Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-07-11

why c ara should prefer hawl,y to me / can't
imagine, added Peddcr cir wing ElmseH up
LauEhuly. Hawley has neither maine, nor
money, nor positionI
Nor can Isee why Hawey should prefer
Clara Aymar To me - said Hiss PedIer, as she
glanced at her reflection in oae of the long
mirrors near h 7. she's hired attendant
or something of that kind--the creature"
I'D no idea that you thought so much OF
Hswley,n observed the brother, as ne strove to
cam his painful emotions.
Miss Peddor moaned. Her eyes filed with
tears.
Il thought all the world of him." she muir
INJURED.
4 long silence fell between the couple
"Wrl, wen, they're husband and wife, at
length muttered Peddcr hoarsely. And this,
! suppose, is al There is 10 De sand.
Miss Feeder compressed her bps until they
bled. staring at her brother WITH a hXeduess
amounting to fcIoclty
s'No! mol" she 6reathed tiercely. 1.-The
matter shall not end here. That marriage
that aboalinabe marriage
She ciutcheu at her heart again, as If sutfo-
eating.
Pedder opened his eyes widely.
"Nhy, wuat can We 60 p he querIed. you
wouldn't nave mo murder Hawlcy | suppose
That woul MT MAKE him your husband. And,
on the ct er hauu, 1t wouldn't do me any good
if you were to liii Clara Aymar."
"But there is a way, Luke, Of undoinS that
marriage"
Pgdder started toward his sister, as If cleo
ulhad.
90 You mean it 2" he amanded.
~ mean il. an (, / swearit! / II never con.
sent t. that girl's having HaUlty! ii dig
gulf between them as b,oad rs the ocean
III undo that marriage or der
"Sottly! Where Kate"
He re.clrrd to Their single servant.
81. ~. ,fa rRl NsfsTl f.E
Podder, arising and planting herself IN char
" There was iJJle TO do, you know, as | DID
not expect you home until CinRcr.'
Then 40 one VII hear u.s.
He drew cuar nearer to That If his sister
and sat down beside her.
Whats your idea?' he asked, in whis-
per-
NY idea is to separate them to turn their
love to hate; to Dig PIT beneath their feet
that will remain open iorever!"
"But how?"
"Wil Hawiey is poor, isn't her
Certainly; there is no mistake about that.
His mother was Il helpless Invalid Tor the last
ten years If her life, and Will insisted on her
Us ng for her comfort every penny he earned.
1t hasn't been six months since he was rehev-
cd of that burden He's poor, therefore, as
You say-poor as jobs turkey
"rhen hen have TO leave his darling
Clara sneercd Miss Poddcr venomously,
"Hell have to absent himself from his doary
in order to earn their mutual bread and butter
In short he'll have TO 80 to sea again =
"WcIl, yes; | suppose he WILL asSeuted
Pcddcr " He can get better wages at sea
than elsewhere. He'll sail again soon, no
dolht.'
II thought as much And the sea il fill of
terrible dangers, When do you sail again for
Australian"
"I1 about two We, possibly in ten days,
gs he -uin'- GfI'ru M TaDltIy'
"Hawiey is thoroughly competent to be
vour first mater
Pedder looked woudernqly at his sister
moment and then answered:
cot course. / know Of no better man for
the post
have influence enough with your owners,
hone. to turn out thr present incumbent"
"Whv, the post is already vacant. MIR. Jar
ding-vou have seen hin-Mr. Jarding has
just been called home suddenly i'll ONO, on
account of his fathers illness
g Good That's fortunate, You must rec
ommend Hawley for thevacant place to your
owners, and get them to engage him. The
thing can be done"
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
sails with me as first mate the next voyage.
What then?'
You must leave him--uot dead, but pris-
oner--on some desert island between here and
Australian"
pedder looked his establishment.
. Tit can be done, he said, after a pause,
" what uext2'
lyon must come back and report that he is
dead furnishing full details and good proofs.
Those details ana proofs viii not be difficult
to manufacture. Then YOU must be all kind
ness and sympathy to the younS widow, RS
she will suppose herself to be, and in less than
ycIr tn reatter she will be your wife
"Oh, If this thing We're possible! !" sighed
Fodder, beginning to Iooh relieved.
4" POSSjJie2 1t s as simple as kissing. And
the moment you are married TO Clara, | VIII
take a trip to Australia for NV health, ana
naturally enough, stumble upon the very ISL
and where you have lef, Hawlcy effect his
rescue ten him his wife is dead coudoe ana
sympathize with him like an angel; and con-
cludc the whole comedy by becoming his wife
and 5 thing in Australia, You'll thus hayo
shall be happy with Hawlev on the other
She was shilling nov, with every sign of an
tcipated triumph.
As 10 Peddcr, he twisted nervously in his
chair, scarcely yantuing to breathe.
"Iherc'S just one diff u.ty, he muttcred--
4" that Il ge,tIu. Hawley on the desert island
without his -I>pacung anything"
1T can be dp. and the lips of Mis-
Pedder came together like the jaws OF a vice.
" There's no difficulty about finding a suitable
islaudI' -
Not the least. l saw th' island in my
minds eye the moment you uttered the word,
and glorious one il is for our purp SCI
''It VIII be easy I T ven 70 get Hawiey upon
IT," suggested Miss Pcddar thoughttuNy eli
its near Your route, YOU can call there for
water. fits out If your way, you can be
blown there by adverse winds, or be drittoi
there by unknown currents, or fetch up there
Your chronamctor. And once there, YOU can
have Hawloy seized 10y some rusty agent,
while b, Is ASHORE upon business, on YOU can
send him ashore uuJer some pretence, such
as looking for a sertcr from the ship or Tor