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"If I were to organize a committee of men like Weiss to test your daughter's powers, will you give over this public dee?"

Clarke interrupted alrily "Not unless you promise to--"

"Be silent!" commanded Weissmann

From the horn came a faint muruish the words "We will consider that I aain see tian to writhe in her chair in greater agony than before

"I think she is waking," said Morton

Mrs La--when this paroxysm passes some very beautiful test will coirl again became silent as a stone, and a h the air as if an exquisite crystal bell had been struck Then, while still this signal tre noise developed just before the youngin anxious effort to coe without the use of the truently

Three measured strokes upon, the tiny bell replied, and with their pulsations the rooed meravity Matter was for the moment as subtle, as imponderable as soul

"Who is it?" he asked, and into his voice, in spite of himself, crept a note of awe

The answer carass

"Mother"

Kate bent eagerly forward, "Who was it, Morton?"

Ignoring her question Morton addressed the invisible one "Can't you speak again?"

There was no reply and the whispering ceased Alrasped by a fir voice of a ly from the darkness in words so clear, so resonant, that all could hear the?"

"Who are you?" asked Morton

"Can't you guess?"

Kate gasped "Why, it's Uncle Ben Roberts!"

The voice chuckled "Right the first tiy'--true bill How are you all?"

Kate could hardly speak, so great was her fear and joy "Morton Serviss, what do you think now? Ask him--"

The voice from the trumpet interposed "Don't ask me a word about conditions over here--it's no use I can't tell you a thing"