The face of the girl showed complete indifference.

"Not necessarily," she said.

"But you are to be tied hand and foot," cried the Judge. "And on
top of that," he burst forth indignantly, pointing aggrievedly
at Vance, "he himself proposed this flour-and-shot test. It was
silly, senseless bravado!"

"Not necessarily," repeated the girl. "He knew that I invented
it." Rainey laughed. Gaylor gave an exclamation of
enlightenment.

"If it will be of any comfort to you, Judge," said Vance, "I'll
tell you one thing; every test that ever was put to a medium --
was invented by a medium."

Vera rose. "If there is nothing more," she said, "I will go and
get the things ready for this evening. Destroy the old will.
Sign the new will." she repeated. She turned suddenly to Vance,
her brow drawn in consideration. "I suppose by this new will,"
she asked, "the girl gets nothing?" "Not at all!" exclaimed
Gaylor emphatically. "We don't want her to fight the will. She
gets a million."

"A million dollars?" demanded Vera. For an instant, as though
trying to grasp the possibilities of such a sum, she stood
staring ahead of her. With doubt in her eyes, and shaking her
head, she turned to Vance.