The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-21


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 For three days snhseqently he neve1 called ea her--a dangerous expeFiMemi with a girl ike l3azsy-shfee wk0le dsys cf Ralden nasaiaAase youth last, thres beads fallen from tho chaplee that n Akes up Ii6e's ,osary, But uncla Arthur did can, and what is more, asked the ad' and had long talks witA hatport-ahsore' ing sea-lion. A.,.a. a,a IaS
 Then did my LcTd Art do very fool ish thing froIn Mfr. Worldly Wiseman's point of view. He wrote to Harry very late one night. He loved the Risl, and he told her @. He uphraided Aimself, | His earuestness knocked all the frivolity and Responsibility out of him For the nom nt, and he became % earnest, and wrote so late, and used % much nots- paper, that the other men in the clua thought he must have taken to writing for newspapers, and were naturally in- dienant, as hts conduct seemed viola tion of rule forty-seven, which stated that mo trade or calling WAS to be carried On in the club" The next evenings post brought him . line Too late be brave Tor both our sakes.-H. H." and be promptly gave orders to pack up for ride to the equa. tor in lawA-tennis shoes, with parcel oi refrigerators to soothe the native chiefs withal. Morning, however, brought him an urgent invitation to breakfast with his uncle in Flat A, at which banquet he found himself the solitary guest.
 "My boy" said his ell.preserved re- lation, as he began on a slice of melon, you did me a great service, and shan't forgetit. She is really charming; | know you will approve of my choice. Art, your affectionate uncle is about to take unto his middle-aged but still fascinating seif wiie.
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 A wife, irreverent nephew; 1t may seem foolish to you, probably is, more especially as don't think she really loves me (true she doesn't quite know me yeti :; but she said yes in St of pique with some unknown scapegrace whe was play ing at sulks. But then, bless you, under stand women, and love will come all right after marriage; and nov you know what want. Special license next Satur- day, St. Dunstan s-in-the-Lane--old city church, you know no crowds and re- porters and fellows to gossip over it. they can do that in week if they like ; and (you know our old motto, Nsac asf nH.q.am , you, my dear boy, arc to be my best man P
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 "Confound 1t, sirl can't you hear Best man; second best, really" he chuckled, as he made fair way with a reindeer tongue; and you are to square the man who runs the church, and the organ-grinding chap, and al :se :es: of it."
 Art had his laugh out he couldn't help it. Forgive me, dear uncle, but really this new departure is so abrupt- ho wever, I'll see you safe through 1; all ; I'll square everybody bridesmaids par ,iculariy. Mile /eifcikafioss St. Dun- stan's why, that's old Cantley's church ; he was up with me at Cambridge; capi tai sort, old Bob. And now, let me see yes, you are not quite a real peer; still, you get the license for the asking Other people have to go and tell shocking crans to old men called deans of the faculty and surrogate, who live in dens in the city and ask stupid questions. Then there's new frock-coat, flo yer, lock- cts for the girls, eake-no, that's her de- partment; toasts, rings, telegrams. Yes,'' he added cheerily, it's a close thing. but we can do it, and now I'm of" and he go, up. "Oh, by the way" he said, as he turned at the door, you havent t told me the fair ones name"
 "Her name 1" said the elder peer, as he quaffed of his claret aad rang for coffee "why. 1 thought you must have guessed it; Harry Horton, Of course"
 The door banged as Art leaped rather than ran down stairs, and Lord Arthur smiled complacently.
 That capital sort" the Reverend Robert Cantley, M. A., was astounded by Arts abrupt and feverish inva sion of him, and still more so to receive his march i ing orders" for the ensuing Saturday, and to hear his old ally's Romeo.like TO- nance. Like true Friar Laurence he did his best to administer ghostly and worldly counsel. even going the length of ignoring Arts muttered imprecations as he pointed out proverbially that the feminine fish yet remaining in the social sea were fully equal in flavor and quality to the specimens that had already been, or were about to be, extracted therehom. But chaff fell flat, admonitions were re- ceived with running comments of a kind long expunged from his reverence's vo- cabulsry, and finally he got up.
 "Look here, Lanton, be a man ; no woman's worth fretting over. Do your duty, don't whine over it {; and nov pull yourself together, and come and look at my chnrch."
 The vicar Of $. Dunstan 's-in-the- Lane pointed out the medieval carvings and windows (,he designs of which chiefly consisted of inseriaced noses and tongs, commemorative of the founders famous feat). the crypis, monuments, cells, fonts, lecterns, brasses, and rare thirteenth. century hagioscope, which might have been a kaleidoscope for all that Art knew | of itx uS><--zud the exnlorin0 Dartv