The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-29
THE MAGISTRATES SECRET
- By JEAN MIDDLEMAss.

the coistancy Of long duration. stu. II
was no butterfly Irritation. bat OF 50 seri-
Gus nature that SIS recipient seldom
came unseathed out Of the ordeal Of hav-
1 ing loved him
! While he7 II he had suffered deeply he
managed 20 conceal his feelings under a
Siask 81 iron. lie could nevertheless
smile on occasions when the softer mood
was on him. else he would not have loved
I women 80 well. nor could they have loved
/ him
Returning from the court after his first
! sitting. the town was even fuller than IL
had been in the morning. and there we're
7 many carriages IN the High street. one
I OF them was that OF a neighboring squire.
and In IT sat two ladies' One was his
niece. a great London beauty. Lady Vane;
| the other his own young daughter. sweet
AuTIel ksvanagh. not a whit less beau.i-
ful than her cousin fairer perhaps "a the
ayes Of many. since her charms were
scarcely 80 ripe. for there was well nigh
ten years Of difference In their ages
Eyre Lestrange paused when his eyes
rested on them. He was fascinated into
the rGdeness % standing to stare Two
strong arms laid on his shoulder made him
/ turn his head.
Eayanaghr'
Re-" EeStrangei"
The names were spoken with no little
coTeiality, more strongly defined on the
part OF the squire than on that Of the
magistrate. The spontaneity Of the latter
was ephemeral; second thought apparent
~ made him regret the meeting.
Got the pull OF you" said the squire.
heartily; Il knew You were coming here.
whereas i expect IL is rather a surprise
Tor you to see me"
Indeed # isr' and the words were
spoken with degree OF conviction that
suggested that if he had known he would
not have come
An uncle left me Orsett Hall, which
Is close to Grandtown. so here we are
You must know my little daughter.
Muriel, our new magistrate. A great light
"A great light-quite the coming man"
Lestrange bowed, and meanwhile Lady
Nane held ont ner hand
All, you have met Lady Vane in town"
ratified on the CHEEKY squire. Come and
dine old fellow. sans ceremonie Wen
drive you over"
i am very sorry / can't I'm dining
with a j. p. at the club here"
We'll, come tomorrow"
WIN pleasure.
Nevertheless IL scarcely seemed as If he
fet the pleasure he expressed, vet ha
cked into Murel Kavanagh's eyes. and
VAS glad he had accepted, only when
second later he met those of Lady Vane.
he was inclined to throw over, not only
the dinner, but his appointment in Grand
town ana TO go off to Klondyke or any
other wild and inaccessible SPOT on earth.
But fate is stronger than will and so
Eyre Lestrange was destined to find. He
did not leave Grandtown and he went to
dine at Orsett Hall; moreover. he fell
spontaneously and desperately in love
with Muriel Kavanagh. Even on that first
evening 1t was very perceptible that she
mad awakened in him passion that had 7
OF late been slumbering, and in Lady /,
Nane, as she witnessed it. a curiousIv /
complex amount of irritation and amuse- /
ment was produced
Being an acknowledged London heautv /
1t might be that she was ANNOYED because 4
Inc homage Of man with such reputa-
ton Tor gallantry as had Eyre Lestranee |
was not laid at her shrine Yet with ali /
her successes, and they were as manifold
as Lestrange's own, Lady Vane was not
jealous woman. and she loved her pref
~ cousin Muriel very dearly. in fact, the
girl being motherless she had been taken
quite under Lady Vane's wing. Next seq
son she was 10 be presented by her and
le uhched into the vortex of London So
ciety
OF Percy Vane was rich, and 1t pleased