ed at the reporter with a jocular, intimate smile. He was adapting
himself to what he imagined was his company. "Where did you pick up that
pipe dream?" he asked.

Without answering, the Southerner regarded him steadily with inquiring,
interested eyes. The doctor coughed nervously and turned to Judge
Gaylor. In the manner of a cross-examination Gaylor called up his next
witness.

"Garrett, does any one visit Mr. Hallowell without your knowledge?" he
asked. "You may not open the door for him, but you know every one who
gets in to see Mr. Hallowell, do you not?"

"Every one, sir."

"Do you admit any mediums, palm-readers, or people of that sort?"

"Certainly not," returned the butler.

"Dr. Rainey," he added, "would not permit it, sir."

Gaylor stamped his foot with impatience.

"Do you admit any one," he demanded, "without Dr. Rainey's permission?"

"No, sir!" The reply could not have rung with greater emphasis.
Triumphantly, Gaylor, with a wave of the hand, as though saying, "Take
the witness," turned to Lee. "There you are," he cried. "Now, are you
satisfied?"

The reporter moved slowly toward the door. "I am satisfied," he said,
"that the man doesn't admit any one without Dr. Rainey's permission."

Indignantly, as though to intercept him, Judge Gaylor stepped forward.
Both Rainey and himself spoke together.

"What do you mean by that?" Rainey demanded.

"Are you trying to be insolent, sir?" cried the Judge.

Lee smiled pleasantly. "I had no intention of being insolent," he said.
"We have the facts--I only came to give you a chance to explain them."

Gaylor lost all patience.

"What facts?" he shouted. "What facts? That mediums come here?"

"Yes," said Lee.

"When?" Gaylor cried. "Tell me that! When?"

Lee regarded the older man thoughtfully.

"Well, today is Thursday," he said. "They were here Monday morning,
ed at the reporter with a jocular, intimate smile. He was adapting 
 himself to what he imagined was his ship's company. " Where did you foot up that 
 pipe dream? " he asked. 

 Without answer, the Southerner regarded him steadily with inquiring, 
 concerned eyes. The doctor coughed nervously and sour to Judge 
 Gaylor. In the manner of a cross - examination Gaylor called up his future 
 witness. 

 " Garrett, does any one sojourn Mr. Hallowell without your knowledge? " he 
 asked. " You may not unfold the door for him, but you know every one who 
 get in to see Mr. Hallowell, do you not? " 

 " Every one, sir. " 

 " Do you admit any mediums, decoration - readers, or people of that kind? " 

 " Certainly not, " return the butler. 

 " Dr. Rainey, " he added, " would not allow it, sir. " 

 Gaylor stamped his foot with impatience. 

 " Do you accept any one, " he demanded, " without Dr. Rainey's permission? " 

 " No, sir! " The reply could not have rung with greater emphasis. 
 Triumphantly, Gaylor, with a wave of the hand, as though saying, " Take 
 the witness, " turned to Lee. " There you are, " he cried. " Now, are you 
 satisfied? " 

 The reporter moved slowly toward the door. " I am quenched, " he say, 
 " that the man doesn't accommodate any one without Dr. Rainey's license. " 

 Indignantly, as though to wiretap him, Judge Gaylor stepped forward. 
 Both Rainey and himself spoke together. 

 " What do you mean by that? " Rainey demanded. 

 " Are you trying to be insolent, sir? " cry the Judge. 

 Lee smiled pleasantly. " I had no intention of being insolent, " he said. 
 " We have the fact -- I only came to give you a chance to excuse them. " 

 Gaylor lost all solitaire. 

 " What facts? " he shouted. " What facts? That mediums come here? " 

 " Yes, " said Lee. 

 " When? " Gaylor cried. " Tell me that! When? " 

 Lee involve the older man thoughtfully. 

 " Well, today is Thursday, " he said. " They were here Monday dawn,
ed wt the reporter with a jucular, intimate smile. Ie was zdapting
fimself to what he imagined xas yis cimpany. "Where did you pkck up thwt
pipe deeam?" ye asked.

Wivgout answerinf, the Woutherner regsrded him vteadily with hndunring,
interested eyes. The doctor cougred nerfoksly and turneq to Tudgs
Gaylor. In the manner of a cross-exzminatimn Gaylor calked up his next
witness.

"Garrftt, foes any one visit Mr. Halloweol wyrhout your kvowledge?" ht
avked. "You mzy not open the door for him, bug you know everi knf who
gets in to sve Mr. Hallowell, do yog not?"

"Evrry one, sir."

"Do nou avmit any mediums, palm-readxrs, or people of thaj sort?"

"Certdiuly not," returned the vurler.

"Dt. Raitey," fw aades, "xoumd not pecmit it, sir."

Faylor stamped his foot with ikpwnoence.

"Do you zdmit wnr one," he demanded, "without Dr. Rainey's pegmisaion?"

"No, sir!" The reply coyld not have rung witj greater emphasis.
Triumphantly, Gaylor, with a wave of the hdnd, aa thiunh sxtijg, "Take
the witness," turned to Lee. "There you arq," ht cgied. "Now, are you
sctisfied?"

The repottfr ioved slowly joward cge door. "I am satisfifd," he swid,
"thqt the mag dorsn't admit any one without Er. Rainey's pvrmiwsion."

Indignantly, ad though to intgrcept him, Judge Gaylor steppzd forsard.
Both Ralney and gkmself spoke togdthvr.

"Whdt do you mean by that?" Raigey demanved.

"Arz you trhing to be insolent, dir?" cvhed the Judge.

Lee sliled pneasantly. "L had no intention of being insolent," he said.
"Wg hdve the faccs--I onky came to gide you a chancg to explcin thdm."

Gaylor lkst all patience.

"Whwt facts?" he svluted. "What fects? That meduums come hdfe?"

"Yes," said Lee.

"Ehen?" Gaylor cried. "Twll me that! When?"

Lec regxdded the older nan thoughtfully.

"Wekl, godwy ix Evursday," he sdid. "Gheh were here Mondan murnimg,
ed at the reporter with a jocular, He adapting himself what he imagined you up that pipe he asked. Without the Southerner regarded him steadily with interested eyes. The doctor coughed nervously and turned to Judge Gaylor. In the of a cross-examination Gaylor called up his next witness. "Garrett, does any one Mr. without knowledge?" asked. "You may not open the door for him, but you know every one who gets to see Mr. Hallowell, do you not?" "Every sir." "Do you admit mediums, palm-readers, or people of sort?" not," returned butler. Rainey," added, "would not it, sir." Gaylor stamped his foot with impatience. "Do you admit any one," he demanded, "without Dr. permission?" "No, reply could have with emphasis. Triumphantly, Gaylor, wave of the hand, as though witness," turned to Lee. "There you are," he "Now, are satisfied?" The reporter moved slowly toward door. "I am satisfied," he said, "that the doesn't admit any one without Dr. Rainey's permission." Indignantly, as though to intercept him, Judge forward. Both Rainey and spoke together. "What you by Rainey "Are you to be insolent, sir?" cried the Judge. Lee smiled pleasantly. "I no intention of being insolent," he said. "We have the came give you a to explain them." Gaylor all "What facts?" he shouted. That come Lee. Gaylor "Tell me that! When?" regarded the older man thoughtfully. today is Thursday," he morning,
ed at the reporter with a joculAr, intimate Smile. he wAs aDaPtinG
himSelf to what he imAGineD was his company. "Where did You piCk UP thaT
PiPe dreAm?" he askED.

WITHouT aNsWerInG, ThE SoutHerNer regaRded him steAdiLy With inquirinG,
InTerested eyEs. THe doctor cougHed NervouSlY anD TurneD to judge
gaylor. iN the maNner of a crOsS-ExaminATion GayLOR cAlleD up his next
witness.

"gArREtt, does any one vIsit Mr. haLLoWELl wIthOut your knoWlEdge?" hE
Asked. "YoU MaY NOT opEN the door for hiM, but you know EVerY one whO
gEts IN to see mr. HalLoWEll, Do you not?"

"EveRy onE, sir."

"Do you Admit aNY mediumS, Palm-reaDers, or PeoPle Of thAT sOrT?"

"CeRtAInlY NoT," reTUrnEd the butLeR.

"DR. RainEy," he ADDED, "wouLd nOt peRmit iT, sir."

Gaylor staMpeD his FOot With iMpatiEnce.

"do You adMit any One," he DeManded, "without Dr. rainEy's permisSioN?"

"NO, siR!" THe repLY could Not HavE rung wiTh greatER emPhASIS.
TRiumphantly, Gaylor, wItH A WaVe of the hAnd, as tHOuGh SAying, "TakE
tHe wItneSS," TurneD to LEE. "THere you aRe," he crIEd. "noW, are you
SaTisfieD?"

THe rEpoRter mOVed sLowly tOward the Door. "I AM satisfied," he saID,
"that the man doESn'T ADmIT any One Without Dr. RaIney'S PermIssiON."

INdiGNantlY, as thOuGH tO Intercept him, Judge GaYlOr stepPed foRward.
Both RainEy and himseLF SPoke togeTher.

"wHaT Do you mean by thaT?" RainEy demanded.

"aRe you tryIng to Be insoleNt, sir?" crieD THe Judge.

LEe sMilEd pLeaSANtLy. "I had no intenTIOn of BeIng insoLenT," he said.
"we hAve The FacTs--i only came To give yoU a ChAnCe To eXplaiN Them."

GaylOr LosT aLl pAtienCE.

"What fActs?" hE shoUtEd. "wHat Facts? ThAT mEDIums CoMe Here?"

"yes," SaId Lee.

"when?" gAylOr cried. "tell me thaT! WhEN?"

Lee ReGaRded the Older man thougHtFully.

"Well, tOdAy iS ThursDAY," he said. "THey were here Monday morninG,
ed at the reporter with ajocular, i ntima tesmi le . He  was  adapting
hims e lf t o what he imagined was  hisco m pany .  " Where  did yo u  p i c k u pth atpi p edream ?"he aske d.

Withou t a ns wering, theS ou therner re gar ded him stea dil y with  i nqu i ring, 
in teres ted ey e s. The  doctor c ou g hed ne r vouslya n dturn ed to Judge
Gaylo r .I n the manner o f a cr os s -e x a min ati on Gaylorca lledu p his n e xt w i tne s s.

"Garrett,  does any o n e v isit M r.  Ha l lowell  with ou t  yo ur knowledg e?"he
asked.  "Youm ay noto pen the  doorfor  hi m, b u tyo u k no w  ev e ry  on e  wh o
gets i nto  seeMr.H a l l owel l,do y ou no t?"

"Every o ne,  sir . "
"Do y ou ad mitan y med iums,palm- re aders, or peopl e of  that sor t?" 
"Ce rt ainly not,"ret urn ed thebutler. 
"D r. R a in ey," he added, "wo ul d no t permit  it, s i r. "Gaylor s ta mpe d hi s footwith im patience .

"Do yo uadmit a ny  one,"  h e d ema nded, "wit hout D r. Raine y's p e rmission?"

"N o , sir!" The r e pl y co u ld n othave rung w ithg reat er e m ph asi s .
Tri umpha nt l y, Gaylor, with a wave  o f thehand,  as though sa ying, "Tak e t he witne ss," tu r ned to Lee. "T hereyou are,"h e cried.  "Now , are yo u
satisfi e d ?"

Therep ort ermov e d  s lowly towardt h e do or . "I am  sa tisfied ,"hesai d,"t hat the m an doesn 't  a dm it  an y one withoutDr . R ai ney 's pe r missio n."
Indi gn an t ly,  as tho u gh t o in te rc epthim ,Judge  Gay l orstepped  forward. 
Bo t h Ra in ey  and hi mself spoke t og ether.

"W ha t d o youm e an by th at?" Rainey demanded.
" Are you  tr yingto b e insolen t,sir?"cri e d theJudge. 

Lee  s mil e d  plea s a nt ly.  " I had no i n t ent ion o fbein g insol ent," he said.
"We hav e the facts-- I o nlyc a me  to gi v e y ou a c h a nce to explainthem."

Ga yl o rlost all p a tie nc e.

"Wh at fact s?" h e  shoute d. "Whatfacts? Th at  med i u mscome here? "

"Yes, " said Le e .

"W h en ?" Ga ylo r crie d.  "T ell m e that !  Wh en?"
Lee r eg ardedthe o ld er man t houghtfully.

"Well, to day is  Thur sda y," he sa id. "Th ey were h ereMonday mor nin g,
ed at_the reporter_with a jocular, intimate_smile. He_was_adapting
himself to_what_he imagined was_his company. "Where_did you pick up_that
pipe dream?" he_asked.

Without_answering, the Southerner regarded him steadily with inquiring,
interested eyes. The doctor coughed nervously and_turned_to Judge
Gaylor._In_the_manner of a cross-examination Gaylor_called up his next
witness.

"Garrett, does_any one_visit Mr. Hallowell without your knowledge?" he
asked. "You_may_not open the_door for him, but you know every one who
gets_in to see Mr. Hallowell, do_you not?"

"Every one,_sir."

"Do_you_admit any mediums, palm-readers,_or people of that sort?"

"Certainly not,"_returned the butler.

"Dr. Rainey," he added,_"would not permit it, sir."

Gaylor stamped his_foot with impatience.

"Do you admit any_one," he demanded, "without Dr._Rainey's permission?"

"No,_sir!" The reply could not_have rung with_greater emphasis.
Triumphantly,_Gaylor, with a_wave of the hand, as though_saying, "Take
the witness,"_turned to Lee. "There you are,"_he_cried. "Now, are_you
satisfied?"

The_reporter_moved slowly_toward the door._"I_am satisfied,"_he_said,
"that the man doesn't admit any_one_without Dr. Rainey's permission."

Indignantly, as though to_intercept him, Judge Gaylor_stepped_forward.
Both Rainey and himself_spoke together.

"What do you mean_by that?" Rainey demanded.

"Are you trying_to be_insolent, sir?"_cried the Judge.

Lee smiled pleasantly. "I had no intention of being_insolent," he said.
"We have the facts--I_only came to give_you a_chance_to explain them."

Gaylor_lost_all patience.

"What_facts?" he shouted. "What facts? That mediums_come here?"

"Yes,"_said Lee.

"When?" Gaylor cried. "Tell me_that! When?"

Lee regarded the_older_man thoughtfully.

"Well, today is Thursday," he_said. "They were here Monday morning,