The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-01

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gotten mel!
Her large troubled eyes were riveted
on his face: but she made no sign OF
recognition.
TRY and think who it is, Pauline"
| | said.
She passed her hand across her fore
| head. then once more shook her head.
:. Non me ricordo." she murmured;
then. as if the mental effort had ex-
hausted her. sank, with . weary sigh,
upon chair.
- was delighted to hear her speak
in Italian. II was a tongue she seldom
used unless compelled to do so. That
she employed it now showed me she
must, in some dim way, connect the
visitor with Italy. 1t was to me a new
CLEAN of hope.
There was another thing | noticed.
have said how seldom it was that Paul
| inc raised her eyes to any ones face;
but to-day, during the whole time
Macari was in the room, she never
| looked away from him. He sat near
her. and after few more words to her,
addressed his remarks exclusively to
me. All the while could see my wife
watching him with an eager, troubled
| look: several times. indeed, | almost
persuaded myself that there was an eN-
! preston of fear in her eyes. Let them
express fear, hate, trouble, even love,
so long as | could see the dawn of re-
turning reason i'll them! / began to
think that if Pauline was to be restored.
il would be through my visitor.
So when he took his leave pressed
| him. with no assumed manner. to call
again very soon-to-morrow, if possible.
He readily promised to do SO, and we
| parted for the day.
can only hope he was as satisfied
with the result of cur INTERVIEW as
was.
After his departure Pauline fell into Il
restless state. Several times | saw her
pressing her hand to her forehead. She
seemed unable to sit still. Now and
again she went 10 the window and
looked up and down the street. paid
no attention to her actions, although
once or twice | saw her turn her eyes
toward me with pitcOuS. imploring
glance. | believed that something
some old memory in connection with
Macari-was striving to force itself to
her clouicd brain. and | looked forward
with Impotence to tomorrow. when he
would pay us another visit. The man
had something to get out of me, SO |
felt certain | should see him again.
He came the next day. and the next.
and many other DAYS. 1t was clear he
was determined to ingratiate me. if pos
sible. He did all he could to make him
self agreeable. and must say he was.
under the present circumstances. very
good company. He knew. or profesSed
to know. all the ins and outs of every
plot or political event of the last ten
years. and was full of orr ginal anecdotes
and stirring experiences. He had fought
| under Garibaldi through the whole of
the Italian campaign. He had known
the interior of prisons, and some of his
escapes from death had been marvel
Gus. | had no reason to doubt the
truth of his tales. although | mistrusted
the man himself. Let his smile be as
pleasant as he could make it-let his
laugh ring naturally could not for
get the expression | had seen on that
face. or his manner and words on
former occasions.
| took care that Pauline should al
ways be with us. 1t was the only wish
of mine the poor child had ever shown
eeen mute diSinclination to comply
with. She never spoke in Macari's
presence, but her eyes were scarcely
ever turned from him. He seemed TO
have a kind of fascination for her.
When he entered the room | could hear
her sigh. and when he left it she
brcathed a breath of relief: and every
day she grew more restless, uneasy and.
| knew, unhappy. My heart smote me
rs guessed | was causing her pain;
but. at all cost, | determined to perse-
we're. felt that the crisis of her life
was fast drawing near.
One evening. after dinner. rs Macari
and sat over our ciaret, and Pauline.
with her troubled eyes fixed, as usual.
on my guest, was reclining on the sofa
a little way off. he began to relate some
OF his military adventures. How once.
when in imminent peril-his right arm
broken and useless ut his side, his left
arm not strong enough to WELD the
rifle with thd bayonet iixed-he had
taken the bayonet of, ana holding it in
his left hand, had driven it through the
heart of an antagonist. As lie de-
scribcd the deed. he suited the gesture
to the word, and Selling knife which
lay on the table, dealt downward
blow through the air ut an imaginary
white-coated Austrian.
| heard deep sigh behind me. and.
turning. | saw Pauline living with her
eyes closed, and apparently in a dead
faint. | ran TO her. raised her up. and
carrying her to her room, laid her on
her he'd. 1t was now about nine o clock
Priscilla happened to be out. so l ran
back to the dining-room and babe Ma
carl hasty goodnight.
II hope there is not much the mat
ter" he said.
No; only fainting fit. Your fierce
gesture must have frightened her
Then returned to my wife'S bedside,
and began the usual course of restora-
tives. Yet without success. White as
a statue she lay there, her soft breath
ing and the faint throb of her pulse only
telling that she was alive. She lay
there without sense or motion, whilst |
chafed her hands, bathed her brow. and
endeavored to recall her to life Even
whilst doing so my heart was beating
wildly. | felt that the moment had
come; that something had brought back
the past to her. and that the fierce rush
with which it came had overpowered
her. i could scarcely dare to put my
wild belief in words. but it was that
when Pauline again opened her eyes
they would shine with light which had