The Washington herald., 1908-06-02
~ GERALD VILLIERS-STUART.

changed since / first met him. He was
the most light-hearted OF boys then"
well. he does look as If he had been
going 1t a Bit" murmured Lady Do
noyle.
"Oh. mammal I didn't mean that he
was dissipated One oughtn't to say such
things about"
THE artistic temperament covers a
multitude of sins, my dear; and. really.
Kitty, IL a man must preach to me about
my sins. like TO feel that he knows what
he Is talking about. That dear Mr..
Strayne. over at Clonboyne, with all his
earnestness, and his tragic belief in the
certainty Of a real hell, with real flames,
and his face Of a tortured saint. always
impressed me as amateurish. He is not
convincing"
Lady Kitty had been thinking deeply.
''Of course. Mr. Dare hunts. shoots, and
plays games, buttons his collar in front.
and does not seem TO be a clergyman at
all on week days, but some way, can't
believe he leads a dissipated life" Yet
she looked troubled as she said IT,
We'll. as you haven't got TO marry the
man. and as he is clever enough not 10
be found out, 1 am not going 20 worry
about Mr.. Dare's morals. He seems to
have money of his own. or he couldn't
AFFORD to keep hunter. One Of the un-
appropriated beauties In the neighbor-
rood will marry him, and all will be
well. Personally, I shall be sorry when
he marries 1t is no end Of a convenience
to have young man on the premises
that one can ask 10 dinner at the last
moment, and who doesn't slang you aft
erward for sending him in with any one
Do you know. Lady Huntington quite fell
in love with him last week-though he
was distinguished actor. and started a
flirta ton. / don't know what the woman
said 10 him, but I thought Mr.. Dare was
going 70 leave the table. You ought TO
have seen her face when l told her the
young man was a parson."
Il can't imagine why you have wom-
an like Lady Huntington to stay at
Donoyle. She looks like an advertise
ment for beauty parlor."
why? Oh, because she cheats at
bridge. Kitty"
What a reasont''
We'll. you see. dear. there were three
other very nice people staying in the
house, won't tell you which. I found
they all cheated. so ! got Lady Running
ton to make up a fourth. and always
mace them play together. They rocked
one another horribly. but it was the
same for all"
I thought the way she tried 70 firt
with Mr. Dare was perfectly scandal
ousi" said Lady Kitty. flushing so i'm
perceptbly that her mother. who was
busy with peach, failed 70 notice It,
Even after she knew he was a clergy
nan. I overheard her saying 20 Mrs.
Ashton, I'd leave my happy home for
him believe it's one Of those Amer
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It's quite expressive enough to be
one" answered her mother, getting up
from the table. What are you going TO
do this afternoon, deaT?"
Il think-Ill so for a long walk" re-
piled Lady Kitty. rather hesitatingly.
What energyl" yawned Lady Donoyle.
But she did not know that the walk was
to be walked with Fabian Dare
Lady Donoyle. secure in her belief that
the young chaplain was not OF their
world. had not troubled to notice that her
daughter was thrown a good deal into his
society.
Fabian Dare's personality. and its eff
feet on her, had been a great puzzle to
the girl from the start. Instead OF con-
fiictlng with her feeling for Vandraken,
it seemed 20 harmonic with Il. The day
the millionaire had called. her sentiment
e-bSNN SA-S gc~Ab PCNN AAeAN't dS 9AtS NAAgAbiANs
sung its swan song. Then Vandraken
had come. and she had felt toward him
all that she had ever felt toward Dare.
and much more. because TO the spiritual
attraction OF Dare he had added a GER
tain physical magnetism which rounded
out the complete sex attraction. Now.
after a year, meeting Dare again. she felt
In him that same magnetic attraction,
while the mysterious spiritual at
1 finity stu remained stronger than
] ever. She could not fail 70 note