Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-07-03

Were invited. Bot LEI me a.k yoa
question. Did Hauley ever propose
5. yoaf"
G. mo Bot expected be would 500
3. 70. he has been here oiieu enough"
ne "ios. be came several times 10 ask N
a for berth in the clipper. promised I
n thiuk Of him It the hrst opening and
really meant TO help him, Tor knew j
general way that you liked him"
4 81 thought he'd realized that yol
q could be Of service to him." explaine,
Miss Peddcr. II thought he'd remem
Der that mother left me tins house and
few thousand dollars too. to do as pleas
ed with. | was conscious, too, tha
, possessed fair share Of personal at
! fractions. Add as | supposed him to b,
entirely heart-free. / took il for granted
| should get him. His attentions seemed
marked enough"
''He treated you politely Of course. "
interrupted Pedder. "ani he eouldn',
have well done less, after asking me to
befriend him. But he never made any
formal declaration ?"
mo. be didn't. As mata of a Rio
ship, he was away seven-eigihs Of the
time and | didn't expect regular court
ship. But | took il for granted-"
Pedder made an inpatient gesture.
We've deceived ourselves he nut.
tered. We've been carried away by
our own feelings. The girls rejection Of
me was really intended to be 6nal and
Hawley's visits were merely visits Ofbusi.
anil friendship. But why Clara should
prefer Hawley to me | can't imagine. "
added Pedder. drawing himself up haugh-
lily, "Hawley has neither name, Dor
money nor positioni"
"Nor can l see why Hawley should |
prefer Clara Aymer to me!" SAID Miss
Pedder, as she glanced at her reflection
in one of the mirrors near her. "She's a
hired attendant, or something of that
kind-tbe creature"
I'D no idea that you thought so much
Of Hawley," observed the brother, as he
strove to calm his painful emotions.
Miss Pcdder moaned. Her eyes 6llsd
with tears. ~
81 thought all the world Of him." she
.. I
A long silence fell between the couple. c
"Well, well they're husband amp wife"
It length muttered Pedder hoarsely !
And this, | suppose, is all there is to be u
aid" .H. N
Miss Pedder compressed hor lips until 4
hey bled. staring at her brother with a e
xedness amounting to IerOcity. j,
"No! no !"she breathed fercely. 1.-The
latter shall not end here That marriage u
that abcminablc marriage" O.
She clutched at her heart again, as if al
II,
Pedder opened his ewes widely. in
Why, what can We do 2" he queried. al
You wouldn't have me murder Hawley. pl
suppose? That wouldn't make him YOUR pl
lsband. And on the other hand, il
ouldnt do me any good if YOU were to ca
III Clara Aymar." u,
"But there is away, Luke, of updoino
at marriage.
Pedder started toward his sister as if tn
ectrified. M
"Do you mean it ?" he demanded. |,
81 mean it and | swear it, III never tn
nsent to that girls having Hawley III
9 a gulf between them as broad as the cl,
can! LII undo that marriage, or die!" ha
"Softly Where is Kate?" ri.
He referred to their single servant. an
She's out for the day answered Miss
dder' arising and planting herself in q CO..
AR. "Ihere was little to do, you know to
l did not expect you home until din. ha
r." "'"'
'Then no one will hear u.s."
lie drew chair nearer to that of his ma
ter and set down beside her, @'T abb
What's your idea ?" he asked, in pos
isper old
my idea is to separate them to turn lie
ir love to hate; to dig pit beneath am
lr feet that will remain open foreverm ent
But how 7" ant
will. llawleyis poor, isn't he Y,l3t wa
Certainly; there is no mistake about he
t. His mother was helpless invalid so
the last ten years of her life, and one
II. insisted on her using for her com.
every penny he earned. 1t has moi ges
u SIX months since he was relieved of neS
burden. He is poor. therefore os :
say--poor as Jobs turkey !" I la.1 not
s Then hp mill bouo 49,,
Clara" snecred Miss Pedder venom. TO
". "de will have to absent himself hav
n his deary in order to carr their mn. l W
bread and butter. In short, he will
g to go to sea again ?" a +,
Well, yes, | suppose he will ;" assent. tool
Fodder. ale can get better wages at gla'
than elsewhere. He will sail ooain WEI
!, no doubt"
1 thought as much. And the sea is SLOW
OF terrible dangers! When do YOU ing
again for Australia ?" EeE mls
In about two weeks possibly in ten was
$, as the ship is filling up rapidly" PEG
Hawley is thoroughly competent to be One
r first mater" dan
edoer looked wonderingly at his sis hcle
moment, and then answered |: ..is
Or course. | know of no better man ing
ihe post" in
lie must be your first mate. then :
have influence enough with YOUR subj
ers. hope, 10 turn out the present az Fl
mbent? 2" natu
Why, the post is already vacant Mr. step
iing-you have seen him-Mr. Jar. man
has just been called home suddenly full |
MO. on account of his fathers Illness :
Good That's fortunate w, n,n. with