Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-06

chair. "There was little TO do you know, |
as did not expect you home until din
ner."
eThen no one will hear u.s."
He drew a chair nearer to that Of his
sister and sat down beside her
"whst's your idea he asked in a whis-
PERI.
s"My idea is to separate them to turn
their love TO hate to dig pit beneath
their feet that will remain open torever"
s'But how :"
"Will Hawley is poor, isn't be !"
certainly there's no mistake about
thai. His mother was helpless invalid
for the last ten years of her life, and VIII
lnshted on her using for her comfort every
penny he earned. II hssnt been six
months since he was relieved OF that bur
den, He's poor, therefore, "a you say
poor as Jobs turkeyi"
Then he'll have to leave his darling
Clara" sneered Miss Pedder venomously.
"He'll have to absent himself from his
deafy in order to earn their mutual bread
and butter. In short, he'll have to go to
sea Againl"
''well, yes; / suppose be will, !" assented
n Pedtler. tfHe can get better wages at sea
then elsewhere, He'll sail again soon, no
\ doubt"
"a thought as much. And the sea is
l Observation-Disclosures When do you sail
1 again for Australia,
ON about two weeks-posslhly in ten
days, as the ships filling up rapidly"
"Hawlcy Is thoroughly competent to be
4 yout first matew
\ WPedder looked wonderlngly at his sis.
ter a 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, hope, to tum out the present In
cumbent ("
"Why, the post is already vacant Mr..
Jardiug-you have seen him-Mr. Jardiug
has Just been called home suddenly to
Ohio, on account Of his fathers illness -"
Good That's fortunate. You must
recommend Hawley for the vacant place
TO your owners, get and them 10 engage
him. The thing can be done.
Without the least doubt. It was I'M
derstood, you know, as Just now remark
Cd, that | was TO help Hawley at the first
opportunity. Wen accordingly suppose
thathe sails with me as frst mate the
next voyage. What then : "
You must leave him-not dead, but a
Eprisoner--on some desert island bet ween
hereand Australia I"
Pedder looked hls astonishment.
"Ifit can be doae," he said, after a
pause, "what nextl"
"You must come back aud report that
he is dead, furnishing full detais and good
proofs. Those details and proofs will not
be difficult to manufacture. Then you
must be all kindness and sympathy TO the
young widow, sc she will suppose herself
, to be, and In less than q year thereafter
she will he your wife"
E "Oh, ifthls thing we're posslble" sighed
Pedder, beginning to look relieved.
" Possiblei It's az simple as kissing -
, | And the moment you are married TO Clara
will take a trip to Australia for m,
health and naturally enough, stumble up
on the very Island where you have lef
, | Hawley; effect his rescue; tell him his wifi
. is dead; condolc and sympathlza with hin
= like an angel; aud conclude the Who'll,
D comedy by becoming hls wife and settlinI
In Australia. You will have your Clara
, | on this side Of the ocean. and shall b.
happy with Hawlcy on the other. "
! She was smiling now, with every sigi
Of anticipated triumph
As to Pedder, he twisted nervously il
his chair, scarcely venturng 10 breathe.
e There's just one difficulty, ." he nut
tered" that Of getting Hawley On tn
desert Island without his suspecting ANY
! thing
1T can he doue, " and the lips Of Mis-
n Pedder came toe,th like the laws of
n vice. "Thereis no difficulty about tindin
!. a suitable islandl"
n Not the least. saw the island in m
l. minds eye the moment you uttered III
r word, and glorious one II 10 for our pui
10 pose. "
= Il will he easy for you to get Hawle
Df upon II, suggested Miss Pedder though
r fully. II it's near your route, you ca
4 call there for water. II It's ont of vor
ID way you can be blown there bf advers
A. winds, or he driftod there by nnknow cui
" rents, fetch mp there by mistake In YOU
l. reckoning or fault in your chronome,e
re- And once there, you can have Hawls
l. asci1ed by some trusty agent, while he
shore upon business or you can send biz
II ashore under some pretenCa, such no lOuI
ly ing for deserlrr from tho ship or a shil
he wrecked sailor, aud then sail away wit
in out him"
in " Say no more, interrupted Pedde
oi with Wild eXutitinn. see how
nd manage the aiiiir from its beginning
n. its end.
in And you now see that we can unt
that hateful marriage
~ itiltfltl- -IfIIttllN. Inc nilAlF w
require little time and patience .Iof toutt
Ter and little expenditure " money. but
en- ara sure TO triumph. Capital gloriousl
MS What load you have taken from 7
ial oul,cRuthl What genius you arc -
ne He leaped to his feet and began paci
th, TO and fro rapidly, with the most eTtrn'
as giant signs and ordinations Of joy.
First to get Hawley On his island
'u- resumed Miss Pedder musingly. IN,
for you 10 marry the pretended wido
~ Then for mt to rescue the prisoner a
Wv marry him. And finally for YOU an me
''n be happy, You in your way and In mi
YOU with Clara In New York, and W
lau Will. in Australia. You comprhend
ler whole project clearly I "
From the first step TO the last. Tn
sue is only Just one possibility of failure
" And that one
an " A refusal on Hawleys part to acc
the post off red him--a refusal based NJ
zss his marriage.
asI Miss Pedder turned pale at the thong
I'er "But he won't refuse, " she soon decar
70 recovering her equanimity' "He has !,
10" been wanting Just such place. Marrr
'ou or single, he can't neglect his bread
70 butter.n
"Wel said, Ruth, think we can 90
ooh upon him. The post be came he'e To
zen me for is now vacant and will acrurdin
have il offered TO him, Just as II roth
ME had happened"
to "Exactly. Yon needn't speak Of his
Il ! riage, or seem 10 know anything about
n a You can simply offer him the post in n
ton, in accordance with the old UNI
,uld standing And be will accept il. lie cl
rs possibly hive any euspicion Of nnytl
9TH wrong Outwardly aud apparently We
and all on good terms with one another.
on will remain 50. Let the wages offered
per lie liberal p ,ssihly henry object o lea
him his youBg bride so soon, but the :
for voyage after hi, one"
ten -.Pedder interrupted the remark by ges
ofimpaiienc, lie waf all engerness
p, all detcrmin liiOn.
ave "The next voyage af or this one will
lend answer" he declared. "Hnwley +
dec accompany me on my very next I
To make all sure on this point, will /
Rio him engaged this very day In fact,
the ste to this MR."
lurt- He seized his hat and gloves, adore
a few words his sister, and quietly
his departure down town. Tho last gla
NUT the couple exchanged at the door wrr
was iuhilant wiekedne.s
ley's The next three or four hours pa
ness slowly 10 Miss Psdder. She was b.
ould uing to fear that the whole project nj
ne, 80 very commencement, and was fretting
ght- self into a fever, when Pedder sudd
mo. made his appearance. One glance A.
vivid 0ushee, NJ his dancing eyes. at
ould airy manner, was sufficient.