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Serviss, with darkened brorithed uneasily in his chair "I have heard of these things before now, but this is a ne of a medium's development I don't understand the mother's attitude"

"Randall notes that the ned and content as soon as she was convinced of the return of her dead father and husband and son, and at present will not think of giving up her fancied couides' constantly assure her that 'they' will protect the girl But observe the senility of this note in Randall's diary: 'Martha coularly to me now, and I am happy in a renewed sense of her companionship Indeed, I fancy at tiht; I could see theainst theI had quite a controversy with La "It's all bad business," he said "I a to becoirl, and a pretty girl, and she ought to be out in coirls She ought toas these things are going on It isn't right"'"

"No more was it," said Serviss "It was villainous"

"Randall was too far gone to even agree 'But it hasn't hurt her,' I replied; 'and, indeed, this nscut off fro the door in their faces Besides, they are in control; we could not stop their use of the girl if ere to try As for me, it is now my life I am old My friends, my dear ones, are all on that side I have only a few ht here the old man stopped He lived a month or two after that, but he made no more notes, and when I came on the scene Clarke was in control of the situation I had no acquaintance with the fae of the case till La on in the little cottage He had a notion that I irl"

Serviss had listened to Britt with growing pain and indignation--pain at thought of Viola's undoing, indignation that the mother and her physician could so cos "Of course, you took hold of the case"