The going out of the light he had seemed to regard as a signal from the spirit world, and I sat still as he bade me, not doubting that his acute senses had penetrated the veil which limited my own vision.

I had seen so many revelations of his strange power that I now sat awestruck and afraid, waiting for some word from him to end my suspense.

I could see nothing in the darkness, but I could hear my uncle breathing heavily, as if trying to suppress his emotion.

Suddenly there was a stir in the bushes near us.

Then I heard a step like that of a man on the thickly covered earth close by my side.
I stretched out prone upon the ground, covering my face with my hands.
I could hear a sound as of some one groping about in the darkness, and then I felt the touch of a strange hand upon my shoulder..