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Britt poised himself "LetIt isn't a haphazard series of deceits, of that I a consideration to my mind is this: there is system in their fool-tricks I don't mean Miss Lambert alone, I mean in all the best-authenticated manifestations As you say, they kno to attack the public; the ones who don't are exposed and drop out; but, generally speaking, they go on smoothly because they know just what can be safely attempted and what can't Now in Miss Laed pheno to the spiritualistic Hoyle No originality is permitted, hence no failure of effect"

"And yet ether charenuous"

Morton interposed ly "And you think she has built up this ood part of it to Clarke, butof Truth and other similar sheets"

"But she already had all these , and presu of Truth"

"They say so I don't know that Many of the tricks are noted in Randall's notes"

"Who was Randall?" asked Kate

"Their family physician--my predecessor Some of her phenomena convinced him He put himself on record in his notes as a convert However, that was after his wife died"

"They all weaken when their wives die"

"Not all; sohtly "I'm told Clarke's communion with his dead wife is now as cool as friendship"

Kate faced him "It's only fair to say, Dr Britt, that I, too, am one of the 'bereaved,' and that if I seees than o"

"I beg your pardon, Mrs Rice, if I've seemed too harsh in my zeal to explain--"

"Oh, I'm not one to fear the truth," she answered, quickly "I come of a family of questioners It's only now and then that I waver--for a moment My husband said he would co--not really expecting it, you know--"

She did not complete her sentence, and Morton spoke with tender reproach "I a profoundly illumined, Kate Why didn't you tell me that?"

"Because it was only a jocular remark I didn't intend you should know it I don't kno I cae to say I feel mother, but never Hayward"