The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-07-05

ne0is-Ai LOOK IL lOr granteu tn'
: 1 should get him. His attention
seemed marked enough"
u "He treated you politely, of course,
interrupted Pedder, "and he couldn
have well done less, after asking m
to befriend him. But he never mad
any formal declaration p
T. "No he didn't. As mate OF Ri
D ship, he was away seven .eighths Of th
3 time, and I didn't expect q reguls
: courtship. But 1 took it for gran,
, ed"
Pedder made an impatient gesture
r "We've deceived ourselves" b
) muttered. "We've been carrie
, away by our feelings. The girls re
lection Of me was really intended t
be final, and Hawley's visits her
were merely visits of business an
friendship. But why Clara shoul
prefer Hawley to me can't imagine,
added Pedder, drawing himself u
haughtily. t'Hawley has neithe
, name, nor money nor position J"
"Nor can Isee why Hawley shoul
prefer Clara Aymar to me- sal
Miss Ereaier, as she glanced at he
! reflection in one of the long mirror
near her. "She's q hired attendan
or something of that kind--the crea
} ture.'
''I'd no idea that you thought 81
much of Hawley," observed the broth
er, as be strove to calm his painfu
emotions.
Miss Pedder moaned. Her eye
filed with tears.
81 thought all the world of him.
she murmured.
A long silence fell between ths
couple.
"Well, well, they're husband ant
wife, at length muttered Peddel
hoarsely. ''And this, l suppose, il
all there is to be said.'
Miss Pedder compressed her lip:
until they bled, staring at her brother
with q fixedness amounting to feroci
ty.
"No! mo-" she breathed fiercely
"The matter shall not end here
That marriage--that abominable mar
riage-"
She clutched at her heart again, as
if suffocating.
Pedder opened his eyes widely.
"Why, what can we do ?' he quer
led. "You wouldn't have me mur'
der Hawley, 1 suppose2 That would
not make him your husband. And,
on the other hand, il wouldn't do me
any good if you were to kill Glars
Aymar."
"But there is a way, Luke, Of undo
ing that marriage"
Pedder started toward his sister,
as if electriged.
"Do YOU mean it ?" he demanded,
81 mean it, and l swear it I'll
never consent to tha: girls having
Hawley! I'll dig gulf between them
as wide as the ocean! Pll undo that
marriage, or die I"
"Softly! Where is Kase?'
He referred to their single servant.
"She's out for the day. answered
Miss Pedder, arising and planting
herself in chair.
"There was little to do, you know,
as did not expect you home until
dinner"
"Then no one will hear us."
He drew q chair nearer to that OF
his sister and sat down beside her.
"What's your idea 2" be asked in q
whisper.
"My idea is to separate them to
Irta<->thai- love to hate; to dig pit
beneath their feet that will remain
open forever!"
"But how ?'
aWill. Hawley is poor, isn't he ?"
"Certainly; there is no mistake
about that. His mother was q help
less invalid for the last ten years of
her life, and Will. insisted 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 dar-
ling Clara" sneered Miss Pedder
yenomously, "He'll have to absent
himself from his deary in order to
earn their mutual bread and butter.
Tn short. he'll have 10 go to sea
again 2''
Well, yes; l suppose he will"
assented Pedder. "He can get bet
ter wages at sea than elsewhere
He'll sail again soon, no doubt.'
"I thought as much. And the sea
i, full of terrible dangers When
do YOU sail again for Australian"
"In about two weeks-possibly in
ten days, as the ships filing up rap
idly.'
Hawley is thoroughly competent
to be your first mate?'
GOf course. / know of no better
man for the post"
"He must be your first mate, then.
You have influence enough with your
owners, / hope, to turn out the pres
ent Incumbent"
"Why, the post is already vacant.
Mr.. Jsrding-you have seen him
Mr. Jarding has just been called
home suddenly to Ohio, on account OF
bis fathers illness"
Goodi That's fortunate. You
mus. recommend Hawley for the
vacant place to to your owners, and
oct them to engage him. The thing
can be done ?"
uWitboHt the least doubt. 1t was
understood, you know. as I just now
remarked that l was to help Hawley
at the first opportunity. Well accor.
dinghy suppose that he sails with me
as first mate the next voyage. What
then p
aYou must leave him-not dead,
but prisoner--on some desert island
between here and Australia 70
| Pedder looked astonished.
'If it can lie done," he said aftel
o pause, "what next2'
"You must come back and report
that he is dead, furnishing full details
snd good proofs. Those details and
proofs will not be difficult to manu-
facture. Then you must be all kind
ness and sympathy to the young wild
ow, as she will suppose herself to be
and in less than wear thereafter sh'
will be your wife,"
ooh, if this thing were possible! =
sighed Pedder beginning to look re
, lieved.
"Possible It's as simple o.
kissing. And the moment you ar
married to Clara, I will take trip t
} Australia for my health, and natural
: ly enough stumble upon the yer!
island where you have left Hawley
effect his rescue /; tell him his wit
is dead; condole and sympathiz
I with him like an angel and conclud
: the whole comedy by becoming hi
5 wife and settling in Australia. YOU
. thus have your Clara, on this side G
the ocean, and I shall be happy wit
Hawley on the other"
She was smiling now, with ever
sign Of anticipated triumph.
As to Pedder, he twisted nervou:
3 ly in his chair, scarcely venturing t
breathe.
: "There's just one difficulty
l muttered-'that Of getting Hawle
{ on the desert island withous his su.
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