The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16

soxhing nasuze. Afksr haf a hsr e sp, Car6uzy ssoseso %.
 1l suppose ] must agree,r remarked Laxingtoa but you are a terrible ieliov to deal vIth.n
 "An right,s answered the other . hall when she's engaged, and the other oa the wedding-day. Man alive, 1t will be the making of your'
 A couple of days later Captain Carhusy consrived that Miss Laxington, chapeT- oned by her aunt, Lady Carraway. should be introduced to the philosophical Byng at house in Grosvenor square.
 @You might do worse than marry that Laxington girl remarked the captain to his patron the next morning, . yoang and lovely, and all that got no incoa- veEient brothers; aad you wouldn't be plagued with mother-in-las. Not much money, but that doesnt matter to you. 2
 She seems q nice girl,s said Byng, in his usual languid manner, but hos about the father ]"
 Oh, Laxiastoo's all night: gambles and races bit, but he always settles, and has never been caught cheating. What more caA you expecf now-a-days P Byag was obviously impressed by the pr6bity of his fasher-in-lav n pose.
 @In call on Lady Cauawzy,' he an- swered, and the subject dropped.
 Byng duly wished her ladyship, who was naturally delighted to SO him, and he made himself exceedingly aereeahle to the fair Constance. Thaf young lady heightened the favorable impression she had already made upon him, for, d. though inexperienced. she was a cleves girl, and very soon discovered the pei weakness of her admirer. In fact, by the time he Jeff the hosse he began to think that Caxbury was a man of unusual discrimination, and that he might really take into consideration the prospect ot following his matrimonial advice. Miss Laxington was charmingly unsophisti. cated, and at times he thought he could discover in her indications of the pos session ot soul that is to say. of dis position to appreciate his genius, and to share his philosophical yearnings withou, any symptoms of boredom. So for few weeks everything went well. Byng was obviously fascinated, and without being too conspicuous in his attentions, he fcT. lowed Miss Laxington's movements with considerable persistence, and monopo- li1ed her society whenever they met Suitoss of the detrimental type accord. ingly dropped off in despair, and the en- gagement was looked upon by the quid nuncs of society as practically accom-. plished fact.
 Ascot drew near and Byng invited Lady Cauaway and her fair charge te share his box and drag fo. the meeting This vas for him a very unusual step, fol he generally Jeff the selection and ths entertainment of his guests to the inde fatigable man-ot-all-work.
 CaTbury, therefore, saw that matter. were teaching critical luncture, SO hs thought it advisable to make a few in quiries about the pecuniary position O Mir. Laxington. He did not succeed ir hearing much. Laxington had beer losing somewhat heavily on the turf, bu he had paid up, and in the matter O cards, he did not seem to have beer doing either any good or harm. So Car bury felt, for the present. no particulal anxiety about his little commission, and was satisfied to let the course of hi. patrons love affair run as smooth a. nigh; be.
 Ascot came and went. Byng was IaE- guidly assiduous in his devotion to Mis-: Laxington, while the young lady, per fectly dressed, conscious of looking lovely and fully aware of the envy, hatred and malice which her good fortune stirred up in the bosoms of her fair rivals, neye, enjoyed herself more thoroughly or CT cited more admiration. With the cap tain, however, things went somewha badly. He betted rather more heavii, than usual, and loss his money and hi. temper. Byng bored him terribly, and he grew irritafed by Mis- Laxingson's CT ceeding sweetness. He sought conso. lation h creature comforts, and ate and drank to an exfsnt which would infallibly have aroused his patron's disgust, if tha gentleman had not been too much oc. cupied to notice him.
 Monday night found Captain Carbury at the Lawn club. He had paid up hil loses win some difficulty, and iels ini table and dyspeptic. He sav Laxingtos there, and 1t occurred to him that hl might as well find out if that gentleman, luck had been any better than his own Laxington seemed anything but pleased to meet him, and responded to hi, friendly greeting with the curtest of mods
 By the way, old man." began Car bury, as a plan of action occurred to him T want to ask you favor."
 Laxington was evidently in vile tenn. per.
 You've come to the wrong shop foI that, my boy," he sneered.
 Had bad week, suppose" said the captain, quite unmoved. Well. was going to ask yoa to lend me L5oo only for . week fact is, have beea rather hard hit. Besides, you will ows me more than that in fortnight, fancy That litfle affair of ours may be settled any day"
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