The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16

 tissly ua.has . ssasss. :. "A .ice pseePsf tor ny Siooo" !" mussd the capenln; but vAat . tcol he vas so sAow kis hand-s
 That day Mr. Byng and his tactosnm lunched together, alone. and the iasser turned the conversafioa upon Miss Coa- ssnnce.
 Have yox settled matters in that quarter yef ?r he inquired.
 Not yes," !" sad his patron. dreamily !; abut am thinking of taking the plun9er
 What are you waiting for? cham- ing girl-no nonsense about her; hkes a good feed, too-sav her eat three plate fuls of lobster salad on the Cap day"
 Three plaaefals of loosssr-salad r
 Certainly,' said the captain, sying his friend malicicusly. Why shouidnt she! Must have . wonderful digestion cosldnt do it myssi."
 How horribly material ..' sroaasd
 -0h, nonsense. You dont expecs a well-gTovn young woman of i've fees seven inches 10 live upon air, do you." This is not suhjecs tor joking said Byng severely. and the captain ventured no farthez. But the philosopher was ob- viously i'll af ease he played with his luach. and maiutained gloomy silsncs. The seAsoa vore on, bot Miss Laxing- ton's sagAgsment was not yet announced. People began to hint that it would not come of afer all. Lady Canavay grew anxious, and other fond masFoas took heart again, and cherished food hopes that the pgize of the matrimonial market might yet fall to an outsider. Miss Lax inRton, herself, however, was in no way disquieted. Her admireE vas perhaps les attentive, but his vas not nature capable of enthusiastic devotion. She met him constantly, and could not fairly accuse him of any definite neglect; she and Lady Canaway were ollea seen upoa the drag, and Byng invited them both to accompany him to the Eton and Harrow match. This special mark of favor did much to assure her ladyship, for Byng had often told her that, though he was particularly fond of cncket, he had never taken drag sc Lords, not caring to add to the number of people who looked up- on the match merely as an occasion for gormandiring, filtration and the display of elaborate costumes.
 The day came. Lady Carraway and her charge had been instructed ts be on the ground in good time for lunch, % they made their appearance shortly after I o'clock. The drag was tenanted only by Carbury and . few male friends. Byng, as the captain explained, was watching the game from the roof of the pavilion, and had leh word that he was to be sent for as soon as his fair friends had arrived. A foosman was according ly despatched for him, and in few min- utes he clambered up to a seat next to Miss Constance. He was somewh !. pre-occupied and silent, but this was easi. ly accounted for by the absorbing inter- est which he evinced in the fortunes oi the game. Carbury watched him with some anxiety. Since their conversation on the lobster salad question the lady's name had been seldom mentioned be- tween them, and he began to fear that Byng's marriage would really take place without any pecuniary advantage to him. self. Presently, as the bell rang for the luncheon interval, Byng left inc drag and talked for minute or two with his butler. Mir. Corker. This circumstance some what aroused Carbury's wonder. he could not imagine what Byng could have to say to his retainer, for all arrangement of the household were lett in the captain own hands. He failed, however, to gather any information from the buffers stolid visage. Byng always did things well and in | vesy short time . table va, spread, on which was displayed even luxury which mooey could buy or the mind of man conceive.
 @Piease fosKive me if leave you, said her host to Miss LaxinGton shal bs back aft9 the isserval, and, in thl neAnsine, Capeaia Carbury vill, 1 am sure. look a6sr your wants.S
 Miss Laxington graciously assented and the aiy vas soon filled with the csat ter of plases asd the popping q chan I pagne coris- Thsouehous the psogrssI of the orgis Carbury kept an eye upos the proceedings of the butler. He va anxious to find out the meaning Of th< mys1esioos communication made to thal worthy by Byng. Moreover, Cogkes'l movements vere decidedly singular. Hs seemed pezpetually at Miss Laxingson'. elbow nov pressing on her atsentios some triumph of Byng's che, nov filling her glass with champasse, os piling uS her plate with ssrawbeuies. Alter thesl little attentions, he would retire behind the drag. and write something down os . piece of paper.
 The c2peains curiosity al length ex. hanseed his patience. He watched hi, opportunity. therefore, and came upos CoTksz suddenly jus, as that individual made an entry on the myssesious sheet.
 "What are you up to!7 hs asked CorhH vas momentazily coniused, bat hl answered with dignity
 I'm making hinwensory, sir"
 "What the deuce do you mean2"
 "A hinwentory, sir, bT Mr. Byng's os- ders,r Tespoaded the butler, somewha rufled. The captain paused a momen in thought It might be important, thi' piece of papeS. sCome, Cogka," ht