"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, and Tuesday morning -- and -- the one they call Vera --
will be here in half an hour."

Rainey ran across the room, stretching out eager, detaining
hands.

"See here!" he begged. "We can fix this!"

"Fix it?" said the reporter. "Not with me, you can't." He turned
to the door and found Garrett barring his exit. He halted, fell
back on his heels, and straightened his shoulders. For the first
time they saw how tall he was.

"Get out of my way," he said. The butler hesitated and fell
back. Lee walked into the hall.

"I'll leave you gentlemen to fight it out among you," he said.
"It's a better story than I thought."

As he descended to the floor below, the men remained motionless.
The face of Judge Gaylor seemed to have grown older. When the