The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-07-05

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muttered-"that of getting Hawley
on the desert island without his sus-
pecting anything"
"It can be done," and the lips of
Miss Pedder came together like the
Jaws of a vice. @There's no difficult
ty about finding suitable island?''
"Not the least. I saw the island
in my minds eve the moment you
uttered the word, and a glorious one
it is for our purpose"
sit will be easy for you to get
Hawley upon it." suggested Miss
Pedder thoughtfully. "If it's neal
your route, you can call there fo1
water Ifits out of your way, you
can be blown there by adverse winds,
or 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
trusty agent, while he is ashore upon
business, or you can send him ashore
under some pretence such as looking
for deserter from the ship or a ship
wrecked sailor, and then sail away
without him
"Say no more" interrupted Ped
der with wild exultation. Il see
how to manage the affair from be-
ginning to end"
"You see that we can undo that
hateful marriageY'
"Perfectly-perfectly The affair
willrequire little time and patience,
of course, and a little expenditure OF
money, but we are sure to triumph.
Capital! gloriousl What a load you
have taken from my soul, Ruth
What genius you arer'
He leaped to his feet and began
pacing, pacing to and fro rapidly,
with the most extravagant signs and
exclamations Of joy.
"First, to get Hawley on his isl
and" resumed Miss Pedder musIng-
ly. 'Next, for you to marry the pre-.
tended widow. Then for me to res.
cue the prisoner and marry him
And finally for you and me to be
happy, you in YOUR way and l in
mine-you with Clara in New York
and with Will in Australia. You
comprehend the whole project
clearly?"
'From the first step to the last
There's cnly just one possibility o
failure"
"And that one2"
GA refusal on Hawley's part to &C
cept the post offered him-a refusa
based upon his marriage"
Miss Pedder turned pale at the
thought.
"But he won't refuse" she soon de.
clared, recovering her equanimity.
"He has long been wanting just such
a aplace, Married or single, he can't
neglect his bread and BUTTER,
"Well said, Ruth. l think we
can count upon him. The post he
came here 70 ask me for is now va
cant, and 1 will accordingly have it
offered to him, just as if nothing
had happened"
Exactly. You needn't speak of
his marriage, or seem to know any
thing about it. You can simply
offer him the post in question, in
accordance with the old understand
ing. And he will accept it. 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 be liberal.
Possibly he may object to leaving
his young bride so soon, but the
next voyage after this one"
Pedder interrupted the remark by
gesture of impatience. He was
all eagerness now-an determine
ton.
"That next voyage after this one
will not answer" he declared. "Haw-
ley shall accompany me on my next
trip. To make all sure on this point
1 will have him engaged this very
day. In fact, l will see to this no,c.' D
He seized his hat and gloves, ad-
dressed a few words to his sister
add quietly took shis departure down
town. The last glances that the
couple exchanged at the door were
full of fjubilant wickedness.
The next three or four hours
passed slowly to Miss Pedder. She
was beginning to fear that the whole
project had miscarried at its very
commencement, and was fretting
herself into fever, when PeddeT
suddenly made his appearance. One
glance at his vivid lushes, at his
dancing eyes. at his airy manner,
was sufficient.
''We triumph then?" she cried,
throwing herself into his arms for
the first time in several years.
"CompletelyT l saw my owners
on the subject, and they sent for
Hawley. He at first offered some
objections as was natural5 but the
high wages, the great step upward,
the kiudly interest we all manifested
soon brought him to a grateful ac-
calotoncoU,
Splendid" murmured Miss Ped
der, with rippling laugh. 81 knew
the thing was feasible. And so in
two weeks more our fond bride
groom will be ploWing the sea
again
''In two weeks more, Ruth? We
shall be off in six or eight days.
The cargo is fairly a tumbling aboard
the Flying Childers, to say nothing
of fair list of passengers. The
honeymoon Of our loving doves will
be abridged to six short days more,
you may be certain"
CHAPTER II.
A GREAT STEP TAKEN