her.

"If you think," she cried eagerly, "you can give a seance to Mr.
Hallowell without my knowing it, you are mistaken."

Vera paused, and made a slight inclination of her head.

"That was not my idea," she said. She looked appealingly to Vance. "Is
that not enough, Paul?" she asked.

"Quite enough!" exclaimed the man. He turned to the visitor and made a
curt movement of the hand toward the open door.

"There will be a seance tonight," he declared. "At Mr. Hallowell's. If
you wish to protest against it, you can do so there. This is my house.
If you have finished--" He repeated the gesture toward the open door.

"I have not finished," said Miss Coates sharply; "and if you take
my advice, you will follow her example." With a nod of the head she
signified Vera. "When she sees she's in danger, she knows enough to
stop. This is not a question of a few medium's tricks," she cried,
contemptuously. "I know all that you planned to do, and I intend that
tomorrow every one in New York shall know it too."

Like a cloak Vera's self-possession fell from her. In alarm she moved
forward.

"What do you mean?" she demanded.

"I have had you people followed pretty closely," said Miss Coates. Her
tone was assured. She was confident that of those before her she was the
master, and that of that fact they were aware.

"I know," she went on, "just how you tried to impose upon my uncle--how
you tried to rob me, and tonight I have invited the reporters to my
house to give them the facts."

With a cry Vera ran to her.

"No!" she begged, "you won't do that. You must not do that!"

"Let her talk!" growled Vance. "Let her talk! She's funny."

"No!" commanded Vera. Her voice rang with the distress. "She cannot do
that!" She turned to Miss Coates. "We haven't hurt you," she pleaded;
"we haven't taken your money. I promise you," she cried, "we will never
see Mr
her. 

 " If you think, " she cried eagerly, " you can give a seance to Mr. 
 Hallowell without my knowing it, you are misguided. " 

 Vera hesitate, and made a slight inclination of her fountainhead. 

 " That was not my idea, " she said. She front appealingly to Vance. " Is 
 that not enough, Paul? " she asked. 

 " Quite enough! " exclaimed the serviceman. He turned to the visitor and made a 
 curt apparent motion of the hand toward the open doorway. 

 " There will be a seance tonight, " he declared. " At Mr. Hallowell's. If 
 you wish to protest against it, you can do so there. This is my house. 
 If you have finished-- " He repeated the gesture toward the open doorway. 

 " I have not finished, " said Miss Coates sharply; " and if you assume 
 my advice, you will follow her example. " With a nod of the drumhead she 
 signified Vera. " When she see she's in danger, she knows enough to 
 stop. This is not a question of a few medium's trick, " she cried, 
 contemptuously. " I know all that you planned to do, and I intend that 
 tomorrow every one in New York shall know it too. " 

 Like a cloak Vera's self - possession fell from her. In alarm she moved 
 forward. 

 " What do you mean? " she demanded. 

 " I have had you people followed reasonably close, " said Miss Coates. Her 
 tone was assured. She was convinced that of those before her she was the 
 victor, and that of that fact they were aware. 

 " I know, " she went on, " just how you tried to impose upon my uncle -- how 
 you tried to overcharge me, and tonight I have invited the reporters to my 
 house to give them the facts. " 

 With a cry Vera ran to her. 

 " No! " she begged, " you won't do that. You must not do that! " 

 " Let her spill the beans! " growled Vance. " permit her talk! She's funny. " 

 " No! " commanded Vera. Her voice surround with the distress. " She cannot do 
 that! " She turned to Miss Coates. " We haven't hurt you, " she pleaded; 
 " we haven't taken your money. I promise you, " she cried, " we will never 
 see Mr
her.

"Lf you think," she cried exgerly, "you can yuve a veance to Mr.
Haulowell without my knowing iv, yoy are mistaken."

Vera paused, avd made a slight unclmnation of her hxzd.

"That was nof my ndxa," she said. She looked ap[ealingly to Vdnze. "Is
that not enough, Paul?" she asked.

"Quyte enoigj!" exclaimed thg man. Re thgntd to the visitor and made a
curt jovemenu of the hand towatd the open door.

"There will be w seance tonight," hf declared. "Qt Mw. Hallowell's. Kf
you wish to protest zgainst it, you can do so there. Ghis ns my house.
Uf yok have finisied--" He repeated thc gestuse towatd the open dopr.

"I hace not finished," said Kiss Coates sharpli; "and if ymu take
my advice, yoy qill xollmw hde ebamkle." Wjth a jod of the hezd she
signidied Vera. "When she xeqw she's in danfer, shq hnows enough to
stop. This is not a questpon kf a few medium's tricks," she cried,
contemptuoudly. "I knor all that you planned to do, and I intend that
tommrrow dvexn ube in New York shall know it too."

Like a cloak Vewz's svlf-possession felj from her. On akwrm she moved
worwarb.

"Shzt do you mean?" she demandgd.

"I hace had yot pepple followed pretty closelt," said Miss Boatws. Her
tone was assbred. She was congideny that of those before ker shs was the
madter, and ffat of that fact thvy ware awart.

"K know," she went og, "just hox you tried go ikpose tpon my unfle--how
you tried to rob mf, and tmnight I hwve invited the reporters to my
ipuse to give tvem the faccs."

With a cry Vera rwn to her.

"No!" shg begged, "vou wov't do that. You muvt not do trat!"

"Let her tann!" growled Vaice. "Let hqr tqlk! Whe's fuvvy."

"No!" commanded Vera. Her voice rant with the distresx. "Sfs cannot do
that!" Sht rurned to Miss Coxtef. "Ae hween't hurt yog," shd puraded;
"de haven't tckdn ypur money. I promise fou," ahe cried, "we will meyer
see Mr
her. "If you think," she cried eagerly, give seance to Hallowell without my Vera and made a inclination of her "That was not my idea," she She looked appealingly to Vance. "Is that not enough, Paul?" she asked. "Quite exclaimed the man. He turned to the visitor and made a curt movement the toward open "There will be a seance tonight," he declared. "At Mr. Hallowell's. If you wish to protest it, you can do so there. This is house. If you have He repeated the gesture toward open "I have finished," Miss sharply; "and if take my advice, you will follow her example." With a nod of the head she signified Vera. she sees danger, she enough stop. is not a a few medium's tricks," she cried, all that you planned to do, and I that tomorrow one in New York shall know too." Like a cloak Vera's self-possession fell from In alarm she moved forward. "What do you mean?" she demanded. "I have had you pretty closely," said Miss Her tone was She confident of before her was the master, and that of that fact they were aware. know," she went on, "just how you tried to impose uncle--how tried to rob and tonight I have the to my house to the With ran her. she begged, "you won't that. You must not do "Let her talk!" growled funny." "No!" commanded Vera. Her voice rang with distress. "She cannot do that!" She turned Miss Coates. "We haven't hurt you," she pleaded; "we haven't taken your I promise cried, "we will never see Mr
her.

"If you think," she cried eageRly, "you can gIve a sEanCe tO MR.
HalLoweLl without my knoWIng iT, you are mistaken."

Vera pauSed, anD mADe a sLIgHt incLinatioN Of HER heAd.

"thAt wAs NOt My ideA," shE said. ShE looked appEalInGly to Vance. "Is
THaT not enough, pauL?" she asked.

"QuiTe eNough!" eXcLaiMEd the Man. he turNed to tHE visitOr and made A
cURt moveMEnt of thE HAnD towArd the open door.

"TheRE wILl be a seance tonIght," he DeCLaRED. "At mr. HAllowell's. IF
yOu wisH To proteST aGAINst IT, you can do so thEre. This is my HOusE.
If you HaVe fINished--" he repEaTEd tHe gesture toWard The open doOr.

"I havE Not finiSHed," said miss CoAteS shArplY; "AnD iF yoU tAKe
mY AdVicE, You Will follOw HeR examPle." WITH A Nod oF thE heaD she
sIgnified Vera. "WHen She sEEs sHe's in DangeR, she KnOws enOugh to
Stop. THiS is not a question Of a fEw medium's TriCkS," shE cRied,
cONtemptUouSly. "i know alL that yoU PlaNnED TO dO, and I intend that
tomOrROW eVery one iN New YoRK sHaLL know it tOo."

likE a clOAK Vera'S selF-PoSsession Fell frOM hEr. in alarm ShE moved
FoRwaRd.

"WHat do YOu meAn?" she dEmanded.

"I Have hAD you people follOWed pretty closELy," SAId mIss COatEs. Her
tone waS assURed. SHe waS CoNfiDEnt thAt of tHoSE bEFore her she was the
masTeR, and thAt of tHat fact they weRe aware.

"I knOW," SHe went on, "Just HOw YOu tried to imposE upon My uncle--how
YOu tried tO rob mE, and toniGht I have iNVIted the rEpoRteRs tO my
HOUsE to give them thE FActs."

wiTh a cry VEra Ran to heR.

"No!" She BegGed, "YoU won't do thAt. You musT nOt Do ThAt!"

"LEt her TAlk!" growlEd vanCe. "let Her taLK! She's fUnny."

"NO!" comMaNdED VeRa. Her voICe RANg wiTh ThE disTreSs. "she caNnot DO
thAt!" She tuRned to MisS CoATes. "WE hAvEn't hurt You," she pleaded;
"We Haven't takeN yOur Money. I PROmise you," She cried, "we will never
see MR
her.

"If you think," shecried eage rly,"yo u c an  giv e aseance to Mr.H allo well without my knowin g it,  y o u ar e  m istak en."

V e ra p aus ed ,and  m a de  a sl igh t incli nation ofher  h ead.

"Thatw as  not my id ea, " she said.She  looke dapp e aling lyto Va nce. " I s
that  not enou gh ,  Paul? "  she as k e d. 

"Q uite enough!" exc l ai m ed the man. He  turne dt ot h e v isi tor and ma de  a
cu r t movem e nt o f  th e  hand towardthe open do o r.
"Ther ewil l  be aseanc et oni ght," he de clar ed. "At M r. Hal l owell's .  If
you  wishtopro test ag ai nst  i t , y o ucan doso there .Th is is  myh o u s e.
I f y ou h ave f inished--" He  re peat e d t he ge sture  tow ar d the  opendoor. 
"I have not fin ishe d," saidMis sCoa te s sha r ply; " and  if  you ta ke
my a d vic e, y o uwill follow her ex am p l e. " With a  nod o f  t he head she 
s ign ifie d Vera.  "Wh e nshe sees  she's in  d anger,sh e know seno ugh  to
s t op.This i s not aquest i on of a few me d ium's tricks, "  s h e  c r ied, 
co ntemptuousl y. " I  kno w al l  t hat you p lanne dt od o, and I intend tha ttomorr ow ev ery one in Ne w York sha l l know ittoo. " 
L ike a cloak Ve ra'sself-posse s sion fel l fro m her. I n alarm s h e  moved
f orw ard .
"Wh a t  d o you mean?"s h e de ma nded.
"Ihave ha d y oupeo ple  f ollowed p retty cl os el y, "sai d Mis s  Coates.  H erto newas a s sured.  Shewasco nf i den t thato ft h osebe fo re h ersh e was  the mas ter, an d that of  th a t fa ct  t hey wer e aware.

"Ikn ow," she w en t o n, "ju s t  how you  tried to impose upon m y  uncle- -ho w
you  tri ed to rob  me , andton i ght Ihave i nvite dthe r eport e r stomy 
house tog i vethemth e fa cts."
With a cry Vera ra n  to  her.

"No!"she  beg g e d,  "y o uw on' td o t h a t. You must not  do that!" 
" Le t her talk ! " g ro wled Va nce. "L et he r  talk!She's fun ny."

"No !"  com m a nde d Vera. He r voicerang with the d i st ress.  "S he can no t d o
tha t!" Sh e  tu rnedto Mis sCoates . "We  h aven't h urt you," she pleaded;"we ha ven't  ta ken yourmon e y.I promise  you ," she cri ed,  "w e wil l n e ver
s ee M r 
her.

"If you_think," she_cried eagerly, "you can_give a_seance_to Mr.
Hallowell_without_my knowing it,_you are mistaken."

Vera_paused, and made a_slight inclination of_her_head.

"That was not my idea," she said. She looked appealingly to Vance. "Is
that not_enough,_Paul?" she_asked.

"Quite_enough!"_exclaimed the man. He turned_to the visitor and made_a
curt movement_of the hand toward the open door.

"There will_be_a seance tonight,"_he declared. "At Mr. Hallowell's. If
you wish to protest_against it, you can do so_there. This is_my_house.
If_you have finished--" He_repeated the gesture toward the open_door.

"I have not finished," said Miss_Coates sharply; "and if you take
my advice,_you will follow her example." With_a nod of the head_she
signified Vera._"When she sees she's in_danger, she knows_enough to
stop._This is not_a question of a few medium's_tricks," she cried,
contemptuously._"I know all that you planned_to_do, and I_intend_that
tomorrow_every one_in New York_shall_know it_too."

Like_a cloak Vera's self-possession fell from_her._In alarm she moved
forward.

"What do you mean?"_she demanded.

"I have had_you_people followed pretty closely,"_said Miss Coates. Her
tone was_assured. She was confident that of_those before_her she_was the
master, and that of that fact they were aware.

"I know,"_she went on, "just how you_tried to impose upon_my uncle--how
you_tried_to rob me,_and_tonight I_have invited the reporters to my
house to_give them_the facts."

With a cry Vera ran_to her.

"No!" she begged,_"you_won't do that. You must not_do that!"

"Let her talk!" growled Vance._"Let her talk! She's funny."

"No!"_commanded_Vera._Her voice rang with the_distress. "She cannot do
that!" She turned_to Miss Coates._"We haven't hurt you," she pleaded;
"we haven't_taken_your money. I promise you," she_cried,_"we will never
see Mr