Suddenly the curtains were pushed aside and Aunt Josephine and
Bennett, who had just come in, entered.
"I can do nothing here," exclaimed Savetsky, starting up and
looking about severely. "You must come to my seance chamber where
we shall not be interrupted."
"I will," cried Elaine, vexed at the intrusion at that moment. "I
must have that message--I must."
"What's all this, Elaine?" demanded Aunt Josephine.
Hurriedly, Elaine poured forth to her aunt and Bennett the story
of the medium's visit and the promised message from her father in
the other world.
Aunt Josephine, who was not one easily to be imposed on, strongly
objected to Elaine's proposal to accompany Savetsky to the seance
chamber, but Elaine would not be denied. She pleaded with her
aunt, urging that she be allowed to go.
"It might be safe for Elaine to go," Bennett finally suggested to
Aunt Josephine, "if you and I accompanied her."
All this time the medium was listening closely to the
conversation. Elaine looked at her inquiringly. With a shrug, she
indicated that she had no objection to having Elaine escorted to
the parlor by her friends.
At last Aunt Josephine, influenced by Elaine's pleadings and
Bennett's suggestion, gave in and agreed to join in the visit.
A few moments later, in the Dodge car, Elaine, the medium, and her
two escorts started for the Chinese quarter.
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