The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-06-27

ashore upon business,or you can SEND him
ashore under some pretence, such as look
ing for deserter from the ship or for
shipwrecked sailsr, and then sail awav
without bin"
Say no MORE" interrupted Pedder,
with wild exultation. II see how to
manage the affair from its beginning to
it's end"
"And now you see that we can undo
that hateful marriages"
"PerfectIy-perfectly. The affair will
require little time and patience, of
course, and little expenditure of money,
but we are sure to triumph. Capital
glorious {! What a load you have taken
from my soul, Ruth What genius you
are p
He leaped to his feet and began pacing
to and fro rapidly, with the most extraYa-
CANT signs and EXPLANATIONS of JOY.
"First to get Hawlew on his island"
resumed Miss Pedder musingly "Next
Tor you to marry the pretended widow.
Then for me to rescue the prisoner and
marry him. And finally for you and me
TO be happy, you in your way and l in
mine-you with Clara in New York, and
with Will in Australia. You comprehend
the whole project clearly ?"
From the first step to the last. There's
only just one possibility of failure"
"And that one %
"a refusal on HaWley's part to accept
the post offered him-a refusal based upon
his marriage"
Miss Pedder turned pale at the thought.
"But he won't refuse" she soon declared,
recovering her equanimity. He has long
been wanting just such place. Married
or single, he can't neglect his bread and
butter"
swell said, Ruth. I think we can
count upon him. The post he came here
to ask me for is now vacant, and will
accordingly have it offered to him, just as
if nothing had happened"
Exactly. You needn't speak of his
marriage,or seem to know anything about
it. You can simply offer him the post in
question, in accordance with the old I'M
derstanding. He will accept it. He can't
possibly have any suspicion of anything
wrong. OutWardly and apparently we
are all on good terms with one another,
and will remain so. Let the wages off,
cred him be liberal. Possibly he may
object to leaving his young bride so soon,
but the next voyage after this one"
Peddler interrupted the remark by
gesture of impotence. He was all eager.
ness now-all determination
"That next voyage after this one will
not answer" he declared. "Hawley shall
accompany me on my very next trip. To
make all sure on this point, I will have
him engaged this very day. In fact,I will
see to this N0ao"
He seized his hat and gloves, addressed
few words to his sister, and quietly took
his departure down town. The last
glances the couple exchanged at the door
were full of jubilant wickedness.
The next three or four hours passed
slowly to Miss Pedder. She was begin.
ming to fear that the whole project had |
miscarried at its very commencement, and
was fretting herself into q fever, when
Pedder suddenly made his appearance.
One glance ar his vivid fushes, at his
dancing eyes, at his airy manner, was
sufficient.
eve triumph then?" she cried, throw.
ing herself into his arms for the first time
in years.
'COmpletely! l saw my owners on the
subject, and they sent for Hawley. He at
first offered some objections as was natur,
al, but the high wages, the great step up.
ward, the kindly interest we all manifested
soon brought him to a grateful accept.
ance!"
"Splendid!' murmured Miss Pedder,
with a ripping laugh. 81 knew the
Thing was feasible. And so in two weeks
more our fond bridegroom will be blowing
he sea again"
''In two weeks more, Ruth We shall
De off in six or eight days. The cargo is
,airly tumbling aboard the Flying Oh5z.
2ers. to say nothing of fair list of pass
,ngers. The honeymoon of our loving
loves will be abridged to six short days
more, you may be certain"