but it must be SOL can not
wait an hour longer. You had better
leave me now and return tomorrow.
l went away with my head in a whirl
II was uncertain what TO do. The
temptation to all Pauline my own n
so short time was great; hut / could
not deceive myself by thinking that she
cared for me at all, as yet But, as
Ceneri sa d, l could do my wooing after
marriage. Still L hesitated. The hur.
ried proceeding was SO strange. Ar.
IDENTITY rs l desired to wed Iauline
wished | could have first won her
" GU d it not be better to let her uncle
take her 10 Italy, then follow her anC
learn ii she could love me? Agains
this prudent course came eneri's vague
threat, that in such an event, his mlnt
might be changed and more than all
] was desperately in love. Although i
could only be for her beauty that loved
her. | was madly in love. Fate hac
thrown us together. She Dad escaped
me twice now the third time she was
offered to me unreservedly. wa:
superstitious enough to think that if
re ected or postponed accepting sn'
git, it would be withdrawn forever
sNo-- VII, in two days tim,
Pauline shall be my wfel
l saw her the next day, but neve
alone Ceneri was with US all the time
Pauline was sweet. silent. shy and Ian
guild. ] had much TO do much to Sc,
to. New was wooing so short or 5,
strange as mine. BY the evening al