THE CAP FITTED ALL.
“You told me that you were going to a spiritualistic séance last week,” said young Hepburn to his chum, McCabe. “Did you go?”
“Oh, yes,” replied the other; “I went.”
“Well,” said his friend inquiringly, “anything out of the way happen?”
“Well, rather,” said McCue. “We had spirit rapping and table moving and other things, besides, and the whole affair went off splendidly until the medium went into a trance, and then announced that he was the spirit of a man who had had his umbrella stolen, and that the thief was in the room.”
“And what happened then?” queried Hepburn.
“Well,” replied his chum, “the whole party made a dash for the door, and I was afraid that if I stayed behind I might be taken for the thief, so I retreated with the rest.[{54}]”
THE NEWS OF ALL NATIONS.[{55}]
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