Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-07-05
pedder started toward Mic slstcf, as Il

'Do you mean Il ?" he demanded.
u mean IL, and j swear IL I'll never con-
sent to that girls having Hawley I'll dig
gulf between them as broad % the oceah
| III undo that MARRIAGE or die ~
softly Where is Kate Ph
He referred TO their single servant.
shes out for the day." answered Miss
Peddef, arising ana planting herself in a
chair. "There was little to do, you know,
no did not expect you home until dinner"
'"rhen no one will hear u.s."
He drew chair nearer to that of his sis
ter, and sat down beside her.
Whats your idea I" he asked in whis-
!, MY ltba Is to separate them; to turn their
love to hate; TO dig q pit beneath their feet
that will remain open forever"
"But how ?"
"Will Hawley is poor, isn't hep"
Certainly there Is no mistake about that.
| His mother was n helpless invalid for the last
ten years Of her life, and viii. insisted on her
using for her comfort every penny he earned.
| 1t hasn't been six months since he was re-
lieved of that burden. He's poor, therefore,
us 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 deGry
| in order to earn their mutual bread and but
ter. In short, he'll have to go to sea
| agaihS"
''Wcll, yes; suppose he will" assented
| Pedder "Ile can get better wages at sea
than elsewhere. He'll sail again soon, no
! doubt"
81 thought as much. And the sea is full of
terrible dangers! When do you sail again for
| Australian"
'In about two weeks--possibly in ten days,
as the ship g filling up rapidly"
"Hawley is thoroughly competent to be
your first mater"
Pedder looked wonderingly at his sister a
moment and then answered:
"Of course. know of no better man for
the post"
"IIe must be your first mate, then. You
| have influence enough with your owners, |
hope, to turn out the present incumbent?"
why, the post is already vacant. Mr.. Jar
ding-you have seen him-Mr. Jarding has
just been called home suddenly to Ohio on
account Of HE fathers illness
| "Goodl That's fortunate. You must rec
ommend Hawley for the vacant place to your
owners, and get them TO engage him. The
| thing can be doneg"
"Without the least doubt. It was under
stood, you know, as | Just now remarked,
that was to help Hawley at the first oppor.
| tunity. Wen accordingly suppose that he
sails with me as first mate the next voyage.
What then?"
"You must leave hlm-not dead, but pris-
oner-on some desert island between here
and Australia"
Pedder looked his astonishment
IF 1t can be done, he said, after pause,
"what next?"
"You must come back and report that he
is dead, furnishing full details and geod
proofs. Those details and proofs will not
be difficult to manufacture. Then You must
be all Kindness and sympathy to the young
| widow, as she will suppose herself to be, and
in less than a year thereafter she will be
your wife,
"Oh, If this thing were possible!" sighed
| Pedder, beginning TO look relieved.
I6sStbtef It's as simple as kissing. And
the moment you are married to Clara, / will
! take trip to Australia for my health, and
| naturally enough, stumble upon the very
island where you have left Hawley; effect his
! rescue; tell him his wife is dead; cOndole
and sympathize with him like an angel; and
conclude the whole comedy by becoming his
wife and settling in Australia. You'll thus
have your Clara, on this side Of the ocean,
and / shall be happy with Hawley on the
| other.n
She was smiling now, with every sign of
anticipated triumph.
As TO Pedder, he twisted nervously in his
chair, scarcely venturing TO breathe.
There's just one difficulty" he muttered
-"that of getting Hawley on the desert
island without his suspecting anything"
at can be done, and the lips of Miss Ped
der came together like the Jaws of wise.
There's no difficulty about finding suitable
islandgn
"Not the least. | saw the island in my
minds eye the moment you uttered the word,
and glorious one it is for our purpose"
ut will be easy for you to get Hawley
upon it, suggested Miss Pedder, thought
fully. "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
drifted there by unknown currents, or fetch
up there by mistake in your reckoning or q
fault in your chronometer. And once there
you can have Hawley seized by some trusty
agent, while he is ashore upon business, or
you can send him ashore under some pre-
tense, such looking for a deserter from the
ship or for a shipwrecked sailor, and then
sail away without him
Say no MORE" interrupted Pedder, with
wild eXutation, 81 see how to manage the
affair from its beginning to its end"
And you now see that we can undo that
hateful marragep'
"Perfectly-perfectly The affair will re
quire little time and patience, of course
and little expenditure of money, but We
are sure to triumph. Capital! Glorious
What load you have taken from my soul
Ruth! What genius you are!"
He leaped to his feet and began pacing tC
and fro rapidly, with the most eXtravagant
signs and ordinations of Joy,
First TO get Hawlcy on his island" re
sumed Miss Pedder, musingly. Next fol
you to marry the pretended widow. Ther
for me to rescue the prisoner and marry
!
py, you in your way and in mine-you witt
Clara In New York, and with viii. in Aus
tralia. 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 tn,
post offered him-a refusal based upon hi
marriage"
Miss Pedder turned pale at the thought.
"But he won't refuse" she soon declared
recovering her equanimity. " He has Ions
been wanting Just such a place. Married
or single, he can't neglect his bread anC
butter.n
"Wen said, Ruth. | think we can coun
upon him. The post he came here to ask M
for is now vacant and l will accordingl,
have it offered to him, just as if nothing hat
happened"
"Exactly You needn't speak of his mar
riage, or seem to know anything about it
You can simply offer him the post in ques
ton, in accordance with the old understand
ing. And he will accept it. He can't posi-
ely haV any suspicion of anything wrong
Outwardly and apparently we are all on goo'
terms with one another, and will remain SO
Let the wages offered him be liberal
Possibly he may object to leaving his youni
bride so soon, but the next voyage after thi
/. one
Pedder interrupted the remark by ges
|
nOw-all determination.
"That next voyage after this one will no
answer" he declared. "Hawley shall aC
company me on my very next trip. To max
all sure on this point, / will have him en-
, gagged this very day. In fact, l will see t.
this nOW.n
He seized his hat and gloves, addressed
few words to his sister, and quietly took hi
departure down town. The last glanees tn
couple exchanged at the door were full o
jubilant wickedness.
The next three or four hours passed slow
ly TO Miss Pedder. She was beginning L
/, fear that the whole project had miscarried a
its very commencement, and was frettin
herself into fever, when Pedder suddenl
made his appearance. One glance at hi
z vivid lushes, at his dancing eyes, at his air
manner was sufficient.
"We triumph thenp' she cried, THROWN
herself into his arms for the first time i
years.
"Completelyl l saw my owners on tn
subject, and they sent for Hawley. He a