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"Very indistinctly," answered Weissmann

"What does it say?" asked Kate "I can only hear a kind of jumble"

Weissht hold of Mr Clarke's hand?"

"Yes," answered Kate

Morton's brain whirled in confusion and conjecture He believed the whole thing to be a piece of juggling, and yet he could not connect Viola in any ith it, and it seemed impossible, also, for Mrs La of the ventriloquistic skill necessary to carry on this conversation He again addressed the voice: "You consider your control of the psychic to be justified?"

"We do"

"Do you know, also, what perilous notoriety, what positive disgrace--fro upon her?"

The hidden old man pondered a moment, as if to master a profound contes into account When she has grown to years of sobriety she will thank us that we turned her aside froht conversation, and from all loose-minded companions All the sane pleasures are now hers She is soon to be idolized by thousands Her playing on the piano, her singing are as the rustle of leaves in the forest co the gates of the city of refuge to let the weary traveller in" The voice weakened a little "The earth-life is but a school--the real life is here Besides, when she has coiven our rand-sire seeain h a door had been shut upon the speaker, and the aphone dropped upon the table

"All that is very interesting," commented Weissmann, "but inconclusive Is it all over?"

"Oh no," answered Mrs La wonderful--I feel it"

As they listened the horna few inches, only to fall as though so with it; but at last it turned towards Weissly sweet and so clear that Serviss could hear every word She addressed Weiss hirieve, that they would soon all be together in a bright land

To this Weisshter?"

The voice sweetly answered: "Yes, I alish--how is that?"