Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-03
CALLED BACK.
A Weu-Told Story Of Continuous
and Absorbing Interest.
ny HUH CONWAY.
CHAPTER X.-CoNr!NuEp.

and Absorbing Interest
ny HUGH CONWAY.
CHAPTER X.-CoNrINuEp
had aScertalned that. since the de-
parture of the fever, Pauline had said
nothing about the terrible deed she had
witnessed three years ago. I feared
that when her health was re-established
her first wish would be to make some
stir in the matter 1t was hard to see
what she could possibly do. Macari,
learned, had left England the day after
! accused him of the crime; Ceneri was
out OF reach. hoped that Pauline
might be induced to remain quiet until
my return; and | instructed Priscilla,
in the event OF her recurring to the sub
iect of Il great crime committed by per-
sons she knew, to inform her that all
was being done to bring the guilty to
their deserts. | trusted she would, with
her usual docllity, rest contented with
this scarcely correct assertion.
Priscilla was to write to me-to St.
Petersburg, Moscow and other places l
must stop at, going and returning. |
left directed envelopes with her and
would send from St Petersburg in
structions as to the dates when the
various letters should be posted. And
then all | could think of was done.
All except one thing Tomorrow
morning l must start. NY passport is
I,,1y cS0pn1.
everything ready. Once, once for
moment, must see her before I sleep
to-night-see her it may be for the last
time. She was sleeping soundly-Pris-
ella told me so. Once more must
look upon that beautiful face that l
may carry its exact image with mo for
thousands of milesi
crept upstairs and entered her
room. l stood by the bedside and gazed
with eyes full of tears on my wife-yet
not my wife. felt like criminal, a
desecrator, so little right, knew, had
to be in that room. Her pale pure face
lay on the pillow-the fairest face In all
the world to me. Her bosom rose and
fell with her soft regular breathing
Fair and white as an angel she looked,
and l swore, rs gazed on her. that no
word of man should make me doubt
her innocence. Yet would 60 to ST.
IBERIA.
l would have given worlds for tho
right to lay my lips on hers! to have
been able to awake her with kiss, and
see those long dark lashes rise, and her
eyes beam with love for me- Even rs
it was | could not refrain from kissing
her gently on the temple, Just where the
soft thick hair began to grow. She
stirred i'll her sleep, her eyelids quiv-
cred. and like one detected at the COM
mencement of crime, i fed.
The next day Twas hundreds Of miles
away, and my mind was in Steiner
frame. If when reached, if ever did
reach, Ceneri, | found that Macari had
not lied-found that had been fooled,
cajoled, made tool of, should, at
least, have the grim consolation of re-
venge. should be able to gloat upon
the misery of the man who had de-
ceiyed me and used me for his own pur-
poses. I should see him dragging out
his wretched life in chains and deg
radiation. / should see him q slave,
beaten and ill-treated. If this was the
only reward should reap it would re-
pay me for my long journey. Perhaps.
considering all that had passed, and
my present anxiety and dread, this I'M
christian state of mind was not I'M
natural to an ordinary son of Adam.
st. Petersburg at last! The letter /
bear, and the letter already received On
my account, insure me gracious re-
ccption from her Majesty's noble repre-
20 -, {ha
request is listened to attentively; not
secuted as ridiculous. am told it Is
unprecedented, but the words impossI-
BILE to be granted are not used. There
are difficulties, great difficulties, in the
way, but, as my business is purely Of
domestic nature, with no political tend
encv, and as the letters bear the magic
autograph of person whom the noble
lord is eager TO oblige, am not told
that the obstacles are insuperable. /
must wait patiently for days, it may be
weeks, but can be sure everything will
be done that can be done There is, at
present, or so the newspapers say. a
little friction between the two Govern
ments. Sometimes this is shown by re-
quests more simple than mine being re-
fused. Still. we shall sec
Meanwhile, who is the prisoner. and
where is he?
All! that / can not say. only know
him as doctor named Ceneri-an
Italian-an apostle of freedom-patriot
-conspirator. was not foolish enough
to imagine he had Eeen tried and SEN
fenced under the name knew him by.
/ supposed this to be false one.
Al
that name has been sentenced within |
the last few months. That mattered |
little. Permission accorded, with the |
data | had given. the man would at |
once be identified By the police. Now,
good mornings soon as possible | |
should hear from the embassy.
'.And one worI of caution. Mr.. |
vaughan, said his Lordship. you
are not in England. Remember that Q
hasty word, even look; casual re-
mark to any stranger YOU sit next at
dinner, may utterly defeat your ends.
The system OF government here is diff
ferent from ours"
l thanked him for his advice, although |
needed no warning. The truth is that
an Englishman In Russia has an even
dread of spies and the con-
sequences of > loose tongue. More Of
rs are looked upon with suspicion from
our taciturnity than from our garrulity,
] was not likely to err on the latter
point
went back to my hotel, and for the
next few days whiled away the time ~
best could Not that, under ordins-
y circumstances. should have found
much difficulty in 50 doing. St Peters
burg Was one of the places had always
wished to visit. Is sights were new
and strange 70 me: lis customs worth
studying; b.If I took little interest In
anything ! saw. twas longing to be
sway IN pursuit Of Ceneri