Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-03
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Miss Pcdder compressed her lips until they
bled. staring at her brother with fixednes.
amounting TO ferocity.
Mo- no :" she breathcd 6erccy. "ThC
matter shall not end here. That maria &c
that ahomnable marriage
She cluichcd at her heart again, as if ,ul.
locating
Poddor opened his eyes widely.
"Why what can we do ?" he quoried
q" You wouldn't have me murder iawloy, |
suppose Tint wouldn't make him your
husband. Aud, on the other hand, it wouldn't
do me any good If you were to kill Clara
| Aymar."
But there is way, Luke, Of und. q
that marriage"
Pcdder started toward his sister, as if cleo
iriied.
Do you mean it ?" he demanded
mean it, aud | swear it I'll never
consent to that girls having IIawley III
dig a gulf between them as broad as the
ocean III undo that marriage, or die :"
Softly Where is Kute2"
lie referred to their single servant
She's out for the day" answered Miss
Peddlr, arising and planting herself in a
chair. There was little to do, you know, as
did not expect you home until dinner"
Then no one will hear us
lie drew chair nearer to that Of his sis.
ter and sat down beside her.
WHAT'S your idca?" he asked in a whis-
per.
" My idea is to separate them to turn
love to hate to dig pit beneath their feet
that will remain open forever"
But how ~
Will lluwley 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 be earned. 1t hasn't been six mouths
since he was relieved Of that burden Hos
poor therefore, as you say-poor as Jobs
turkey"
"Then hen have to leave his darling
Clara snecrel Miss Pedder vcnomousIy
" He'll have to absent himself from bis dcaly
in order to earn their mutual bread aud but
ter. In short, he'll have to 90 to sea agaiu?'
Well, yes | suppose he will" asseutod
Pedder. &" He can get better wages at sea
than elsewhere. He'll sail again soon, no
doubt"
8" thought as much And the sea is ful
Of terrible dangers When do you sail again
for Australia r.
" In about two weeks possibly in ten days,
as the ships filling up rapidly
"Hawley is thoroughly competent to be
your first mate2'
Pedder looked wondcringly at his sister u
moment ,r1 ,h,, .,,.,,,rof
"Of course, | know Of no better man
for the post
4" He must be your first mate, then You
have influence enough with your owners,
hope, to turn out the present incumbent 2"
Why, the post is already vacant. Mr.
Jarding- you have seen him-Mr. Jarding
has just been called home suddenly to Ohio,
on account of his fathers illness -"
GOOD That's fortunate You must
recommend Ilawley for the vacant place to
your owners, aud get them to engage him.
The thing can be done ?"
Without the least doubt. II was under.
stood you know, as just now remarked, that
was to help Hawley at the first opportunity.
Wen accordingly suppose that he sails with
me as FIRST mate the next voyage. What
then ?"
You must leave him-not dead. but
prisoner-on some desert island between here
and Australia !"
Pedder looked his establishment.
II 1t can be DONE" be said, after pause,
" what next 2"
You must come back and report that he is |
dead, furnishing full details and good proofs.
Those details aud proofs will not be dif6eult
to manufacture. Then you must be all kind.
ness aud sympathy to the young widow, as she
will suppose herself to be, and in less than a
year thereafter she will be your wife"
"Oh, if this thing were possible!" sighed |
Pedder, beginning to look relieved.
Possible? It's as simple as kissing. And
he moment you are married to Clara, [ will
axe a trip to Australia for my health, and
naturally enough, stumble upon the very is
and where YOU have left uayley effect his
.cscuc tell him his wife is deaf; condoe and
with him like an angel and con.
dude the whole comedy by becoming his wife |
md 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 ofan.
icipated triumph.
AS to Pedder, he twisted neryously in his
chair, scarcely venturing to breathe
"There's just one difficulty" he muttered--
" that of getting Hawley on the desert island
without his suspectng anything"
at can be done, and the lips of Miss Ped.
der came together like the jaws of u vice
- There's 20 difficulty about finding suitable
island ~
Not the least. | saw the island in ny
minds eye the moment you uttered the word,
and glorious one it is for our purpose"
" 1t will be easy for you to get Hawley up
on it, suggested Miss Pcdder thoughtluly. |
elf it's near your route, you can call there for
water 1t its out of your way, you can be |
blown there by adverse winds or he drifted
there by unknown currents, or fetch up there |
by mistake in your reckoning or u fault ia .
your chronometer, Aud once there, you eau
have llawley seized by some trusty agent
while he is ashore upon business, or you eau
send him ashore under some pretence, such as