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A Suitor From the Shades

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me in spite of all your calling.” He laughed shortly. “I want to save all my strength, however, to appear to Margie, my false, lovely Margie,” he added insinuatingly.

“This is really too much,” exclaimed Ned, trying in vain to extricate his hand from the iron hold of the psychic. “I intend to see if that fellow is solid enough to feel the weight of my fist. Let me go, please !”

The Scotchwoman’s strong hand maintained its immovable grip, and she turned to shake her head warningly at him. Then she spoke again to the intruder.

“You have been taking the psychic energy from this poor little lame girl, so that you could appear materially. For shame, Clifford Bentley! No matter what your motive, do you consider that a manly thing to do? What has Clare ever done to you, that you should subject her to such treatment? Look at the poor child now, helpless, her disturbed spirit torn with agony as she sees you clothed in the psychic vitality you have stolen from her in order to destroy her sister’s happiness! Does not that stir your heart with remorse and pity?”

“It is entirely up to Margaret,” replied the materialized Clifford. “I loved Margie. She promised to be my wife. She let me put my ring on her finger. She is morally bound to me. Now she is betraying me, for that other — that weak fellow whose silly brain I can sway as I choose,” scornfully.

“That is a lie!”

This time Ned would have torn his hand from Mrs. Campbell’s had she not cried hastily, “Mr. Wentworth, beware of what you are doing! If


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