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"That was Clarke, of course"

"Of course Then iuitar--in the dark, of course--and rappings and whispers and the touch of hands--all in the dark Then iaphone of tin, that ra voices of loved ones here and there like sweetmeats out of a cornucopia--"

"You ?"

"That's what they all believed"

"But you don't think the girl--"

"Who else? Some of the voices omen's and one or tere children's Clarke couldn't do the children's voices"

"I can't believe it of her! Clarke , but I don't, I won't believe such baseness of that girl"

"It hurts me to admit it, Kate, but I ah that horn to-night, but that she lied to me She toldinto that horn, and very sweetly, too, the very song to which she played an accompaniment when Clarke and I "

"Maybe there was a confederate"

"That doesn't sweeten the mess very o on--what else?"

"Then I was invited by the 'controls'--so Clarke said--to come up and sit beside theto look down on that lovely creature pretending to sleep, knowing perfectly well that she was planning some deep deception"

"You are bitter What next?"

"I took a seat beside her, determined to see if she really had a hand in the deception I thought I could prevent anything happening"

"Did you?"

"No Everything went on quite as briskly as before, and all the while I thought I could see her ar her chair--lovely arms they were, too She isn't poor, you must understand that, Kate; and that really makes the cri it for her daily bread"

Kate sat like a judge, "Go on You seized her, of course?"

"Yes; just when the cone was eue I laid my hand on her arm The horn dropped, the circle rose in confusion, and I came away"

"I expected you'd do that All sceptics do, I believe But I want to know all that took place You're so concise You say the cone emitted a man's voice No could--"