The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-08


| He referred to their single servant.
she's out for the day" answered Miss
Fodder, aridnE 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 us.f
He drew a chair nearer to that Of his sister
and sat down beside her.
! WHATS your idclf' he asked, In a whisper.
| My idea is to separate them to turn their
love 10 hate; to dig pit beneath their feet
that will remain open forovcrW
"Dut howf"
"Will Hawloy is poor, isn't hOi"
| Certainly; there Ia no mistake about that.
| His mother was helpless invalid for the last
ten years Of her life, aud VIII. insisted on her
using for her comfort every penny lie earned.
| II hasn't been six months since howRs relieved
OF that burden. He's poor, therefore, as you
Bay-poor as jobs tnrkcyl'
"Thcn holl have 10 leave his darling Clara,
snCCrCd Miss Prddcr yenomOusV. "Eloll have
to absent himself from his deAfy in order to
earn their mutual bread and butter. In short,
he'll have to so to sea Rgainl"
well, yes; | suppose he will" nssOnted
Pcdder, "lIg eau got better wages at sea than
elsewhere. Hen sail again soon, no doubt"
81 thought as much And tho sea Is full Of
terrible danscrsl When do you sail again for
Australia p
"in about two wcoks-possibly in ton days,
as the ship's filling up rapidly
"Hawlcy ia thoroughly competent to beyour
first matef'
pGdlcr looked wonlorngly at his sister q
moment, and thon answered:
Ofcoursc. know Of no better man for the
post"
"IIo must be your first mate, then. You
have influence enough with your owners,
hope. to turn onl tho present incumbent"
WHY, tic post Ia already vacant, Mr.. jar
ding--you have seen him Mr.. Jarding has
| just been called home sullcnly 10 Ohio, on
| account Of hi fathers Illness"
| "GoOd That's iurtunite YOu must rec.
ommcnd HawlCy for tho vacant place 10 your
owners, and get them to engage him. Tho
thing can be doH0?n
"Without the least doubt. II was under
| stood, You know, as Just now remarked, that
| was 10 help HRwlcy at the first opportunity.
Won accordingly suppose that he sails with
me % first mate the next voyage. What thenf
"YOn must llayc him-nOi dead, but a pris-
onCr-on some desert island between here and
Australia"
pcddcr looked his nstonishmcnt.
II 1t can be dOuc,' he SAID, aIlCr pause,
"wlat noxt?'
"YOu must come back and report that he Ia
dead furnishing fall details and good proofs.
Those details and proofs will not BE- difficult to
manufacture, Then Won must he all kindness
| and sympathy to the young widow, rs she will
suppose hcrsclt to bG, and in less than year
thereafter she will be your wife,
| "Oh, II this thing were pOssiblol" sighed
| PCddCT, beginning to look relieved.
"POssib'oI Its as simple az kissing. And
the moment yuu are married TO Clara, will
tale trip to Australia for my health, aud nat
urally enough, stumble upon the very island
| where you have LETT llawloy effect lis rescue /;
| tell him his wife Is dead condOo and sympa-
tlii2c with him like an angel; and conclude The
| whole comedy by becoming ms wife and settling
in Australia, You'll thus have your Clara, on
this side Of the ocean, and ] shall be happy
with Hawlcy on tho other
She was smiling now, with every sign OF anti.
| cipatcd triumph.
As to Poddcr he twisted ncvously in his
chair, scarcely yCnturing to breathe.
There's Just one difficulty he muItcrcd-
"that OF getting HaWlcy on the desert island
| without his suspccting anything"
1t can be done" and the lips OF Miss Ped.
| der calno together Like the Jaws OF vice.
There's no difficulty about finding suitable
island p
mot tho loaat. I saw tho island in my
mnds 0ye the moment You uttered tho word,
aud glorious ono II is Tor our purpOso."
1T will be easy for yOu To gCt llawlOy upon
| ~ bNEbNhAVu ALlau ltulcI
it's near your route, you eau call there for wa
Ter. II It's out Of your way, you eau DO blown
there by adverse winds, or 10 tlrincd there by
unknown currents, or fetch up there by mis-.
| take In your reckoning or fault In your chrO-
nOmCtcr. And OncO there, you can have lIaw-
| ley seized by some truHly agent, while lie Is
ashore upon business, or You can send him
ashore under some prGtenco, such 10 looking
| for dCgerter from the ship or for sEipwrqck.
all. I tI.,t.N
Say no MORE interrupted PaddCr, with
wild oXultatiOn. 81 rec how to manage tho
affair from its beginning to It's end"
And you now sec that We can undo that
hateful inarriage2"
"PCriccily-pcrfcctlY. The affair will require
a little time and patience, OF course, and III.
tie expenditure OF money, but We arc sure TO
triumph. Capital glorousl What load you
have taken from my soul, Ruth What a
genius you arc |"
lie lGaped to his feet and began pacing to
aud fro rapidly, with tho most oIIrayagant
signs and ordinations VI joyw
First TO get Hawcy on his island, resumed
| Miss Fodder mUsingly, "NcXt for YOU TO mar.
| ry the pretended WIDOW. Then for he TO rcrCuo
the prisoner and marry him. And finally for
YOU aud inc to be happy, you In your way, aud
| in mnO-you with Clara IN New York, and
with VIII. in Australia; YoN comprehend the
whole project clcarlyi'
From the first stop to the laet. There's
only Just one posgibi.ity Of failure"
And that Onei'
"A refusal on HaWloy'B part 10 accept the
post offered him-a refusal based upon his
marriage"
Miss pcddCr turned pale at the thought.
"But hO won't refuse she room declared,
recovering her oquanimity. lie has long been
wanting Just such place. Married or single,
~ patt nRnI0pN hIa hPUaI al ~ l,ttltup ~
"Well said, Ruth. think wO can count
upon him. The post he came here to ask mo
for Is now vacant, and will accordingly hayo
II offered to him, just as II nothing had hap.
p0nGd,"
Exactly. You needn't speak of Lis marri-
age, or aeGm to know anything about ii. You
can simply oilcr him tic post in question, in
accordance with the old understanding. And
he will accept It. lie can't possibly have any
suspicion OfAnylhing wrong. Outwardly and
apparently We are oil on good terms with one
another, and will remain so. Let tho wages
offered him he liberal. Possibly he may object
to leaving his young bride 80 soon, but the next
voyage after this one"
Pedder interrupted tue remark by gesture
Of impationcc. lie whg all Cagcrncss now.-all
determination.
"ThAt next voyage after this one will not an
swCr, he declared. "Hawluy shall accompany
mo on my very next trip. 10 make all sure on
this point, will have him engaged this very
day. In TACT will SEQ to this noe"
lie seized his hat and gloves, addressed few
words to his sister, and quietly took his depart
urO down town. The last g,ances the couple
exchanged at the door were full Of JubHnt
wickcdnCss.
The next three or four hours passed slowly
TO Miss Podlor. She was beginning to fear
that tho whole project had miscurricd at its
very commencement, and was iTetting herself
appearance. One glance at his vivid Gushes,
At his dancing eyes, at his airy manner, was
sufficient.
ave triumph thon9" she cried, throwing
hCisr.i iuiO lnsutms Tor the lrst time In years.
Completely! saw my owners Un the sub.
lect, and they toni tor Hawlcy. lie at first