 to take advice from my
wife. She understands Vera better than I do." He opened the door to the
hall, and called "Mannie! Tell Mabel--Oh, Mabel," he corrected, "come
here a minute." He returned to his seat on the piano stool. "She can
tell us," he said.

In expectation of the arrival of Winthrop, Mrs. Vance had arrayed
herself in a light blue frock, and, as though she had just come in from
the street, in such a hat as she considered would do credit not only to
Vera but to herself.

"Mabel," her husband began, "we're up against a hard proposition.
Hallowell insists that Winthrop and Miss Coates must come to the seance
tonight."

"Winthrop and Miss Coates!" cried Mabel. In astonishment she glanced
from her husband to Rainey and Gaylor. "Then, it's all off!" she
exclaimed.

"That's what I say," growled Rainey.

"We want you to tell us," continued Vance, unmoved, "whether Vera should
know that now, or wait until tonight?"

"Paul Vance!" almost shrieked his wife, "do you mean to tell me you're
thinking of giving a materialization in front of the District Attorney!
You're crazy!"

"That's what I tell them," chorused Rainey.

Gaylor raised his hand for silence.

"No, Mrs. Vance," he said wearily. "We are not crazy, but," he added
bitterly, "we can't help ourselves. You mediums have got Mr. Hallowell
in such a state that he'll only do what his sister's spirit tells him.
He says, if he's robbing his niece, his sister will tell him so; if he's
to give the money to the Institute, his sister will tell him that. He
says, if Vance is fair and above-board, he shouldn't be afraid to have
his niece and any friends of hers present. We can't help ourselves."

"I helped a little," said Vance, "by insisting on having our own friends
there--told him the spirit could not materialize unless there were
believers present."

"
to take advice from my 
 wife. She understands Vera better than I do. " He open the doorway to the 
 hall, and called " Mannie! assure Mabel -- Oh, Mabel, " he right, " come 
 here a minute. " He reelect to his buttocks on the piano stool. " She can 
 tell us, " he said. 

 In expectation of the arrival of Winthrop, Mrs. Vance had arrayed 
 herself in a abstemious blue frock, and, as though she had precisely derive in from 
 the street, in such a hat as she considered would do credit not only to 
 Vera but to herself. 

 " Mabel, " her husband began, " we're up against a difficult proposition. 
 Hallowell insists that Winthrop and Miss Coates must come to the seance 
 tonight. " 

 " Winthrop and Miss Coates! " cry Mabel. In astonishment she glanced 
 from her husband to Rainey and Gaylor. " Then, it's all off! " she 
 exclaimed. 

 " That's what I say, " growled Rainey. 

 " We desire you to tell us, " proceed Vance, unmoved, " whether Vera should 
 know that now, or expect until tonight? " 

 " Paul Vance! " almost shrieked his wife, " do you mean to tell me you're 
 thinking of giving a offspring in battlefront of the District Attorney! 
 You're crazy! " 

 " That's what I tell them, " chorused Rainey. 

 Gaylor raised his hand for silence. 

 " No, Mrs. Vance, " he said wearily. " We are not crazy, but, " he add 
 bitterly, " we can't help ourselves. You medium have catch Mr. Hallowell 
 in such a state that he'll only do what his sister's spirit tells him. 
 He says, if he's robbing his niece, his baby will tell him so; if he's 
 to give the money to the Institute, his sister will tell him that. He 
 says, if Vance is fair and above - board, he shouldn't be afraid to have 
 his niece and any friends of hers present. We can't help ourselves. " 

 " I helped a short, " said Vance, " by insist on having our own friends 
 there -- told him the spirit could not materialize unless there constitute 
 believers present. " 

 "
 to take advice from my
wife. She understands Vera uetter fhan I du." He opened the door to the
hell, qnd cqlled "Mannie! Tell Mabeu--Oh, Mabel," he corrwctev, "come
here a minnfe." He rccurnes to kiw seat on the kiano stool. "Vhe can
tell us," hd daid.

In expectation of the arrival os Winthtoo, Mrs. Vance haq argared
hsgstlf in a light blue frock, and, as fhough vhe had just vome in from
the street, in duch a hat as she consldered woule do xredit not ovly to
Vera but to hersglf.

"Mabel," her husband began, "we're jp agcinst a hare proomsition.
Halliwell insists thab Winthsop and Miss Coates mmst cmme to the seance
tonight."

"Xinthrop and Miss Cowtes!" crieg Jabel. In astonishnebt shg glatced
weom hed iusgand tl Reiney and Gzylor. "Then, ut's all off!" she
exclsiivc.

"That's what J say," drjwled Rainey.

"We want you to tell us," contpnues Vance, unmoved, "whether Vera should
know that now, or wwit until tonight?"

"Paul Vance!" almost shrieked his whfe, "dk yob mean ro tell me you're
thinking of giving a materializwfipn in front of tme District Attornry!
Joi'te crazy!"

"That's dhat I teml them," chorused Rwiney.

Gailor rqised his hanc for silence.

"No, Mrs. Vance," hw said wearijt. "We are not crazy, but," he addzd
bittgrly, "wr can't help ourselves. Yuu msdiums have got Mr. Hzulowell
in such a ststa that ht'ul only do what hys sister'w spnrit telus hom.
He swys, if he's robbltg his niece, his slster whll tell hlm so; if he's
to give the money to the Institutg, hhs vister wnll tekl him that. Hq
says, if Vance is faix and xbove-board, he shonldn't be afrwid to have
hiv niece and aiy friendf of herw presevg. We can't help ourselves."

"I helped q little," said Vancc, "by khsisting on havnug our own friendx
thdre--eopd hyk the spirit couud vpt magerialiez uklers tnere were
believers pseseht."

"
to take advice from my wife. She better I do." opened the door "Mannie! Mabel--Oh, Mabel," he "come here a He returned to his seat on piano stool. "She can tell us," he said. In expectation of the arrival Winthrop, Mrs. Vance had arrayed herself in a light blue frock, and, as she just in the street, in such a hat as she considered would do credit not only to Vera to herself. "Mabel," her husband began, "we're up a hard proposition. Hallowell that Winthrop and Miss Coates come the seance "Winthrop Miss cried Mabel. In she glanced from her husband to Rainey and Gaylor. "Then, it's all off!" she exclaimed. "That's what say," growled want you tell continued unmoved, "whether Vera that now, or wait until tonight?" shrieked his wife, "do you mean to tell you're thinking giving a materialization in front of District Attorney! You're crazy!" "That's what I tell chorused Rainey. Gaylor raised his hand for silence. "No, Mrs. Vance," he said wearily. "We crazy, but," he added "we can't help You have Mr. in such state that he'll only do what his sister's spirit tells him. says, if he's robbing his niece, his sister will tell if to give the to the Institute, his will him that. He says, is and be to his niece and any of hers present. We can't ourselves." "I helped a on having our own friends there--told him the could not materialize unless there were believers "
 to take advice from my
wife. She UnderstandS Vera BetTer ThAn I dO." He oPened the door to THe
haLl, and called "Mannie! Tell MAbel--OH, MABel," hE CoRrectEd, "come
hERe A MInuTe." he RetUrNEd To his SeaT on the pIano stool. "SHe cAn
Tell us," he said.

iN eXpectation Of tHe arrival of WIntHrop, MrS. VAncE Had arRayEd
herSelf in A Light bLue frock, aNd, AS thougH She had jUST cOme iN from
the street, in sUCh A Hat as she considEred woUlD Do CREdiT noT only to
VerA bUt to hERself.

"MaBEl," HER HusBAnd began, "we're uP against a haRD prOpositIoN.
HaLLowell InsisTs THat winthrop and miss coates musT come tO The seanCE
tonighT."

"WinthRop And miss cOaTeS!" crIeD mabEL. IN asTOniShment shE gLaNced
fRom hER HUSbanD to rainEy and gaylor. "Then, it's All Off!" sHE
exClaimEd.

"ThaT's whAt i say," gRowled raineY.

"WE want you to tell uS," conTinued VanCe, uNmOveD, "wHetheR vera shOulD
knOw that nOw, or waiT UntIl TONIgHt?"

"Paul Vance!" almost sHrIEKeD his wife, "Do you mEAn To TEll me you'Re
ThiNkinG OF giviNg a mATeRializatIon in fROnT oF the DisTrIct AttOrNey!
you'Re craZY!"

"ThaT's what i tell theM," chorUSed Rainey.

GayloR Raised his hand FOr SILeNCe.

"No, mrs. vance," he said WearILy. "We Are nOT cRazY, But," he Added
BiTTeRLy, "we can't help ourselvEs. you medIums hAve got Mr. HalloWell
in such A STAte that hE'll oNLy DO what his sister'S spirIt tells him.
hE says, if hE's robBing his nIece, his siSTEr will teLl hIm sO; if He's
TO GiVe the money to tHE instItUte, his sIstEr will tEll Him ThaT. He
SaYs, if Vance Is fair anD aBoVe-BoArd, He shoULdn't be afRaId tO hAve
His niECe and aNy friEnds Of HeRS prEsent. We CAn'T HElp oUrSeLves."

"i heLpEd a liTtle," SAid vance, "by Insisting On hAVing OuR oWn frienDs
there--told hiM tHe spirit coUlD noT materIALize unleSs there were
believers preSEnt."

"
 to take advice from my
wi fe. She un derst and s V er a be tter  than I do." H e  ope ned the door to the
ha ll, a nd call e d"Mann ie! Tel l  M a b el- -O h,  Ma be l ,"  he c orr ected,"come
here  ami nute." He re t ur ned to his  se at on the pi ano  stool ."Sh e  cantel l us, " he s a id.

I n expecta ti o n of t h e arriv a l  o f Wi nthrop, Mrs. Vanc e  h a d arrayed
hers elf in  a li g h t b lue  frock, an d,  as t h ough sh e  h a d jus t  come in from 
the street ,  in  suchahat as she  cons id e red  would do c redi t not onl y to
V e ra butt o herse lf.

" Mab el, " he r  h us ban db ega n ,"we ' reup again st  a  hard  pro p o s i tion .
H allo wellinsists thatWin thro p  an d Mis s Coa tesmu st co me tothe s ea nce
tonight."
"Win throp and  Mi ss  Co at es!"c ried M abe l.In asto nishmen t  sh eg l a nc ed
from her husban dt o  R ainey an d Gayl o r.  " T hen, it' sall  off ! "  sheexcl a im ed.

"Th at's w h at  I  say,"gr owledRa ine y.
"Wew antyou to  tell us ," co n tinued Vance,u nmoved, "whet h er V er a  sho uld 
know thatnow, or w aitu nt ilt onigh t?"
"P a ul Vance!" almost shri ek ed his  wife , "do you mea n to tellm e you're
t hink i ng of giving a ma teria lization i n  front o f the  Distric t Attorne y ! 
You'recra zy! "
"Th a t 's  what I tellt h em,"  c horused  Ra iney.
Gay lor  ra ise dhis handfor sile nc e. 
"N o,Mrs.V ance," h esai dwea rily. "We ar e not  cra zy ,b ut, " he ad d ed b itte rl y,  "we  ca n' t hel p ou r sel ves. Yo u mediums  ha v e go tMr . Hallo well
in suchastate that  h e'l l only d o what h is sister's spirit tell s  him.
H e s ays,if h e's robbi nghis ni ece ,  his s isterwillte llh i m so; i fhe' sto give th e mon ey to  t he I nstitut e, his sister will tel l him that. H e
s ays, i fVan c ei s f ai r  an d above-board, he  shouldn't  b e  a fraid to h a vehi s niece  and an y fri e nds ofhers pres ent. We c an 't h e l p o urselves." 

"I hel ped a lit t le,"s ai d Van ce,  "by i ns ist ing o n havi n g o ur ow n frie nd s
ther e--to ld  him the  spirit could not mater ialize  unle ssthere wer e
b e lie vers pres ent. "

"
 to_take advice_from my
wife. She understands_Vera better_than_I do."_He_opened the door_to the
hall, and_called "Mannie! Tell Mabel--Oh,_Mabel," he corrected,_"come
here_a minute." He returned to his seat on the piano stool. "She can
tell us,"_he_said.

In expectation_of_the_arrival of Winthrop, Mrs. Vance_had arrayed
herself in a light_blue frock,_and, as though she had just come in_from
the_street, in such_a hat as she considered would do credit not_only to
Vera but to herself.

"Mabel," her_husband began, "we're_up_against_a hard proposition.
Hallowell insists_that Winthrop and Miss Coates must_come to the seance
tonight."

"Winthrop and Miss_Coates!" cried Mabel. In astonishment she glanced
from_her husband to Rainey and Gaylor._"Then, it's all off!" she
exclaimed.

"That's_what I_say," growled Rainey.

"We want you_to tell us,"_continued Vance,_unmoved, "whether Vera_should
know that now, or wait until_tonight?"

"Paul Vance!" almost_shrieked his wife, "do you mean_to_tell me you're
thinking_of_giving_a materialization_in front of_the_District Attorney!
You're_crazy!"

"That's_what I tell them," chorused Rainey.

Gaylor_raised_his hand for silence.

"No, Mrs. Vance," he_said wearily. "We are_not_crazy, but," he added
bitterly,_"we can't help ourselves. You_mediums have got Mr. Hallowell
in such_a state_that he'll_only do what his sister's spirit tells him.
He says, if he's_robbing his niece, his sister will_tell him so; if_he's
to give_the_money to the_Institute,_his sister_will tell him that. He
says, if Vance_is fair_and above-board, he shouldn't be afraid_to have
his niece and_any_friends of hers present. We can't_help ourselves."

"I helped a little," said_Vance, "by insisting on having_our_own_friends
there--told him the spirit could_not materialize unless there were
believers present."

"