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Mr Vincent looked at him steadily

"I think I had better tell you, Mr Baxter; it is h you will not like it You will be surprised to hear that you talked very considerably during this hour and a half; and from all that you said I should suppose you were controlled by a spirit recently crossed over--a young girl who on being questioned gave the na to his feet, furious

"You have been spying, sir How dare you--"

"Sit down, Mr Baxter, or you shall not hear a wordout the imperious, unruffled voice "Sit down this instant"

Laurie shot a look at the two ladies Then he rery, Mr Baxter," caht was very natural But I think I can prove to you that you are lanced at Mrs Stapleton with an almost imperceptible frown, then back at Laurie

"Let me see, Mr Baxter Is there anyone on earth besides yourself who knew that you had sat out, about ten days ago or so, under so girl--that you--"

Laurie looked at him in dumb dismay; soh, Mr Baxter?"

Lady Laura slid in a sentence here

"Dear Mr Baxter, you need not be in the least alarmed All that has passed here is, of course, as sacred as in the confessional We should not dreaasped the boy

He drove his face into his hands and sat overwhelmed

Presently he looked up

"But I knew it," he said "I knew it It was just my own self which spoke"

The medium smiled

"Yes," he said, "of course that is the first answer" He placed one hand on the table, leaning forward, and began to play his fingers as if on a piano Laurie watched the uely familiar

"Can you account for that, Mr Baxter? You did that several times It seemed uncharacteristic of you, somehow"

Laurie looked at him, mute He remembered now He half raised a hand in protest

"Andand do you ever stammer?" went on the ination

"Now if those things were characteristic--"