Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-07-04
"Do Won mean II %, he demanded

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gulf between them as broad as the ooeanl
| I'll undo that marriage, or die"
| "Softlyi Where is Katey''
He referred to their single servant.
| ''She's out for the day." answered Miss |
Pedder, 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.'
He drew a chair nearer to that of his sis |
| ter, and sat down beside her.
Whats your ideay" he asked, in a
whisper.
"My idea is to separate them; to turn their
love to hate; to dig pit beneath their feet
that will remain open forever ~
| "But how 2"
''Will. Hawley is poor, isn't hep
Certainly; there is no mistake about
that. His mother was a helpless invalid for
the last ten years of her life, and Will. in
sisted on her using for her comfort every
penny he earned. 1t hasn't been six months
since he was relieved of that burden. He's
poor, therefore, as you say-poor as Jobs
turkey"
"Then he'll have to leave his darling
Clara" sneered Miss Pedder venomously.
Hell have to absent himself from his deary,
in order to earn their mutual bread and but,
ter. In short, he'll have to go to sea againg"
"Well, yes; | suppose he will, assented
Pedder. He can get better wages at sea
than elsewhere. He'll sail again soon, no
doubt"
"I thought as much. And the sea is full
of terrible dangers When do you sail again
for Australia ?''
"In about two weeks-possibly in ten
days, as the ships filling up rapidly"
"Hawley is thoroughly competent to be
your first mate 2"
Pedder looked wonderingly at his sister
moment, and then answered.:
"Of course. know of no better man for
the post"
"He must be your first mate, then. You
have influence enough with your owners, l
hone tn
why, the post is already vacant. Mr..
> Jarding-you have seen him-Mr. Jardmg
( has just been called home suddenly TO ONO
, on account of his fathers illness"
"Good! That's fortunate. You must rec
ommend Hawley for the vacant place to your
= owners, and get them to engage him. Inc
thing can be doneg"
without the least doubt. 1t was under
, stood, YOU know, as just now remarked,
:, that was to help Hawley at the first oppor-
tunity. Well accordingly suppose that he
h sails with me as first mate the next voyage.
: What then ~
, "You must leave him-not dead, but a
prisoner-on some desert island between
: here and Australian
!, Pedder looked his astonishment.
"If it can be DONE" he said, after pause,
), "what next ~
"You must come back and report that he
II is dead, furnishing full details and good
e proofs. Those details and proofs will not
g be difficult to manufacture Then you must
" be all kindness and sympathy to the young
r widow, as she will suppose herself to be,
and in less than year thereafter she Will
, be your wife"
''Oh, if this thing were possiblel" sighed
l. Pedder, beginning to look relieved.
Possible It's as simple as kissing. And
E. the moment you are married to Clara, l will
> take trip to Australia for my health, and
naturally enough, stumble upon the very
i island where you have left Hawley; effect
,e his rescue; tell him his wife is dead; condol6
IS and sympathize with him like an angel; and
rs conclude the whole comedy by becoming hi:
= wife and settling in Australia. You'll thu:
~ have your Clara, on this side of the ocean
and shall be happy with Hawley on tho
q other"
~ She was smiling now, with every sign o
anticipated triumph.
As to Pedder, he twisted nervously in hi
. chair, scarcely venturing to breathe.
=, "There's just one difficulty" he muttereC
le THAT of getting Hawley on the deser
IL island without his suspecting anything"
. :. 'It can be DONE" and the lips of Mis-
'u Pedder came together like the jaws of wise
There's no difficulty about finding a suita
II; II; BILE island ?'
Id ''Not the least saw the island in m,
minds eye the moment you uttered the word
y ~ and glorious one it is for our purpose"
u; u at will be easy for you to get Hawle,
. upon it." suggested Miss Pedder, thought
III fully. 'sIf it's near your route, you can cal
there for water. If it's out of your way
er you can be blown there by adverse winds, o
CT be ur1tIeQ tnere Dy unknown currents, o
fetch up there by mistake in your reckon
IN ing or a fault in your chronometer. AM
n once there, you can have Hawley seized b.
US some trusty agent, while he is ashore upol
ld business, or you can send him ashore unde
ge some pretense, such as looking for deserte
st from the ship or for a shipwrecked sailor
I'D and then sail away without him"
IS, "Say no more" interrupted Pedder, wit
% wild exultation. 81 see how to manage tn
or affair from its beginning to its end"
he "AQd Won now that can undo tla
ne hateful marriage?'
lis Perfectly-perfectlY. The affair will re
an quire a little time and patience, of course
and little expenditure of money, but W
er are sure to triumph. Capital glorious
" What a load you have taken from my soul
to Ruth What genius you are ~
lie He leaped to his feet and began pacing t.
to and fro rapidly, with the most eXtravagan
IT. signs and exclamations of joy.
nd First to get Hawley on his island," re
lie sumed Miss Pedder, musingly. "Next fo
ok you to marry the pretended widow. The
for me to rescue the prisoner and MARI
M him. And finally for you and me to be hap
,is py, you in your way and in mine-you wit
IN. Clara in New York, and with Will. in Aus
nm tralia. You comprehend the whole projec
isl clearly?"
u ssFrom the first step to the last There
re only just one possibility of failure"
nd ''And that one?"
al "a refusal on Hawley's part to accept tn
post offered him-a refusal based upon hi
ID marriage"
Is. Miss Pedder turned pale at the thought
nd ''But he won't refuse" she soon declared
ILL., recovering her equanimity. 'He has lon
ire been wanting just such a place. Married @
single, he can't neglect his bread and but
ad ter"
Ter ''WeIl said, Ruth. 1 think we can cour
upon him. The post he came here to as
de- me for is now vacant, and will accerdingl
have it offered to him, just as if nothing ha
an happened"
an a., tExactly. You needn't speak of his ma
'gs riage, or seem to know anything about i
- You can simply offer him the post in que
w tion, in accordance with the old understand
II ing. And he will accept it. He can't poss
IRE bly, have any suspicion of anything WRONG
lid Outwardly and apparently we all o
good terms with one another, and will r
on main so. Let the wages offered him be lii
, eral. Possibly he may object to leaving h
for young bride so soon, but the next voyag
nk after this one"
lly Pedder interrupted the remark by ge
raj ture of impatience. He was all eagerne:
now-all determination.
be {" That next voyage after this one will nc
an answer" he declared "Hawley shall a
eft company me on my very next trip. To max
to all sure on this point, will have him el
20, gagged this very day. In fact, 1 will see
~ this nOU."
nv He seized his hat and gloves, addressed
T few words to his sister, and quietly took h
ed departure down town. The last glances I'll
couple exchanged at the door were full
:. jubilant wickedness.
LIZ ir The next three or four hours passed SLOW
w ly to Miss Pedder. She was beginning
~ nu fear that the whole project had miscarried
u" its very commencement, and was frettin
, herself into fever, when Pedder suddenl
ne made his appearance. One glance at his yivi
| fushes, at his dancing eyes, at his airy maj
L ner, was sufficient.
"We triumph then ?" she cried, throwiR
i, herself into his arms for the first time
~ ~ years.
ID Conlple!ely 1 saw my owners on III
in. first offered some objections as was natura
ne but the high wages, the great step NJ
no ward, the kindly interest we all manifes
Gu soon OTOuHnI MN 10 ~ lCcCn