The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-07-13

sent to that girls having Hawley I'll dig a
gulf between them as broad as the ocean! I'll
undo that marriage, or dee :"
'Softly! Where is Kate2"
| He referred to then single servant
| She's ont for the day." answered Miss
Peflder, arising and planting herself IN a char.
There was little to do. you know, as did not
expect YOU home until dinner
"Then no one will hear u.s."
He drew a chair nearer to that of his sister
and sat down beside her.
"What's your idea ?" he asked in whisper.
my idea is to separate them: to turn their
love to bate; to dig PIT beneath their feet
that will remain open forever
:" But how p
"Will Hawley is poor, isn't he n
Certainly there Is no mistake about that.
His mother was helpless invalid for the last
ten wears of her life, and Will insisted on her
using for her comfort every penny lie canned.
1t hasn't been SIX months since he was re-
eved of that burden. He's poor, therefore,
as you say-poor as Jobs turkey!''
"Then he ii have to leave his darling
Clara" sneered Miss Pedder yenomousIy
'He IL have to absent himself from his deary
i'll order to earn their mutual bread and but
ter Ia short, he II have to go to sea again p
We'll, yes | suppose he WILL scented
Pedder. ''He can get better wages at sea
than elsewhere. He'll sail again soon, no
doubt"
"Ithoueht as much. Aud the sea is full of
terrible dangers! When do YOU sail again for
Australia ~
In about two weeks possibly in ten days,
as the ships filing up rapidly"
| "Hawley Is thoroughly competent to be
your first mate!'
Pedder looked wonderingly at his sister a
moment, and then answered:
| "Of course. | know Of no better man for
the post
have influence enough with your owners, |
| hone tn turn ont The nFpSent Incumheut -
why, the post Is already vacant. Mr.. Jar
dipg-you have seeu him-Mr. Jarding has
just been called home suddenly to Ohio, on
account of his fathers illness"
| Good That's fortunate. You must rec
ommend Hawley for the vacant place to your
owners and get them to engage hun. The
| thing can be done >
Without the least doubt. Il was under
| stood, YOU know, as / just now remarked, that
| | was to help Hawley at the first opportunity.
Wen accordingly suppose that he sails with
me as first mate the next voyage. What
| them"
You must leave him--not dead, but pris-
| oner--on some desert Island between here and
| Australia"
Pedder looked his astonishment.
* If it can be done" he said, after pause.
| what next -
-'' You must come back and report that he is
dead furnishing full details and good proofs.
| Those details and proofs will not be aAiicult
! to manufacture. Then You must be all kind
ness and sympathy to the young widow as she
| Will suppose herself to be, and i'll less than a
year thereafter she will be your wife
'Oh, ii this thing were possble!' sighed
| Pedder, beginning to look relieved
| g POSSibte2 1t Is simple as kissing. And
| the moment YOU are married to Clara, | VIII
| make a tip Tor my health to Australia. aud
| naturally enough stumble upon the very lslaIsd
where YOU Rave left IIawley effect his Rescue;
! tel him his wife is dead condole and SYM
| III I,I ,t.,.l
the whole comedyby becoming his wife and
| setting i'll Australia. You'll thus have your
| Clara on this side of the ocean, and | shall be
happy with Hawley on the other
! She was smiling now, with every sign OF an
| ticipated triumph.
| As to Pedder, he twisted neryOueiy III III.
chair, scarcely vcnturing to breathe.
There's Just ono difficulty he uttered
- that Of getting Hawley on the desert island
| without his suspectlng anything"
alt can be DONE and the jaws of Miss Ped
der came together like the Jaws OF a vice.
''There's no difficulty about finding a suitable
island2'
| ssNot the least | saw the island in my
| minds eve the moment you uttered the word,
and glorious one it is for our purpose
| 1t will be easy for YOU to get Hawiey upon
| IT =" suggested Mis- Pedder thoughtiully. = II
| IT r near your route YOU can call there for wa
| ter Ii It's out of your way you can be blown
| there hv adverse winds. or be drilted there by
| unknown currents, or fetched up there BY a
| mistake III the reckoning, or a fault IN vour
| chrounmeter. And once there, You can have
| Hawlev seized by some trusty agent, while he
| is ashore upon business, OF you can send hlm
| ashore under some pretence. such AS looking
for deserter from the ship or for ship
wrecked sailor, and then sail away without
| him.
say no more,1 interrupted Pedder, with
| wild exultation. . / see how to manage the
| affair from It's beginning to It's end
! And YOU now see that we can undo that
hateful marriage p
| Perfectlv-perfectlv. The fair will re
J quire little time ard patience, of course, and
| a little expenditure of money, but we are sure
| to triumph. Capital glorious! What load
YOU have taken from my soul, Ruth What
| genius you arei'
He leaped to his feet and began icing tn
and fro rvpidly with the most eXtrdvagant
signs and EXPLANATIONS of joy.
First to get Hawley on his island" re-
| suned Miss Pedder musingiy. . Next for you
to marry the pretended widow. Then for M
| to rescue the prisoner and marry HIM. And
finally for you and me to be happy. you III
your way and | in mine-you with Clara III
| New York and with VIII. in Australia. You
| comprehend the whole project clearly?"
| From the first sep to the last There's
only just one possibility of failure
4" Aud that one 7
"A refusal on Hawley's part to accept the
| post offered him-a refusal based upon his
| marriage"
Mss pedder turned pale at the thought.
| But he won't refuse she soon declared
recovering her equanimIty. = He has long
been wanting just such place. Married OF
single, he can't neglect his bread and butter" "
well said, Ruth | think we can count
| upon him. The post he came here toask me
! for is now vacant, and | Will accordingly have
it offered to him, Just as ii nothing had hap
pened."
Exactly. You needn't speak of his mar
| rage or seem to know anything about It..
You can simply offer him the post IN question,
in accordance with the old understanding.
| Aud he will accept il. He can't possibly have
| any suspicion of anything wrong. Outwardly
and apparently we are all on good terms with
one another, and Will remain so. Let the
wages offered him be liberal. Possibly he
NAV object to leaving his young bI Idle SO soon,
but the next voyage after this one
Feeder interrupted the remark by gesture
| of impatience. He was all eagernoss now-all
determination.
THAT next VOYAGE after this one will not
answer. he declared Hawley shall accom-
pany me on my very next trip To make all
sure on this point, / will have him engaged
this very day. In fact, | will see to tHi-
ROtr."
He seized his hat and gloves, addressed q
few words to his sister, aud quietly took his
departure down town. The last GlanCes the
couple exchanged at the door We're full of jul
| bilaut wickedness.
The next three or four hours passed slowly
| To Mss Pedder. She was beginning to feaI
! that the whole project had miscarrIed at it
| very commencement, and was frettng herself
| into a fever, when Pedder suddenly made ms
appearance. One glance at his vivid fiusnes
| at his dancing eyes, as bis airy manner, was
| sufficient.
| w, ,,,,,,,b thn, oh cy,ol