Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-07-06
ASHTABULA, OHIO SATURDAY, JULY 6 1872

have influence enough with your owners. I
hope, 10 turn out The present incumbent"
"Wby, the post is already vacant Mr. Jar.
ding-yOu have seen him-Mr. Jarding ha.
just been called home suddenly 10 Ohio, ON
account of his fathers illness"
GOOD That's Fortunate You must re.
commend Hawlcy for the vacant place 10
your owners, and get them 10 engage him
The thing can be dOne?"
"Wihout the least doubt. 1t was under.
stood, you know, that was 10 help Hawley
at the first opportunity. He'll accordingly
sail with me as first mate the next yoyape
What tBcn 7"
"Yov must leave hm--nOt dead, but pris.
oner-on some desert island between here and
Australia"
Pcdder looked bis astonishment
"If il can be dOte,' lac said after pause
"wliat next?"
"You must come back and report that he Is
dead. furnishing full details and good proDis
Those details and proofs will not be difficult
to manufacture. Then you must be all sym.
pathy and kindness TO the young widow, as
she will suppose herself to be-, and in i IS than
year thereafter sine will be your wife"
"Ob, if this thing were pDsssbleg r. sighed
Pedder, begining to look relieved
"P0ssibiel It's as simple as kissing. And the
moment you are married 10 Clara, | will take
a trip to Australia for my health, and natural
J
you have left Hawley; effect his rescue; tell
him bis wife Is dead condoe and sympalhize
with him like an angel: and conclude the
whole comedy by becoming his wife and set
Ting in Australia. You'll thus have your
Clara on this side of the ocean, and shall be
happy with lIawlcy on the other"
She was smiling now, with every sign oi
anticipated triumph.
AS to Pedder, he twisted nervously in his
chair, scarcely venuring to breathe.
"There's just one difficulty" he mu,tcred-
'that Of getting Hawlry on the desert island
without his suspecting anything"
at can be DONE" and the lips of Miss Ped
der came together like the jaws OF vice
"There's no difficulty about finding ii suitabl,
island ?"
"Not in the least / saw the island in m,
minds eye the moment you uttercd the word
and glorious one il is for our Durposc"
| 1T will be easy for you 10 get IIawlev unor
! it," suggested Miss Ptddcr, thOughtfullv III
it's near your route, you eau call there for wa
ter. If it's out of your way, yOu can he blown
there by adverse winds or be drifted there by
unknown currents, or fetch up there by mis-.
take in Jour reckoning or a fault in your chro
nometer. And once there, you can have Haw,
ley seized by some irnsiy agent, while he i,
ashore upon business, or you can send hin
ashore under some prc,ence, such as look ng
for deserler from the ship or for a ship
wrecked sailor, and then sail away withou
| him"
Say no more" interrupted Pedder. wit
wild exult,iion. Il see how to manage tL
affair from its beginning To its end"
And yOu now see that we can undo tina
| hateful marringe?"
Prrirctly--perfectly. The affair will re
quire IA little time and patience, of course, ant
little expenditure of money, bat we are sur
to triumph. Capital glorious What loa,
! tu1a ~,
| genius you are !"
He leapcd to his feet and began pacing t
and fro rapidly, with the most extravagar
signs and eXclamations of joy.
First to get Hawley on bis island" resume
Miss Pedder, musingly. Next tor yon I
marry the pretended widow. Then for me (
rescue the prisoner and marry him. Anc
| finally for you and me to he happy; YOU i
your way and ! in mine-you with Clara i
New York, and with Will in Australia .Yo
comprehend the whole project clearly 2"
From the first step 10 the last There
only just one possibility of failure"
| "And that one?"
"A refusal on Hawley's part to accept Il,
post Offered him-a refusal based upon Il
marriage"
Miss Pedder turned pale at the thought
But he won't refuse" she soon declare,
recovering her equanimity. He has Ion
been wanting just such place. Married Z
single, he can't neglect his bread and butter
"Well said, Ruth. l think we can cour
upon him. The post he came here to ask m
for is now vacant, and will accordingly hav
it offered to him, just as it nothing had hap
pened."
Exactly. You needent speak of his maj
ringe, or seem TO know anything about i
GOu can simply offer him the post in question
in accordance with the old undersandin!
And he will accept it. He can't possibly hav
any suspicion Of anything wrong. Outward
and apparently We are all on good terms wit
one another, and will remain so. Let til
wages offered him be liberal. Possibly L
may object to leaving his young wife SO sooI
; but the next voyage after this one"
Pedder interrupted the remark by a gesur
OF imphtience. He was all eagerness noW--a
determination.
THAT next voyage after this one will nc
answer" he declared. " Hawley shall accon
pany me on my very next trip. To make a
sure on this point, | will have him engage
on this very day. In fact, will see 10 lii
nOtc"
lie seized his hat and gloves, addressed
few words to his sister, and quietly took h
departure down town. The last glances tt
couple exchanged at the door Were full Of jub
liant wickedness.
The next three or four hours passed slowl
to Miss Pedder. She was beginning to fei
'hub 'hS "h'ic IibJSSt hhu hieN'iliCu az ]
very commencement, and was iretting herse
into fever, when Pedder suddenly made h
appearance. One glance at his vivid tlushe
at his dancing eyes, at his airy manner, WI
sufficient.
1--WE triumph then ?" she cried, throwing he
self into his arms for the first time in years.
" Completely | saw nv owners on the sui
iect, and they sent for Hawley. He at FIR
offered some objections, as was natural, bl
the high wages, the great step upward, II
kindly interest we all manifested, soon brougl
him io a grateful acceptance
splendid !" murmurt Miss Pt dder, with
ripping laugh. Il knew the thing was fe
sible And so in two weeks more our fon
bridegroom will he blowing the sea again
:" In two weeks more, Ruth! We shall be O
in six or eight days. The cargo is fuirly tun
bling aboard the Flying ChRders, 10 say notl
ing OF a fair list of passengers. The hone,
moon OF our loving doves will be abridged
six short days more, you may be certain"
CHAPTER II.
| A GREAT STEP TAKEN.
In the midst of the Antarctic ocean, a lit
off the route from New York to Australi
there lies large island named Kerguelen
Land, Or-as Capt. Cook called 1.-THE Islar
| of DpsDlutiOn