The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-28
CALLED BACK.
a wen-Told Story Of Continuous
and Absorbing interest
CHAPTER xIII,-CoSrINuED.
by HUGH CONWAY.


She had, until she met her future hus-
band, loved her brother above every one
In the world. She had echoed his pa
triotism, sympathized with him in his
schemes, and listened to the wild plots
ne was always planning. He was some
years older than she was, and upon her
return TO Italy she found him, out
wardly, nothing more than a quiet,
hard-working, ill-paid doctor. She mar
veled at the change from the head
strong, visionary, daring young man
she had left. 1t was not until he was
certain her heart had not forsaken her
country that Cenerl allowed her to see
thst under his prosaic exterior lurked
one of the subtlest and ablest minds
of all those engaged in working.out the
liberation of Italy. Then all his Old sway
came back. She admired, almost wor-
SHIPPED him. She, too, was ready to
make any sacrifice when the time should
came.
What she would have done had she
been called upon, 1t is impossible to say;
but there is little doubt but her fortune
and her children's fortune would have
been freely spent in the good cause
As il was she died long before the pear
was ripe, and when she died, such was
her faith in her brother, everything was
left in his hands as sole trustee for her
children. In her last moments the
thought Of her husbands decided En-
giish proclivities made her exact q
promise that both the boy and the girl
should be given an English education.
Then she closed her eyes, and the Or
phans we're left entirely to the trustees
mercy. ....,. ....
He obeyed her spoken commands to
the letter. Anthony and Pauline we're
sent 10 English schools; but having no
friends in their fathers native land, or
all old friends having been lost sight Of
during their mothers widowhood, the
holidays were spent in Italy. They
grew up almost as much Italian as En-
giish. Ceneri husbanded. invested and
managed their fortune with care and in
a business-like way. | have no doubt,
so far as it went, his honesty was unim-
peachable. aFss p . 3
Then the longed-for moment camel
The great blow was to be struck
Ceneri, who had kept himself out of lit
tie abortiye plots, felt that now or never
he must do all ha could do for his coun-
Try. lie hailed the coming man. He
knew that Garibaldi was to be the
savior of his oppressed land. The first
rash step had been taken and led TO
success. The time and the man were
ut hand. Recruits were focking by
thousands 10 the scene Of war, but the
cry was ''money, money, money!
Money for arms and ammunition
money for stores, food and clothing
money for bribes-money for every
thing! Those who furnished the sinews
Of war would be the real liberators of
the country
Why should he hesitate? Had his
sister lived she would have given all the
fortune she possessed as freely as she
would have given her life! We're not
her children half Italian? Liberty
laughed at such small thing as breach
of trust .s
Except q few thousand pounds, he
ruthlessly realized and sacrificed the
whole Of the children's inheritance. He
poured their thousands and thousands
into the hands held out for them. The
large sum was spent where 1t was most
wanted. and Ceneri averred that he
freed Italy by the 6pportune aid. Per-
hans he did-who can tellp
Titles and honors were afterward Of
fered him for this great though secret
service II makes me think better of
the man that he refused all reward. His
conscience may have told him he had
not robbed himself. Any way, he re-
mained plain DIR. Ceneri, and broke
with bis old leaders and friends when
Ae found that Italy was TO be King
dom, nota Republic.
He had kept, said, a few thousand
pounds. The boy and the girl were
growing up, and their uncle thought
chat even his patriotism permitted him
20 keep back enough to complete their
education and start them in life.
Pauline was promising TO be so beauti-
full that he troubled little about her fut-
nre. A rich husband would set every
thing right for her But Anthony--who
was becoming wild, headstrong young
fellow-was another affair.
AS soon as the youth should reach
mans estate, Ceneri had resolved TO
make a clean breast Of his defalcations
To tell him how the money had been
spent-to beg his forgiveness, and, II
necessary, bear the penalty OF his frafd-
nlent act But so long as any money
remained he delayed doing so. The
young man. II eylncing no sympathy
with his uncle's regeneration schemes
and pursuit Of liberty. fully beleyed in
his Integrity, Feeling assured that
when he came OF age he would succeed
20 splendid inheritance, swclled by ac-
cnmulated savings, he threw away
money In thousand and one extraya-
giant ways. till Ceneri soon saw that the
end OF the reserve fund was drawing
nca-.
So long as he had money in hand "a
uncof Anthouy's demnnda be postponed