"You mean it was——"
Benjamin Crane hesitated. He was a cautious man, and often as he had had this sort of interviews with Peter's spirit, he was always particular to give no information unnecessarily.
"Yes,—dad,—it was."
"Well, who? who, Peter?"
"Must I say the name?"
"Yes, boy. But only if you're sure you know. It would be a grave error otherwise."
The medium stirred uneasily, and was silent for a time. Then, with a long drawn sigh, she resumed, "Well, father, if I must tell you, it was Thorpe."
"Yes, dad. Don't look any further,—it was Thorpe."
The medium was silent after that. She came out of her trance state, looking a little bewildered.