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While he still stood looking down upon her Viola began to ," cried Mrs Lao to her"

"No!" co till we have exas"

"Make your studies quickly," said Morton, his heart tender to the girl's sufferings "We must release her as soon as possible"

Weisso sloe loseto attain We must take her pulse and temperature, and observe the position of every object"

"Quite right," agreed Clarke, "Do not be troubled--the psychic is being cared for"

Thus reassured the two investigators scrutinized, measured, , watching with anxious eyes the changes which came to Viola's face Weissmann talked on in a disjointed mutter "You see? She has no pulse The threads are unbroken The table is thirty inches froht inches froe"

"Read it!" demanded Kate

He complied "'You ask for a particle of matter to be moved from A to B without the use of any force known to science Here in this wineglass is the test Oh, rander truths'"

"That is froned 'McLeod,' and under it are tords, 'Loggy' and 'Mother,' each in different handwriting"

"Give it to lass," replied Weiss the books a beautiful piece of antique crystal

Kate took it reverentially, as if receiving it from the hand of her dead nize it? It was not left here by mistake?"

"Oh no There are only four of them left and I keep them locked away I have not had then triuht it--to show you that matter is an illusion and to prove that dematerialization and transubstantiation are facts That was the bell we heard"

"Morton, what do you think? How could--"

But Morton was bending above Viola and did not heed his sister The girl's eyes were opening as froently: "I hope you are not in pain? We will release you in a nized him "My arms are numb, and my feet feel as if strips of ere nailed todreadfully; but that will soon pass"