The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-07-02
my minds eye the moment you uttered
the word, aud glorious one it is for our

my minds eye the moment you uttered
the word, aud a glorious one it is for our
ut =. It, vii iii sibs$f f5syos ,ssgas Ha~.,
icy yp06 as sgg&tcd Me ! Pedder
thoughtfully. "If it's near your route
you can call there for water. If it's out
of your way, you can be blown there by
adverse winds, or be driIted there by un.
known currents, or fetch up there by
mistake ins ysur geckoning or q, fault in
your ehronoheter z Aud.ohcfSthefe. you
can have Hawley seized by some trusty
agent, while he is ashore upon business,
or you can ssadhim ashore under some
pretence, such as looking Tor deserter
from the ship or for a shipwrecked sal
lor, and then sail away without him"
Say no more" interrupted Pedder,
with wild exultation. III see how to
manage the affsiEftom its beginning To-
its end"
Sand you now see that we can undo
that hateful marriage2"
''s"P erfectly-perioctly. The affair will
require a little time and patience, of
course, and a4ittle expenditure ofmoney,
but we are sure of triumph. Capital |!
| glorious What load you have taken
from my soul, Ruth What genius you
are !" 90 INE 4! 4 NAL
| He leaped to his feet aud began pac-
ing to and fro rapidly, with the most
extrayseant 2signs5aad Explanations Of
joy. w. W N'AAN~-' ! - ~ -
|. ,'First to get Hawley on his island
resumed Miss Pedder musingly. Next
for you to marry the pretended widow.
Then for me to rescue the prisoner and
marry him, And finally for you aud me
to be happy, youth your way andJI in
mine-you with Clara in New York, and
| with Will in Australia. You compre-
bend the whole project clearly ?"
ldFrom the first TO the last. There
only just one possibility of failure"
go And that one ?" .a,g s.z
"a refusal on4Iawley s-partto accept
the post offered hm--a refusal based up.
on his marriage"
Miss Pedder turned pale at the thought.
SBut he won't refuse" she soon de-
Glazed, recovering her equanimity. "He
has long been wanting just such place.
Married orsinele, 1he cant neglect his
bread and butter"
tWell, said Pedder, l think we can
oSnt upon him. The post he came here
to ask me fofi IL now vacant, and I will
acs ordingly have it offered to him, just
as ST nothing had happened"
"E3actg; 4su, needn's speak of hi'
marriage, Or seem to know anything a
boht it. You can simply offer him thu
post in question, in accordance with thu
old understanding ~ And he,l will accep
it. He can't possibly have any suspicion
: of anything wrong. Outwardly and ap
parentlyywe are all on good terms will
) one another, -ahd' will remain so. lie
: thp wages offered him be liberal. Posi-
bly, he may object to leaving his youul
bride SO soon, hut the voyage after thi
one"
9 Pedder interrupted the remark by
a gesture of impatience. He was all eager
a ness now-all determination.
4 1.-The next voyage after this one wi
not answer" he declared. "Hawle
lshall accompany me on my very mex
3 Tip. To make al! sure on this point,
will have him engaged this very day. I
q fact, | will see to this noac.'
He seized his hat and gloves, addresse
o a few words to his sister, and quietly too
= his departure down town. The last glar
n ces the couple exchanged at the doc
4 were full of jubilant wickedness.
Il The next three or four hours passe
slowly to Miss Pedder. She was bcgir
1t ming to fear that the whole project ha
d miscarried at its very commencement, AN
d was fretting herself into fever, whe
l. Pedder suddenly made his appearance
t One glance at his vivid hushes, at b
of dancing eyes, at his airy manner, WI
rs sufficient.
1--WE triumph then ?" she cried, throw
e ing herself into his arms for the fir
s. time in years.
m "Completely! | saw my owners upc
al the subject, and they sent for Hawle
1e He at first offered some objections,
was natural, but the high wages, IL
S. great step upward, the kindly interest v
g. oil manifested, soon brought him to
III grateful acceptance
Splendid murmured Miss Pedd
is with ripping laugh. Il knew II
~ Thing was feasible. And so in two wee
more our fond bridegroom will be plo'
IN ing the sea again"
IN two weeks more, Ruth? We sht
Be be off in six or eight days. The car
is fairly tumbling aboard the F2yi'
s. |Chlders, to say nothing of fair list
passengers. The honeymoon Of our 10
an Ing doves will be abridged to six she
dsys more. you may be certain
n. 6 ] G-q y --&5 4 -S.Nl
aS CHAPTER III.
~ GREAT STEP TAKEN.