The medium sits inside on that chair, bound hand and
foot."
In turn, Mr. Hallowell, Mrs. Marsh, Gaylor, Rainey, Professor
Strombergk entered the cabinet. With their knuckles they beat
upon its sides. They moved it to and fro. They dropped to their
knees, and with their fingers tugged at the carpet upon which it
stood.
Under cover of their questions, in the corner of the bay window,
Miss Coates whispered to Lee; "Don't look now," she warned, "but
later, you will see on the left of that door the switch that
throws on the lights. When I am sure she is outside the cabinet,
when she has told him not to give the money to me, I'll cry
now!' and whichever one of us is seated nearer the switch will
turn on all the lights. I think, "Miss Coates added with, in her
voice, a thrill of triumph not altogether free from a touch of
vindictiveness, "when my uncle sees her caught in the middle of
the room, disguised as his sister -- we will have cured him."
"It may be," said the man.
The possibility of success as Miss Coates pointed it out did not
appear to stir in him any great delight. He glanced unwillingly
over his shoulder. "I see the switch," he said.
Leaning on the arm of Gaylor, Mr. Hallowell returned from the
cabinet to his chair. What he had seen apparently strengthened
his faith and, in like degree, inspired him to greater
enthusiasm.
"Well," he exclaimed, "there are no trapdoors or false bottoms
about that! If they can project a spirit from that sentry box,
it will be a miracle.
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