The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-07-04
the Pot Against Ha'oIey.
CHAPTER L


r..-1oon. the 5th Of September,
1o5o : man iaboring under great eX-
.SfeTnant was walking hurriedly up
EroedTav. New York. His features
,-,era 7fished and coHvulseds ms
oIsnces wild and restless, his whole
Sen Indicative Of keen anguish
TnrnInp to the right into Bleecker
..-aet ne soou reached a plain three
49, end basement brick house, to
which he gave himself aomittahce;
care you there, RuthF' ne called
from the hall.
ed by the rustling Of oress, aaq 2
young lady descenoed tne mont z 1eils.
naenif< sereraI pcZnfs Of marked con-
9-ssf nee va > family likeness
sbout the couple that proclaimed
them to be brother and sister.
HWhy, what's the matter, Luke ?'
cried the latter, starting at sight Of
tie disturbed countenance that met
her view. care you III 2D
Owe Just received bad news,n re-
piled the brother, leading the way in
70 the parlor-''neWs which has given
me q terrible shock"
'sShocked2 You! What has hap
pens .Ts ss',sssas Z, s-eIssAeAys..r s mar,
ried q ~ k,stHEFA W y
eAfarfledsn echoed the sister, ,recoil.
ing. "Clara Aymar married! Is II
posslble?"
sYes, married! the girl I've been
laying siege 10 for yeers past--1e on
" girl I ever cared q pin for. mag
inc the shock this event gives me- I'm
nesrly craZy.v =,
saT6en YOU really loved her -
aL,Oted hers I must have 5DOrsiitp-
ed her, OF else this thing would not
have completely upset me- 10
ooh. as 70 that, the loss Of q thing
aIways gives Us an exaggerated no
fIon Of its value, y said the sister phil.
osonhically, as she sank lauguidly in
to sn EASY chair, and smoOthed out q
fold ia her snowy morning robe. You
are simply shocked, as you say. But
by tomorrow you viii laugh at the
whole matter"
HDon't Ruth giimplOred the brother
sinking heavily Into the nearest chair
nClafa AyTnsr Is more 70 me than
my lHat It's no such passing fSbcy as
you suppose, but an everlasting pas
sion-a RACES flood Of molten lava
And I've counted all along upon mar
ryIng her. True, she has rejected mI
twice, but ! thought she'd change he
''shs was ii no way committed to
you p
mo, Of course not. She has never
given me any encouragement. But
am none the less surprised. sup
posed that every ytEipg was faToranl'
enough tD my wishes. u kns0 tha
she was still young to marry-an OF
phan-Without money and Withou
friends-presumably without suitOrs
and ] battered myself that she ooulC
not alEayE remain insensibie q ms
ft9on reasoned wisely enough, o.
course, Luke; but reason never decides
these matters declared the sister
with q s0rt Of e0nbem ptuous eompzs
sion. chance meeting
a smile OF g Word-a moments weak
ness--any trife-these are the thing
by which merfiG 9es gre brollght shout
But who'd the brldegroon
HAh! that D point that viii JOGcl
you q little, I think. Can't you guesl
who he Is 2" u -
at haven't the least idea.D
"Well, then, has VIII. .HaWley,i
The sister spfaag abf1ptiy 70 he
feet, elasping both hands % Der heart
The changing cOlors Of her brother
his agitation, his anguish, all passeS
TO her own features.
"Wnl. Hawley?" ?" she gasped. "Oh
you don't mean II Luxe " gcs7l
'tBut dc, though. . It's li6lod'i
truth. Clara Aymar and Will. HaW
ley are husband and wife.
A heavy fall succeeded. The sistel
had tainted. Z She lay Upon the Zoo
as one dead.
ssDid she think that much Of HaY.
leySD muttered the brother, aston
ished. ''I didn't suppose
He hastened @ bring = pitcher ol
water and bsthe the white features
and then set himself to- chahng th'
clenched hands.
Capt. Luke Pedder was twenty-sev
en- years Of age, with an originally
light complexion, which had reddenet
with generous living and bronkeC
with exposure toWind end sun. Hi
form was Of tte. avefage size snC
height and his features % the mos
ordinary type.
He was singularly selfish and un
seFupulous, but gentlemanly in man
ners, being well educated and used d
good society.
His ability as a navigator was fsi
for q mau OF his age and experience
but he owed his position as cOnmRn
der Of fine Australian clipper, NOR
70 respect for his late father end K
sympathiZing favor than to his owl
merits.
Miss Rath Fsdder vas tRo yean
yOuneer than her brother, and cOase
quently twenty-five years Of age, al
though she owned TO only twenty
She was tall, thin, and q little inclined
in her outlines, as in her temper, Il
anguiarity. She was not particularly
bright, but bold and unscrupulOus, ,anC
possessed fierce energy which was
capable of cOmpensating in any emer
gency for lack Of genius.
The father Of the couple had been
prominent shi ps0N ner and meroha1t
But in his latter days the Senior PED
der had been uhrotsunate, ana dad o.
nally been broken up completely-a
result hastened, It was whispered, by
the wild WAYS and financial irregu-
larities Of his son. The old mans
failure had soon been followed by his
death, and already-for such is fame
he was generally forgotten.
"H0W odd it is 20 calculated Capt.
Pedder, as ne rubbed his sisters Geld
hands. ttS7ls nsadly5 III love with
VIII. Hawley and Ierazy after. Clara
Aymar And now Will. and Clara
are married, and Ruth and 1 are left
out in the cOld.n
Under the vigorous treatment he
had adopted, Miss Pedder soon recOY-
cred her senses. 10 EAL 1H4
"Are you sure they're married ?''she
demanded. Fucrf -. HC
Perfectly. I learned the fact hall
an hour since from Hawley,s com.
mandeE-Captain Gre9Es, you know.
Captain Greggs was at the wedding
It took place last Friday evening
very evening after Hawley's return
from his last voyage to Rio. It was {
quiet affair. Only few friends wers
invited. Bot let me ask you ques'
tipn. Did HaWley ever propose r
'rNo. But I expected that he would
soon do so. He has been here often
enough"
HHes, he came several times 70 ask
me for berth in my clipper. I prom.
ised TO think of him st tho first open
ing, and really meant to help him,
for knew in q general way that you
liked him."
UI Thought ~hssd rsalize7 that YOU
could he 81 service to him - explained
Miss Peddsr, "I thought he'd re-
member that mother LEFT me this
house and a. few thousand dollars tC
do as pleased with. I was conscious,
too, that I possessed 3 fair share Ol
personal attractions And as l sup
posed him to bsentlrely heaEt-ffee ]
took It tor gransa fhef I should get
him. His attentions seemed to be
marked enough"
"He treated YOU politely, of course. p
interrupted PeddeF, "Rnd he couldn't
have well done less, after asking me
to befriend him. But he never made
any formal declaration ?1 i-iti
@No, be didn't. As mate Of a Rio
ship, he was away yseven-eighths of the
time, and I didn't expect q regular
eourtship, But took it for Grant
ed-n - I'd &
Pedder made an Impatient gesture
"We've deceived ourselves. y he
muttered. stWe've been carried awav
by our feelings. The girl's rejection Of
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