The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

sitlon!"
"NG can I see why Hawley should prefer
Clara Aymar to mel" said Miss Pedder, as she
glanced at her reflection in one of the long mir.
rors near her. "She's hired attendant, or
| something OF that kind-the creature"
I'D no idea that you thought as much of
Hswley," observed the brother, as he strove to
calm his painful emotions
Miss Pedder noaned. Her eyes filled with
tears.
II thought all the world of him." she muir
INJURED.
long silence fell between the couple.
"Wel, well, they're husband and wife," at
length muttered Fodder hoarsely. sand this,
| l suppose, is all there is to be said :.
Miss Pedder compressed her lips until they
hled. staring at her brother with fixedness
amounting to feroclty.
mo! mol" she breathed fercely 1.-THE ma:.
ter shall not end here. The marriage-,hat
| abominable marriage"
She clutched at her heart again, as if suffo.
eating.
Pedder opened his eyes widely.
why, what can We do ?" he queried. "You
wouldn't have me murder Hawley, suppose
mat wouldn't make him your husband. And,
ON the other hand, it wouldn't do me any good
If you were to kill Clara Aymar"
but there is way, Luke, of undoirg that
marriage
reader started toward his sister, as If cleo.
trified.
do you mean it ?' he demanded.
II mean it, and I swear it! I'll never con.
sent to that girls having Hawley! I'll dig
gulf between them as broad as the ocean
I'll undo that marriage, or die!"
softly Where is Kater"
"She's out for the day." answered Miss Ped.
der, arising and planting herself in chair.
There was little to do, you know, as did not
| expect you home until dinner"
"Theu one will hear u.s."
He drew o chair nearer to that of his sister
and sat do wn beside her.
whats your idea ?" he asked, in q whisper.
my idea is to separate them to turn their
love TO hate; to dig pit beneath their feet that
will remain open ferever!"
"But how?"
"Wlll Hawley is poor, isn't he?
"Certainly; there is no mistake about that.
His mother was helpless invalid for the last ten
years Of her life, and Will insisted on her using
for her comfort every penny he earned. 1t has
not been six months since he was relieved of that
burden. He's poor, therefore, as you say-poor
| as 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 90 to again
| w Gil, yes, L suppose ne Will, asSented Fed.
der. "He can get better wages at sea than else.
where. Hen sail again soon, no doubt"
Il thought 50. And the sea is full Of dangers ,
| When do you sail again for Australia ?"
I'm about two weeks,-possibly IN ten days, as
the ship, filing up rapidly
"Hawley is thoroughly competent to be your
first mate -
Pedder looked wonderfully at his sister a mo-.
ment and then answered:
"Os course know Of no better man for the
post"
"He must De your first mate, then. You have
influence enough with your owners, hope, to
turn out the present incumbent ?"
'Why, the post is already vacant. Mr.. Jar.
ding--you have seen him-Mr. Jardips has Just
been called home suddenly to Ohio, on account
OF his fathers illuess-"
"GoOd! That's fortunate. You must recon-.
mend Hawiey for the vacent place to your own.
ers, and get them to engage him. The thing
ca,l be done. ~
without the least doubt. II was understood,
you know, as | just now remarked, that I was to
help Hawley at the first opportunity. Well ac-
cordingly suppose that he sails with me as first
mate the next voyage. What them
"YOu must leave hm-not dead, but prison.
SION some desert island between here and
Australia"
Peddev looked his astonishment
! III 1t can be done," he said, after a pause,
"what nex.?"
"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
r 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
: thereafter she will be your wife"
"Oh, ii this thing were possible !" sighed Ped.
der, beginning to look relieved
7 "P1SSibLe: 1t is as simple as kissing. And
:. the moment You are married to Clara, will
take trip to Australia for my health and natu.
!. rally stumble upon the very island where you
: have left Hawley; effect his rescue tell him his
!. wife is dead; c"ndole and sympathize with him
= like nu angel; md conclude the whole comedy
{ by becoming his wife aud settling in Australia
g You will thus have your Clara on this side 81
!. the ocean, and shall be happy with Hawley OF
Is the other"
She was smiling now, with every sign of an
Is tcipated triumph.
e AS to Pedder, he twisted neryously in his chai
"a scarcely venturing to breathe.
r There is just one difficulty" he mattered-
"tha, OF getting Hawley on the desert i.laut
1, Wit OUT his suspeoting anything"
1T can be done and the lips of Miss Pedde
>. came together like the jaws Of vice. "There'
no difficulty about finding suitable island |"
r mot the least saw the island in INV mind
=, eye the moment you uttered the word, and ,
:. glorious one it is for that purpose"
9. III will bc easy for you to get Hawley upo,
70 It," suggested Miss Pedder theughtfully. "If j
IL u near your route you call there for water
H. II 1t is out OF your way, you can be blown ther
by adverse Winds or be drifted there by uu
o. known currents, or be drifted there by mistak
IN your reckoning or n fault in your chronom
nd -