The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03
THE PLOT AGAINST HAwLEV.
CHAPTER /.
HOW THE PLOT ORIGINATED.

Broadway, New York. His feature
were flushed and convulsed. his glau
ces wild and restless, his whole miei
indicative Of keen anguish.
Turning to the right into Bleeeke
street. he soon reached a plain thre,
story and basement brick house, {,
which he gave himself admittancc
Are YOU there, Ruth ?" he called
from the hail.
A step was heard overhead, follow
ed by the rustling of dress, and 9
young lady descended the front stairs
Despite several points of marked con
trest, there was a family likeness
about the couple that proclaimed them
TO be brother and sister.
why, what's the matter, Luke ?
cried the latter, starting at sight ot
the disturbed countenance that met
her view. Are you i'll ?"
I've just received bad news" re-
piled the brother, leading the way in.
TO the parlor-'news which has given
me terrible shock.n
Shocked You Wha; has hap
pened 2"
I'm word, Clara Aymar is marri-
ed -
Married" !" echoed the sister, recoil-
ing. CLARA Aymar married! Is 1t
possible ?"
"Ies, married the girl I've been
laying siege to for years past,-the
only girl ever cared a pin for I'm
agine the shock this event gives me.
I'm nearly crazy"
"Then vou really loved her y
"Lored her | must have rorShip-
ped her, or else this thing would not
have so completely upset me-"
oh, as to that, the loss of thing
always gives US an exaggerated no
tion of its value" said the sister
philosophically, as she sank languidly
into an easy chair, and smoothed out
a fold in her snowy morning robe.
You are simply shocked, as YOU say.
But by tomorrow YOU will laugh at
the whole matter"
Don't Ruth - implored the broth
er, sinking heavily into the nearest
chair. "Clara Aymar is more to me
than my life My love for her is a
deliriuml It's no such passing fancy
as you suppose, but an everlasting
passion-a raee-a food of molten
Laval And I've counted all along
upon marrying her. True, she has
rejected me twice, but thought she'd
change her mind"
"She was in no way committed to
YOU p
NO, of course not. She has never
given me any encouragement. But
am none the less surprised. | sup
posed that everything was favorable
enough to nv wishes. | knew that
she was still young to marry-an or
phan-without money and without
friends-presumably without suitors;
and i flattered myself that she
couldn't always remain insensible to
my attentions"
You reasoned wisely enough. of
course, Luke; but reason never
decides these matters" declared the .
sister, with n sort of contemptuous
compassion. "A whim-a chance .
meeting-a smile or a word-a mo-
ment's wednesday, trifle-these
are the things by which marriages are
brought about But whoi is the bride
groom 7"
"Ahi that's point that will touch
goa a little, think Can't you guess
who he is p
II haven't the least idea
well, then, he's Will Hawley"
The sister sprang abruptly to her
feet, clqsping both hands TO her heart
The changing colors of her brother,
his agitation, his anguish, all passed
to her own features
"Will Hawley?" she gasped. "0h,
YOU don't mean it, Luke ~
But do though. It's God'struth.
Clara Aymar and VIII. Hawley are
husband and wife
4 heavy fall succeeded. The sister
had tainted. She lay upon the floor
as one dead
did she think that much of Haw-
ley ?" muttered the brother, astonish-
ed. Il didn't suppose"
He FASTENED to bring pitcher Of
water and bathe the white features,
and then set himself to changing
clenched hands.
Capt. Luke Pedder was twenty
seven years ofage, with an originally 4
light complexion. which had Redeemed .
with generous living and bronzed .
with exposure to wind and sun. His
form was of the average size and
height, and his features of the most
ordinary type. He was singularly
selfish and INSCRIPTIONS, but of gen
tlemanly manners, being well educa-
ted and used to good society. His
ability as a navigator was fair for a
man of his age and experience, but he
owed his position as commander of
fine Australian clipper, more to res
pect for his late father and to sympa-
thizing favor than to his own merits.
Miss Ruth Pedder was two wears
Younger than the brother, and conse-
quentlv twenty-five wears of age, al
though she owned to only twenty.
She was tall, thin, and little inclined
in hsr outlines, as in her temper, to
angularity. She.was not particularly
bright, but she was bold and unscru-
pulors, and possessed fierce energy
which was capable Of compensating
in any emergency for lack Of genius
The father of the couple had been
prominent ship-owner and merchant.
But in his latter DAYS the senior Ped
der had been unfortunate, and had
finally been broken up complctely-a
result FASTENED, il was whispered, by
the wild wavs and financial irregular
tiles of his son. The old mans fail
ure had soon been followed by his
death. and already-for such is fame
-he was generally forgotten.
How odd it is !" calculated Capt
pedder, a. he rubbed his sisters cold
hands. "!She madly in love with
Will. Hawley, and Icrazy after Clara
Avmar, And now VIII. and Clara
are married, and Ruth and | are left
out in the cold"
Under the vigorous treatment he
had adopted, Miss Pedder soon re-
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