The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-29

k. Pedder opened his eyes widely.
l. ''Why, what can we do?" he queried
lie lou wouldn't have me murder Hawley,
| suppose? That wouldn't make him your
t. husband. And, on the other hand il
ID wouldn't do me any good if you were to
re kill Clara Aymar.''
But there Is 4 way, Luke, of undoing
n that marriage
Pedder started toward his sister, as if
W electrified.
v "Do you mean it? he demanded.
Il 81 mean it, and | swear it. I'll never
l. consent to that girls having Hawley. I'll
/ dig gulf between them as broad as the
ocean! ri undo that marriage, or diei'
d "Softly. Where is Kate ~
d He referred to their single servant.
e "She's out for the day. answered Miss
Pedder, arising and planting herself in a
Il chair. "There was little to do, you know,
: as did not expect you home until din
q ner."
"Then no one will hear u.s.
, He drew a chair nearer to that of his
sister and sat down beside her.
. whats your idea?'' he asked, in
) whisper.
. "My idea is to separate them: to turn
r their love to hate; to dig pit beneath
S their feet that will remain open forever!'
"But how %
viii. Iawley is poor, isn't he ~
J "Certainly; there's no mistake about
, that. His mother was a helpless 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 bur-
den. He's poor, therefore, as you say
poor as Jobs turkey"
"Then he'll have to leave his darling
Clara" sneered Miss Pedder venomously.
"He'll have to absent himself from his
deary in order to earn their mutual bread
and butter. In short, he'll have to 60 to
sea again ?''
"Well, yes; suppose he WILL" assented
Pedder. "He can get better wages at sea
than elsewhere. He'll sail again soon, no
doubt
g thought as much. And the sea is
full of terrible dangers When do you
sail again for Australia 90
" In about two weeks-possibiy in about |
ten days, as the ships filing up rapidly"
"Hawley is thoroughly competent to be
your first mate ~
Pedder looked wonderingly at his sister
a moment, and then answered:
"Of course. l know of no better man
for the post
" He must be your first mate then
1ou have influence enough with your own
ers, hope, to turn out the present incunl-
bento"
"Why, the post is already vacant. Mr..
Jardlng-you have seen him-Mr Jarding
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 and get them to engage him.
The thing can be done?'
EN ithOut the least lOubt IT, woS INDIAN
stood, you know, as | just now remarked.
that was to help Hawley at the first op- ,,
portunity. Wen accordingly suppose that :
he sails with me as first mate the next voy-
age. What then?''
you must leave him-not dead, but a
prisoner-on some desert island between p
here and Australian i
Pedder looked his establishment. =
If 1t can be DONE" he said after a :.
pause. "what neXt?'
You must come back and report that :,
he is dead, furnishing full details 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, as she will suppose herself e. :,
to be- and in less than a year thereafter '
she will be your wife, :.
''Oh, if this thing were possible.'' sigh =;
ed Pedder, beginning to look relieved. u u
g Possi6le:s It's as simple as kissing % >,
And the moment you are married to Clara, u
will take trip to Australia for my health, -
and naturally enough, stumble upon the ~
very island where you have left Hawley: "a
effect his escape; tell him his wife is dead;
;ondole and sympathize with him like an IN
nigel; and conclude the whole comedy by ST
becoming his wife and settling in Australia
\ oull thus have your Clara on this side of 81
he ocean, and I shall be happy with Haw- &c
ey on the other" of
She was smiling now, with every sign of OH
triumph. an
AS to Pedder he twisted neryously in his tn
hair, scarcely venturing to breathe. sn
"There's just one difficulty" he NUT
cred that of getting Hawley on the We
lesert island without his suspeoting any de
hing" Wv
1T can be done" and the lips of Miss w
'cdder came together like the Jaws of a =,
Use. There $ no difficulty about finding ~ ~
suitable island 90 aP
:. No .ho 1t ., -, Wis
1ind's eye the moment you uttered the .",i
;ord and glorious one it is for our pur- t t,,t
oSe.' 'h'
- 1t will be easy for you to get Hawley
pom it." suggested Miss Pedder thought pre-
ally. IF its near your route, you can sol
all there for water. If it's out of your mi
ay. you can be blown there by adverse vol
'inds, or be drifted there by unknown cur
ents, or fetch up there by mistake in tiol
our reckoning or fault i'll your chronom- lily
'er. And once there, you can have Haw- !
y seized by some trusty agent, while he 9th
ashore upon business, or you can send its
i'm ashore under some pretence. such as s
oking for deserter from the ship or for S
shipwrecked sailor, and then sail away
ithout him" knC
"Say no more" interrupted Pedder. to
it'll wild exultation. 81 see how to man y
re the affair from the beginning to its moo
ID n ,,n
"And you now see that we can undo CHI
at hateful marriage?" flor
" Perfectly-nerfectly The affair will ern,
quire Il little time and patience, of course. Chr
I'd little expenditure of money. but we ,
4 sure to triumph. Capital. Glorious. nor,
hat load you have taken from my soul, 80
Ith. What genius you are!' soi1'
He leaped to his feet and began pacing to '''l..
d fro rapidly with the most extravagant ii
ms and ordinations of Joy. aoo'
g First to get Hawley on his island" re- scor
med Miss Pedder musingly. ''Next for mos
IL to marry the pretended widow. Then gfea
me to rescue the prisoner and marry oelo
n. And finally for you and me to be upo
ppy, you in your way and l in mne-you oeco
tn Clara in New York and | with VIII. II
Australia. You comprehend the whole ly al
1eot clearly?' start
- From the first step to the last There's and
ly just one possibility of failure since
. And that one?" II,
. A refusal on IIawley's part to accept Pedt
post offered him-a refusal based upon Win
marriage :.
Mss Pedder turned pale at the thought J, -.
But he won't refuse" she soon deolar- va, ni y
recovering her equanimity. Gle has to ..,
g been wanting just such place. Mar o oI,"l
or single he can't neglect his bread s ,.,t,
butter" Lnca,
Well said, Ruth. l think VIC can ' ooroi
mt upon him. The post he came here thr;I,
ask me for is now vacant, and l will Warr
ordngly have it offered to him, just as a ,,o"
nothing had happened" na ar
80 ~ ,, u - n 80 spIah VI ms July
You eau simply offer him the post in i I,or
stion, in accordance with the old under ''''o
ading. And he will acceptit. He can't
sibly have any suspicion of anything Us
ING. Outwardly and apparently we are excla
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