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Britt listened gravely "There is one way of escape," he said at last, with a s and tender "I don't pretend to say it's to your mind, but want to reive me the necessary authority I will stop this crusade with a jolt"

"I'rateful to you, Dr Britt, truly I am, but I can't do what you ask--not even--" She hesitated and fell silent

"Not even to save your life or "

"I didn't mean it that way I respect you very, very much; but you must know Anthony depends on o on the platforrandfather both say it is To them it seems small and selfish of me to want to be happy in my own home while the millions weep uncomforted; but oh, if I could only live my own life part of the tiht one day in seven"

Britt, looking into her clear eyes, acquired a new confidence in her "Tell me, Miss Lambert, do you really believe that your father comes to you in this way?"

"I dare not doubt it," she answered, with evasive eyes

"Soes are not specially--"

"I know," she acquiesced, with a shudder "There are evil spirits as well as good, and sorandfather permits them to use me He says he can't always help it if there are bad people in the circle That is another reason why I dread this public test--there is no knohat the evil spirits ht make me say or do If it did not randfather asked it"

"I saw Professor Serviss to-day"

"Did you?" Her eyes were instantly alight "Where did you see him? Does he knoe are here?"

"He didn't know till I told him I called at his laboratory"

"Did you tell him where we are?"

"Yes; and he felt as I do, that this is not a good place for you Pratt has the reputation of entertaining sensational characters, and it will be a miracle if you are not exploited to the press"

Her face clouded again "Oh, I a and whisper I a reflected in the eyes of all my visitors I wish I could beco queer aboutit all"