Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-07-12
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1nCI uO O10 Will near us.
- He drew a chair nearer t.. that OF his sister
and sat down beside her.
" What's your idea p he asked, in whls-
siMy idea is to separate rate them !; totrrn their
love to. hate; to dig pit beneath their feet
that VIII remain open forever!'@ - - - -
Shut how ?rss axsaGcs1 1sgM3G8lef
''Will. Hawley is poor isn't he ?"HazyEg
Certainly there is no mistake about that.
His mother WAS helpless invalid Tor 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 relieved
of that burden. He's poor, therefore as you
say1poor as Jobs turkey J, s,.gz Do
'Then he'll have to leave his darling
Clara" sneered Miss Pedder yenomously.
Hell have to absent himself from his deary
n order to earn their mutual bread and butter,
In short. he'll have togo to sea again!" @s a..
I" Well, yes; I suppose he will. gassented
Pedder. He can. get better wages at sea
than elsewhere. He'll sail again soon, no
doubt" ...--..s~rr ..-
ST thought as mnch And the sea is full Of
terrible dangers When do you sail again for
Australia ?" ...--
&c In about two weeks-possibly in ten days,
as the ships filling up rapidly" @
" H G,Nly is !. thoroughly competent to be
Pedder looked wonderingly at his sister a
moment, and then answered: .a .-.....,.-...
F." Of course. I know of no better man for
the post" r8tssas 2~iEl0f
f''-He 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 hin-Mr, Jarding has just
been calledhom suddenly to Ohio, on account
of his fathers illness"
GOOD 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 done?" as 4- 81 Iasg3
{" Without the least doubt It was under
stood, you know, as I just now remarked,
that 1 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?" a gra f .t
"You must leave him-not dead, but a pris-
oner-on some desert island between here and
Australia - zss .v ~ yaZ
Pedder looked his astonishment. - .u
" If it can be done," he said, after pause,
"what next" i.,5rsvnrs p.
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, ss she will
suppose herself to be, and in less than year
thereafter she will be your wife"
HOh, if this thing were possiblew sighed
L
" Possible? It's as simple as kissing. And
the moment you are married to Clara, l will
take a trip to Australia for my health, and
naturally enough, stumble upon the very ISL
and where you have left Hawley; effect his
rescue tell him his wife is dead condole and
sympathize with him like an angel; and con-
clude 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 Hawleyd on the other"
She was smiling now, with every sign of an
ticipated triumph.
AS to Pedder, he twisted nervously in his
chair, scarcely venturing to breathe. s.v
"There's just one difficulty" he muttered-
" that of getting Hawley on the desert island
without his suspecting anything
SIT can be DONE" and the lips of Miss Ped
der came together like the jaws of wise.
" There's no difficulty about finding suitable
island?" +h
''NoJ the least Isaw the island in my minds
eye the moment you uttered the word, and a
glorious one it is for our purpose" q" "i
1T will be easy for you to get Hawley upon
it, suggested Miss Pedder thoughtfully. IF
it's near your ronte, 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 a mistake in your reckoning OF fault in
your chronometer. And once there, you can
have Hawley seized by some trlsty agent,
while he is ashore upon business, or you can
send him ashore under some pretense, such
as looking for deserter from the ship or for
shipwrecked sailor, and then sail away with
out him"
''Say no more, interrupted Fodder, with wild
exultation. Il see how to manage the affair
from it's beginning to its end"
''And you now see thai we can undo that
hateful marriage? ?"
Perfectly perfectly The affair will re
quire little time and patience, of course, and
a little expenditure of money, but we are sure
to triumph. Capital! glorious What a load
you have taken from my soul. Ruth! What a
genius you are!" F..
He leaped tohis feet and began pacing to and
fro rapidly, with the most extravaganza signs
and EXPLANATIONS of joy.
First to get HaWley On his island, resumed
Miss Pedder musingly. Next for you to marry
the pretended widow. Then for me to rescue
the prisoner and marry him. And finally for
you and me to be happy you in your way and
l in mine-you with Clara III New York, and
with Win. in Australia. You comprehend the
whole project clearly?" sol Sc r-..,s5
From the first step fo the last. There's
only just one possibility Of failure
"And that one?" m lt# .,-r.aas.tg IA
"A refusal on Hawley's part to accept the
post offered him--a refusal based upon his
marriage" sg +c. .. mag ..utyf
Miss Pedder turned pale at the thought.
But he won't refuse she soon declared
recovering her equanimity g He has long been
wanting just such place. Married or single,
he can't neglect his bread and butter. + a1 Z.
"Well said, Ruth | think we can count
upon him. TIE post he came here to ask me
for is now vacant, aud will accordingly have
it offered to him, Just as if nothing had hap
pened."p s@'A+@A'f* Y s#fat 1919 l4
g Exactly. You needn't speak of his mar
rage OF seem to know anything about it. You
cor, cir Offo 10 IN i'm
accordance with the old understanding. And
he will accept it. He can't possibly have any
of anything wrong. Outwardly and
we are all on'good terms with one
another, and will remain SO. Let the wages
offered him be liberal. Possibly hemay object
to leaving his yonn8 BRIDE SO SOON but the
next voyage after this one"
Pedder interrupted the remark by gesture
of impotence. He was all eagerness now-al
THAT next voyage after this one will not
he declared. ''Hawley shall accom-
pany me ON my very next trip. 10 make all
sure on this point, l will have. him engaged
this very day. In fact | VIII see t" this
He seized his hat and gloves, addressed a
few words to his sister, and quietly took his |
departure down town. The last gla1lces the
couple exchanged at the door We're full of jul !
bilant wickedness.
The next three or four hours passed slowly |
TO Miss Fodder. She was beginning to fear
HAT the whole project had miscarrled at its
very commencement, and was fretting herself |
nto fever. when Pedder suddenly made his |
appearance. One glance at his vivid flushes. |
1t his dancing eyes, at his airy manner, was |
sufficient. g..s--..-.
1--WE triumph then ?" she cried, throwing
herself into his arms for the first time in years.
g Completely saw my owners on the sub |
ect and they sent for Hawlev He at first /
offered some objections, as was natural, but |
he high wages, the great step upward, the
Kindly interest we all manifested, soon brought |
him to grateful acceptance ]" ea suul
"Splendid!" murmured Miss Pedder, with a |
ipphng laugh. Il knew the thing was fea