ance and Rainey, in the intent look
in their eyes, it was evident that a crisis had approached. But Mr.
Hallowell, terrified and trembling, shrank back. His voice broke
hysterically. "No, no!" he pleaded. Both anger and disappointment showed
in the face of Vance and Rainey; but the girl, as though detached from
any human concerns, continued unmoved. "I see another figure," she
recited. "A young girl, but she is of this world. I seem to get an H.
Yes. Helen, in letters of fire."

"My niece, Helen!" Hallowell whispered hoarsely.

"Yes, your niece," chanted the girl. Her voice rose and thrilled. "And
I see much gold," she cried. "Between the two women, heaps of gold.
Everywhere I look I see gold. And, now, the other woman, your sister, is
trying to speak to you. Listen! She calls to you, Brother!"

So centered was the interest of those in the room, so compelling the
sound of the girl's voice, that, unnoticed, the sliding doors to the
library were slipped apart. Unobserved, Judge Gaylor and Winthrop halted
in the doorway. To the Judge the meaning of the scene was instantly
apparent. His face flushed furiously. Winthrop, uncomprehending, gazed
unconcerned over Gaylor's shoulder. The voice of Vera rose hysterically
to her climax.

"She bids me tell you," Vera cried; "Tell my brother--"

Gaylor swept toward her.

"What damned farce is this?" he shouted.

The effect of the interruption was instant and startling. Mr. Hallowell,
who, in the last few minutes, had believed he was listening to a voice
from the dead, collapsed upon the shoulder of Rainey, who sprang to
support him. Like a somnambulist wrenched from sleep, Vera gave a scream
of fright, half genuine, half assumed, and swayed as though about to
fall. Vance caught her in his arms. He turned on Gaylor, his cunning red
eyes flashing evilly.

"You brute!" he cried, "you might have killed her."

Between her sobs, Vera, her head upon the shoulder of
ance and Rainey, in the intent look 
 in their eyes, it was evident that a crisis had set about. But Mr. 
 Hallowell, panicky and trembling, shrank back. His part break 
 hysterically. " No, no! " he pleaded. Both wrath and disappointment showed 
 in the face of Vance and Rainey; but the girl, as though detach from 
 any human concerns, continued in-situ. " I see another figure, " she 
 recited. " A young girlfriend, but she is of this world. I seem to get an H. 
 Yes. Helen, in letters of fire. " 

 " My niece, Helen! " Hallowell whisper hoarsely. 

 " Yes, your niece, " chanted the girl. Her voice rise and thrilled. " And 
 I see much amber, " she cried. " Between the two woman, heaps of amber. 
 Everywhere I look I see gold. And, now, the early woman, your sister, is 
 trying to speak to you. Listen! She calls to you, Brother! " 

 So centered was the interest of those in the room, so compelling the 
 sound of the girl's voice, that, unnoticed, the sliding doors to the 
 library were slipped apart. Unobserved, Judge Gaylor and Winthrop halt 
 in the doorway. To the Judge the meaning of the scene was instantly 
 apparent. His grimace flush furiously. Winthrop, uncomprehending, gazed 
 unconcerned over Gaylor's shoulder. The voice of Vera rose hysterically 
 to her climax. 

 " She bids me tell you, " Vera cried; " assure my brother-- " 

 Gaylor swept toward her. 

 " What damned farce is this? " he shouted. 

 The effect of the interruption was clamant and startling. Mr. Hallowell, 
 who, in the last few minutes, had believed he was listening to a part 
 from the dead, collapse upon the shoulder of Rainey, who sprang to 
 support him. Like a somnambulist wrenched from sleep, Vera give a scream 
 of fright, half genuine, half assume, and swing as though about to 
 fall. Vance caught her in his arm. He turned on Gaylor, his clever red 
 eyes flash evilly. 

 " You brute! " he shout, " you might have killed her. " 

 Between her shortness of breath, Vera, her head upon the shoulder of
ancf and Rainey, in the intekt look
in their gyws, it xas evisent thag a crisis had approached. Buv Mr.
Yalloqell, terrified and treobling, shgank back. His coice brokx
gysterigclly. "Hl, no!" ie pleaded. Both anger and disappointmend rhlwed
in the face of Vance and Rainey; but thr hirl, as though detsshed from
any human concerns, continued hnmoved. "I see anothet figure," she
recited. "A younh gigl, but she is of tjis world. I seei to get an H.
Hes. Helen, pu letters or fire."

"My niece, Helen!" Hallowell dhispzred hoarseoy.

"Tes, iour niece," cianted the girl. Hev voice rose amd thrilled. "Anc
I vee much gold," she cried. "Uetween the two womeg, heaps ox yold.
Everywhere I look I see cold. And, bow, tht ovhed womaj, ykur sister, is
trying ti speak to you. Listtn! Fye calls to yku, Broehqr!"

So centered was the interest of those in the room, so compelling the
sound of the girl'd voice, trat, unnoticed, the sliding doors to the
library wera sli'pdd ciwfr. Knobserved, Judge Gaylor and Winthrop halted
in fht dporway. To the Mudge the meaning pf tng scene was inrtantlv
zplarent. His face flkshed foriousoy. Winthrjp, umcomprehending, gazed
unconceened over Gajlor'w shoulder. The voiee of Vera ruse nystetically
to her climax.

"She bida me tell ylu," Vera cdked; "Tell my brotfer--"

Naynor swepu toward her.

"What dwmned farre is this?" hd shputed.

Tre effect lf thc interruption was lnstaut ang startlinh. Mr. Hallowell,
who, in the last fxx minutes, had balivved he wcs lisbening to a voise
from the deab, collapfed uoon the shkulder mf Rainey, wro sprang to
sgkport him. Likx a somnaibulust qrenchea from sleep, Veta gave a scream
of dright, half genuinc, halw assumed, and swcvee as though aboit go
fwlp. Tance waught her it hir afks. He turned on Nayuor, nis cunning red
eyes xlasging evilly.

"You bruye!" he criee, "you midht have killrd her."

Between her dobs, Tera, hxr heac ukon the shoulder of
ance and Rainey, in the intent look eyes, was evident a crisis had and shrank back. His broke hysterically. "No, he pleaded. Both anger and disappointment in the face of Vance and Rainey; but the girl, as though detached any human concerns, continued unmoved. "I see another figure," she recited. "A young but is this I seem to get an H. Yes. Helen, in letters of fire." "My niece, Helen!" Hallowell hoarsely. "Yes, your niece," chanted the girl. Her rose and thrilled. "And see much gold," she cried. the women, heaps gold. I I see gold. now, the other woman, your sister, is trying to speak to you. Listen! She calls to you, So centered interest of in room, compelling the sound girl's voice, that, unnoticed, the sliding library were slipped apart. Unobserved, Judge Gaylor and halted in doorway. To the Judge the meaning the scene was instantly apparent. His face flushed Winthrop, uncomprehending, gazed unconcerned over Gaylor's shoulder. The voice of Vera rose hysterically to her bids me tell you," cried; "Tell my Gaylor toward "What farce is he shouted. The effect of the interruption was instant and startling. Hallowell, who, in the last few minutes, had believed he to voice from the collapsed upon the shoulder Rainey, sprang to support him. somnambulist from a of half genuine, half assumed, swayed as though about to Vance caught her in Gaylor, his cunning red eyes flashing evilly. "You he cried, "you might have killed her." her sobs, Vera, her head upon the shoulder of
ance and Rainey, in the intent lOok
in their Eyes, iT waS evIdEnt tHat a Crisis had approAChed. but Mr.
Hallowell, terrifieD and tReMBlinG, ShRank bAck. His vOIcE BRokE
hYsTerIcALlY. "No, no!" He pLeaded. BOth anger anD diSaPpointment shOWeD
in the face Of VAnce and RaineY; buT the giRl, As tHOugh dEtaChed fRom
any HUman coNcerns, conTiNUed unmOVed. "I see ANOtHer fIgure," she
recited. "A yOUnG Girl, but she is of This woRlD. i sEEM to Get An H.
Yes. HeleN, iN lettERs of firE."

"my NIECe, HELen!" Hallowell wHispered hoaRSelY.

"Yes, yoUr NieCE," chantEd the GiRL. HeR voice rose aNd thRilled. "And
i see muCH gold," shE Cried. "BeTween tHe tWo wOmen, HEaPs Of gOlD.
eveRYwHerE i loOk I see goLd. anD, now, tHe otHER WOman, YouR sisTer, is
Trying to speak To yOu. LiSTen! she caLls to You, BRoTher!"

SO centeRed waS tHe interest of thoSe in The room, so ComPeLliNg The
soUNd of thE giRl's Voice, thAt, unnotICed, ThE SLIdIng doors to the
libraRy WERe Slipped aPart. UnOBsErVEd, Judge GAyLor And WINThrop HaltED
iN the doorWay. To tHE JUdGe the meAnIng of tHe SceNe wAs insTAntlY
apparEnt. His faCe fluSHed furiously. WiNThrop, uncompreHEnDINg, GAzed
UncOncerned oveR GayLOr's sHoulDEr. the VOice oF Vera RoSE hYSterically
to her climAx.

"she bidS me teLl you," Vera crieD; "Tell my broTHER--"

Gaylor sWept TOwARd her.

"What damneD farcE is this?" he sHOuted.

The EffecT of the inTerruptioN WAs instanT anD stArtLinG. mR. HAllowell,
who, in THE lasT fEw minutEs, hAd belieVed He wAs lIstEnIng to a voiCe
from thE dEaD, cOlLapSed upON the shouLdEr oF RAinEy, who SPrang tO
suppOrt hIm. liKE a sOmnambuLIsT WRencHeD fRom sLeeP, VEra gaVe a sCReaM
of frigHt, half genUinE, Half AsSuMed, and sWayed as though AbOut to
fall. VAnCe cAught hER In his armS. He turned on Gaylor, his cunNIng red
eYes FlashIng eVilly.

"You bRutE!" he criEd, "yOU might Have kiLled hEr."

betWEEn her SOBs, verA, hEr head upon THE shOuldeR oF
ance and Rainey, in the in tent lookin th eir  ey es , it  was  evident thata  cri sis had approached. Bu t Mr. 
H a llow e ll , ter rifieda nd t rem bl in g,sh r an k bac k.His voi ce broke
h yst er ically. "No, no !" he plea ded . Both anger  an d disa pp oin t mentsho wed
i n thef ace of  Vance an dR ainey; but the g ir l, a s though detached fr o m
any human co ncerns ,c on t i nue d u nmoved. "I  s ee an o ther fi g ur e , "  sh e 
recited. "Ayoung girl, but  she i soft his wo rld.Is eem  to get anH.
Y es. Helen , in l e tters o f  fire." 

"Mynie ce,  Hel e n! "Hal lo w ell wh isp e red  hoarsel y. 
"Yes,  you r n i ece, " c hant ed th e girl. Her v oic e ro s e a nd th rille d. " An d
I s ee muc h gol d, " she cried. "B etwe en the tw o w om en,  h eapso f gold .
E ver ywhereI lookI  se eg o l d.  And, now, the oth er w om an, your  siste r ,is trying t ospe ak t o you.List e n!  She cal ls toy ou ,Brother !" 

So c en ter edwas t h e in terest  of thos e int he room, so co m pelling the
s o un d of thegir l's voice,that ,  unn otic e d,  th e  slid ing d oo r st o the
library weresl ippedapart . Unobserved,  Judge Gay l o r  and Win thro p  h a lted
in the do orway . To the J u dge themeani ng of th e scene w a s  instant lyapp are nt. H is  face flushed f urio us ly. Win thr op, unc omp reh end ing ,gazed
unc oncerned  o ve rGa ylo r's s h oulder.Th e v oi ceof Ve r a rose  hyst eric al ly toher cli m ax . 
"Sh ebi ds m e t el l you ," V e racried;"Tell mybro t her- -" 
Gaylorswept towardhe r.

"Whatda mne d farc e is this? " he shouted.

The effe c t of th e i nterr upti on was in sta nt and  st a rtling . Mr.Hallo we ll, w ho, i n th e l as t few minu t e s,had b el ieve d he wa s listening to a v o ice 
from the dea d,coll a p se d u p on the  s h oul d e r of Rainey, wh o sprang t os up port him.L ike  a  somnam bulistwrenc h ed from  sleep, V era gaveascre a m 
of  fright, h alf genu ine, half assum e d,  andswa yed as  t hou gh ab out to fal l. Va nce ca ug ht her  in h is  arms. H e turned on Gaylor, his  cunni ng re d
e yes flash ing evi lly.

"Yo u br ute!" he c rie d,"youmig h t hav e ki l le d h e r."
Betw e en her so b s,  Ve r a ,her head up o n the  shou lde r  of
ance and_Rainey, in_the intent look
in their_eyes, it_was_evident that_a_crisis had approached._But Mr.
Hallowell, terrified_and trembling, shrank back._His voice broke
hysterically._"No,_no!" he pleaded. Both anger and disappointment showed
in the face of Vance and Rainey;_but_the girl,_as_though_detached from
any human concerns, continued_unmoved. "I see another figure,"_she
recited. "A_young girl, but she is of this world._I_seem to get_an H.
Yes. Helen, in letters of fire."

"My niece, Helen!"_Hallowell whispered hoarsely.

"Yes, your niece," chanted_the girl. Her_voice_rose_and thrilled. "And
I see_much gold," she cried. "Between the_two women, heaps of gold.
Everywhere I_look I see gold. And, now, the_other woman, your sister, is
trying to_speak to you. Listen! She_calls to_you, Brother!"

So centered was the_interest of those_in the_room, so compelling_the
sound of the girl's voice, that,_unnoticed, the sliding_doors to the
library were slipped apart._Unobserved,_Judge Gaylor and_Winthrop_halted
in_the doorway._To the Judge_the_meaning of_the_scene was instantly
apparent. His face flushed_furiously._Winthrop, uncomprehending, gazed
unconcerned over Gaylor's shoulder. The_voice of Vera rose_hysterically
to_her climax.

"She bids me_tell you," Vera cried; "Tell_my brother--"

Gaylor swept toward her.

"What damned_farce is_this?" he_shouted.

The effect of the interruption was instant and startling. Mr. Hallowell,
who,_in the last few minutes, had_believed he was listening_to a_voice
from_the dead, collapsed_upon_the shoulder_of Rainey, who sprang to
support him. Like_a somnambulist_wrenched from sleep, Vera gave a_scream
of fright, half genuine,_half_assumed, and swayed as though about_to
fall. Vance caught her in his_arms. He turned on Gaylor,_his_cunning_red
eyes flashing evilly.

"You brute!" he_cried, "you might have killed her."

Between_her sobs, Vera,_her head upon the shoulder of