The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-12

s' ee'oer moahed. Her eyes filed wit
~ thought all the world Of him." she mu
) A long silence fell between the couple.
! "Woll, well, they're husband and wife. " ,
length muttered Pedder, hoarsely. "An
this, suppose, Is all there il to be said"
, Miss Feeder compressed her lips until the
amounting to ferocity.
NO! no" she breathed fercely. s.Th
, matter shall not end here. That marriage
that abominable marriage"
She clutched at her heart again, a. II sufFo
eating.
Pedder opened his eyes widely.
why, what eau we do 2" he queried. "Yo,
wouldn't have me murder Hawley. suppose
That wouldn't make him your husband. And
on the other hand. il wouldn't do me any good
II you were to kill Clara Aymar."
But there IL way, Luke, Of undoing thai
marriage"
Pedder started toward his sister, as il cleo.
trified
" DO you mean it z" demanded.
mean il, and swear il I'll never con.
sent to that girls having Hawley I'll dig a
gulf between them as broad as the ocean !
Ill undo that marriage. or die!"
softly! Where il Kate 2"
He referred to their single servant.
She's out for the day." answered Miss
Pedder, arising and planting herself in chair.
There was little to do. you know, as / did
not expect you home until dinner"
Then no one will hear u.s."
| He drew q chair nearer to that of his sister
and sat down beside her.
What's your idea 2" he asked, in a whis-
per.
my idea is to separate them; to turn their
love to hate to dig a pit beneath their feet
that will remain open forever"
But howi"
Will. Hawley is poor. isn't hep
Certainly; there IL no mistake about that.
His mother was helpless invalid for the last
ten years OF her lifc, and Will. insisted on her
using 70. her comfort every penny he earned.
1t hasn't been Elk months since he was relieved
of that burden. He's poor, therefore as you
say-poor az Jobs turkey"
:" Then he'll have to leave his darling
Clara" sneered Miss Pedder venomously.
Hell have to absent himself from his deary
IN order to earn their mutual bread and butter,
In short. he'll have TO 30 to sea again!"
" Well, yes suppose he WILL" assented
Pedder. " He can get better wages at sea
than elsewhere. He'll sail again soon, no
doubt"
II thought a. mnch. And the sea is full of
terrible dangers When do you sail again for
Australia z"
:" In about two weeks-possbly in ten days,
a. the ships filling up rapidly
=" Hawley is thoroughly competent to be
youl first mater"
Pedder looked wonderngly at his sister
moment and then answered:
I" or course. l know Of no better man for
the post"
" He must be your first mate, then. You
have influence enough with your owners, /
hope. to turn crt the present Incumbent"
Why the post is already vacant. Mr.. Jar
ding-y you have seen him Mr.. Jarding has Just
been called home suddenly to Ohio, on account
az his fathers illness
GOOD That's fortunate; You must rec
ommend Hawley for the vacant place to your
owners, and get them to engage him. The
thing can be donei"
Without the least doubt 1t was UNDER
stood, you know, as Just now remarked.
that was to help Hawley at the first oppor-
tunity. Wen accordingly suppose that he
sails with me as first mate the next voyage
What then p
''You must leave him-not dead, but pris-
oner-on some desert island between here and
Australia"
Pedder looked his astonishmcnt.
II it can be DONE" he said, after pause,
"what next 2"
''You must come back and report that he is
dead, furnishing full details and good proofs.
Those details and proofs will not be difficult to
manufacture. Then You must be all kindness
and sympathy to the young widow. as she will
suppose herself to be. and in less than year
'Oh. if this thing were possible 7" sighed
Pedder beginning to look relieved.
Possible It's as simple as kissing. And
the moment you are married to Clara, l will
take trip to Australia for my health. and
naturally enough, stumble upon the very ISL
and where YOU have left Hawley: effect his
rescue ; tell him his wife is dead; condole and
rympathiZe with him like an angel; and con-
clude the whole comedy by becoming his wife
and settling in 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
tic.pated triumph
chair, scarcely venturing TO breathe.
There's just one difficulty" he muttered-
that Of getting Hawley on the desert island
without his suepecting ANYTHING"
1T can be done" and the lips Of Miss Ped
der came together like the jaws OF a wise.
There's no difficulty about finding suitable
island!"
"Not the least ! saw the islandin my minds
eye the moment you uttered the word, and a
glorious one it is for our purpose"
1t will be easy for you to get Ha xley upon
it" suggested Miss Pedder thoughtfully. IF
it's near your route, you can call there for
water. II it's out of your way, you can be
blown there by adverse winds, or be drifted
there by unknown currents, or fetch up there
by mistake in your reckoning or fault in
your chronometer. And once there, you can
have Hawley seized by some trnsty agent,
while he is ashore upon business. or you can
send him ashore under some pretense, such
a. looking for deserter from the ship or for
q shipwrecked sailor, and then sail away with
out him"
''Say no more, interrupted Pedder, with wild
exultation. ~ see how to manage the affair
from it's beginning to its end"
And you now see that we can undo that
hateful marriage?"
"Perfectly-perfcctly The affair will re-
quire little time and patience, Of course, and
. little expenditure Of money, but we are sure
to triumph. Capital! glorious! What load
you have taken from my soul, Ruth! What .
genius you are!"