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Clarke's face was darkly stubborn "Then you will have no sittings My challenge will go forth next Sunday afternoon, and one of the unchangeable clauses of that challenge will be this: the sittings must take place in Pratt's library and I must be present"

"I hope you will not insist on that," Morton further urged; "for Miss Lambert's sake you e will brand her as an impostor and you and Pratt as her confederates In this state They were undecided to-night, but when they consider carefully they will see that my advice is sound"

Clarke's eyes were aflame "You have my terms Accept the, extended her hand to Morton with a trustful s"

"To say that after we have tied you hand and foot till you were nuracious of you I feel very ain I swear Kate shall not pester you next tinant "Well, I like that! when you were the one crazy to experiht, and any one who dares to talk ghosts to her will be sent to bed"

And so in a hearty, cordial clangor of farewells they got out into the hall, and Morton, seeing Viola in her handso, was again filled onder at her astounding resiliency of mood It was as if two sharply differentiated souls alternated in the possession of her body

Clarke, wearing a cape overcoat and a soft hat, was far less admirable in appearance than when, with head uncovered, he sat within He reselad to feel the finger of remark directed towards hier, his lips white with pain

Serviss relented as he studied him "You'd better take Britt's trail and return to the mountains," he said, kindly "This is a bad climate for you"

"My work is here," he replied, curtly "I have no fear," and so they parted

Weiss in silent -room when Serviss returned "Well, ht's perfor in civilized ue and indefinite Spooks do well to limit their manifestations to a sense which ination"