The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02

MN, Il whit 10 dSl> tou Il l'tNOl.
Lexington was evidently in vile
temper.
"lou'vc come to the wrong shop for
that, my boy" he sneered.
clad bad week, suppose" said
the Captain, quite unmoved. "Nell, |
was going to ask you to lend me < 500
only for week ; fact is, I've been
rather hard hit. Besides, YOU will owe
me more than that ii fortnight, l
fancy. That little affair of ours may
be settled any day"
Il can't lend you I5oo," growled
Lexington, ''or 500 pence; and as to
what YOU call our little affair, | have no
idea what you're driving at"
sWnat the deuce do you mean?
Didn't you promise me thousand on
the day your daughter got engaged to
Byng?"
NO." answered LaNington, 4 never
did anything of the sort"
"Why, I've got your |. O. l ~
Very likely there are a good many
of them flying about. Wish YOU may
get your money!"
Carbury stared at his friend in dis
gust and amazcmcnt. He could not,
however, express his opinion of him in
the sacred precincts of club, So he
merely got up with a curt goodnight, "
| and left the room.
That's your game, is it," he NUT
tered to himself. III be even with
you yet. It's not quite such Ger
tainty as you think.
The next morning Lexington evil
IDENTITY came to the conclusion that he
had made fool of himself over night,
for he called on the Captain and eN-
| planned to him that he did not mean
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what he said He had a devil of a
temper, he added, and things had been
annoying him. OF course, it was all
right about the |. O. I. The astute
Captain accepted the apology, but he
nevertheless made certain inquiries,
which resulted in the unpleasant dis
covery that Lexington had lost 5000
over the Ascot week, and had been en-
tirely unable to settle.
a nice prospect for my AIooo ~
unused the Captain but what fool
he was to show his hand ~
That day Mr. Byng and his factotum
lunched together, alone, and the latter
turned the conversation upon Miss
| Constance.
"Have YOU settled matters in that
quarter yeto" he inquired.
"Not yet" said his patron, d:eamily ;
''Dut | am thinking of taking the
plunge"
"What are you waiting foro Charm
ing girl-no nonsense about her
LIKES good feed, too-saw her eat
three platefuls of lobster salad on the
Cup day"
"Three platefuIs of lobster salad?"
cried Byng.
"Certainly," said the Captain, eyeing
his friend maliciously. "Why shouldn't
she? Must have a wonderful diges-
ton. l couldn't do it myself"
"How horribly material - groancd
Byns.
ooh, nonsense You don't expect
a well-grown young woman of five feet,
seven inches to live npon air, do you"
This is not a subject for joking"
said Byng, severely, and the Captain
ventured no farther. But the philoso
phcr was obviously ill at ease; he
played with his lunch, and maintained
a gloomy silence.
The season wore on, but Miss Lax
ington's engagement was not yet an
nounced. People began to hint that it
would not come off at ALL Lady Car
raway grew anxious, and other fond
matrons took heart again, and cher
ished fond hopes that the prize of the
matrimonial mark ct mi ght yet fall to an
outsider. Miss LaNlngton herself, how
ever, was in no way disquieted. Her
admrer was perhaps less attentive be-
cause his was not a nature capable of
enthusiastic devotion. She met him
constantly, and could not fairly accuse
him of any definite neglect; she and
Lady Carraway were often seen upon
the drag, and Byng invited them both
to accompany him to the Eaton and
Harrow match. This special mark of
favor did much to reassure her lady
ship, for Byn9 had often told her that,
though he was particularly fond Of
cricket, he had never taken a drag to
Lords, not caring to add to the num-
Der of people who looked upon the
match merely as an occasion for gor-
mandising, Irritation and the display of
elaborate costumes.
The day came. Lady Carraway Al d
her charge had been instructed to | e
on the ground in good time for lunch,
SO they made their appearance shortly
after 1 O'Clock. The drag was tenanted
only by Carbury and a few male friends.
Byng, as the Captain explained, was
watching the game from the roof of the
pavilion, and had left word that he was
to be sent for as soon as his fair friends
had arrived. A footman was accord
inglv despatched for him, and in few
minutes he clambered up TO seat next
to Miss Constance. He was somewhat
preoccuped and silent, but this was