The Washington herald., 1908-06-06
BIZ GERALD YTLLIERS-STUARI

preached he was aware that his hearers
hung breathless on his words. When he
was in the pulpit he thought IN visions.
and translated them into words IN a voice
Of ever-increasing magnetic quality. He
did not mean to do II. 1t was something
he had tried to resist, but IN all these
visions Lady Kitty was so Ylvidly IN the
foreground that, when he preached, the
girl felt as though he was making violent
love to her. She would try 10 fight the
feeling, but a curious. eneTvating Ian
guor would steal over her. rising round
her Ike mist, penetrating every pore.
She would loli back IN the corner OF the
great family pew, with her blue eyes
closed, restraining an inclination to hold
out her arms 70 the man who was DOM
mating her. Then the voice would cease.
and, looking up, she saw a face which
filed her with repulsion: and the fresh,
wholesome face OF StandIsh Vandraken
would rise up and blot it out She could
not understand why the presence Of Fa-
bian Dare should always force Mandrake
en- on her cOnscic-sness; she felt she
would have forgotten him long ago II
the young chaplain had not come into her
life Fabian was painfully aware, now
how strongly his face repealed her, and
their companionship was gradually te-
coming a thing Of the past When they
did meet, he felt. Ike hammer blows. the
wondering censure Of her glance, the dis
inclination to touch his hand His in
tuition. sharpened by love. felt her every
thought, and he knew that while she
wondered and censured she also pitied.
The effect Of all these cross-currents OF
attraction and repulsion. and the drag
Of two personalities on her own. began to
I'D an I OBJ
nerves. The pallOr OF health. which had
always gone so well with her red-gold
hair. began 10 give place to a wan look,
the luster of her eyes was diuimed By
constant worry, and her figure began 10
lose its exquisite curves.
Lady Donoyle commenced TO notice this
about the time Of Mr.. Strayne's visit Of
anathema. She rather imagined that the
effect OF Mr.. Straynes attack on her
chaplain would be his resignation, which
would mean the bother Of getting anoth-
er; and the present incumbent was the
first who had not bored her terribly. Also,
she was getting tired OF the winter, mild
though II was.
She preached the subject OF going
abroad TO her daughter next morning at
breakfast
What do you say to our becoming tour
| 1913 All q NDAyAG VI IlOllQSr hllEYs 1Ou
look as If you needed a change, and I
feel as If do"
Anything you like, mamma" answered
Kitty, listlessly AT least. anything
so long as 1t isn't Switzerland"
What do you take me for. Kitty? Have
been such bad mother. that you in
sinuate that would take you 10 a coun-
try which is entirely governed by head
walters, with the money wrung from the
! overworked scenery and circular tour
istsg No. / had thought Of Morocco. II
has not yet been much vulgartzed by the
/ picture postcard"
Mother" asked Lady Kitty. suddenly.
apropos o. nothing, and calling her by
a name she had not hitherto used. can
a girl love two men at the same timer
Her mother gave her a swift glance.
but, instead of replying. looked straight
In front Of her, crumbling Up a bit OF
/ bread thoughtfully. At last she answered
very slowly:
| Only this know. Kitty; that through
the life Of nearly every woman has pass
| ed some man whom she could have low
ed-better than the man she does love. "
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.