The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-22

cabmas took me to the wrusr ssrees. and | had to gef on fAe hex and help drive l: he vas as drunk as lord This is rice sort cf an evening 10 spend. wkas are you going to do nor
 "We must go to Liverpool and knd out If he's gone to the house where Miss Harding is going to-mcrrow if he isnt sh0e, we must go 70 Flegis' place SWhen,S the sext tran Ia six minuses-no, fise.r ~Wen, bu; where's Bss<zr eiacuiated Welby. He c1nt have gone without our sesisE hin, suppose CaATatcn gave an inaxsicnlafe eap snd seired porter gsing by. "Postez, doesat the Midland lzne go b Liver pool7'
 ~Ye. sir, b.t this is the bess service !. "We're dnne," cred Charlton, vhh despsir in his look. .swhiie ve have bea waiting here he has started from S PAnoas. We arc couple of bon fools .''
 "Where's a timetable ?. exclaimed Welby. rushing to the office In . few seconds they found that their fane vas al- most worse than they thought. h two minutes from tha; very moment the Liver pool train from St. Pancras would be moving out of the station.
 This settles #, said Welby, in a tone of resigned despair we have had abou, as bad run of iIl-luck as we could well have imagined
 There's nothing for ii but to follow him, said Charlton. Wed better take our tckets; we haven, a minute to spare-n
 They bought ,heir return tickets and took their seats in a smoking carriage. II did not seem long TOW before they were off. There was no one else in the compartment; the lamp burned dim i: the rain pelted against the windows :; looking out into the darkness, all they could sec was the reelection of their un- inviting resting place
 They did not talk for the first few miles. When they had passed WIllesden. however, Charlton threw himself back in tae corner and said:
 " As we are here, old man, we may as yell be as comfortable as we can. Arent you going to smoke
 Yes, suppose so.'
 "Can you let me have a weed ? asked Charlton we came away in such hurry forgot to pu: any in my pocket.
 Welby dIved into his coA,-,a;ls. bu, drew back his hand with a smo,hered groan.
 five Jeff my case and pouch a, your rooms,'
 This was a facer; to endure a lons night journey without smoking was a terrible tning to anticipate. Welby threw himself back ID his corner with a Krowl
 or all the wiid-goose chases l ever took par, in, this is the wildes,, ' be sad.
 It's an awful nuisance l own,s as- sented Charlton. :. bur I, can't be helped. just f-ncy, my dear fellow. what will naPoen If we don't ge. hold of him. There will be scene between him and Miss Harding: he may try and smash Figgis m get smashed himself: there wifl be general hullabailoo among all their frlends: and wha,ever happens we may 5e pretty sure that ve shall never be forgiven oy any Of the people con- cerned. Hang i,, man. what would Nus Harding think of us? l should never have the face to see her aea,r.-
 She wouldn't mind that muoh," was Welby's surly reloinder. Al any rate. don't much see the good of raztiine down sc heaven knows where as this tune of right. What do you suppose Bro~n wii do when be gets to Liverpool: Twill be too late for him to call where Miss Harding is supposed to be staying"
 he may go On to sec Figgis," sug- gessed Charltoa.
 suppose you ~ill be for following him there v
 think tha, will be the vises, thinR.s
 Very well, only hops that is will be hner weather m Liverpool than i, IS here, or else that 1t wia be SO fearful that even Browns jealousy will be damped, and he will postpone his visis till morning
 l hope he via. but there's no telling what fellow like Brown xiil do. He's capable of routing Figgis out of bed and making him light is out on the spot.
 By-,he-by," said Welby, ~vh ere does Figgis hves
 idont know" replied Charlton. "lve never been so far north as Liverpool in my life. Don't you kno~.~
 -l? - exclaimed Weiby; ~I haven't the ghost of an idea"
 They looked at each other in dismay.
 Things look bluer than ever,- snd Charlton. We shall have to inquire
 Inquire " sneered Welby.
 There must be Liverpool directory suggesa.d ChaIlfon-
 Perhaps; but he vill have called long before we've discovered which Figgis orz man is out of the four or five dosen in the directory. Who are the people with whom Miss Harding is going ,c staysr
 Fletcher is the name, l think" said Charlton, but haven't an idea of the address. Don't tell me you don't know r'
 won't tell you if you wish me not 10. but all the same, dou't know.7
 Charlton looked more blankly at him than before.
 Why, thought you were so intim ate with the E.rdings that yoa knev all