"I submit that the affirmative has not refuted the argument of the negative." "Very well." With his gavel the chairman sharply tapped the desk before him, "The question is now before the house.

'Resolved, that Germany is both morally and legally justified in her invasion of Belgium.' All those in favour of the--" But here there was an interruption of a kind never before witnessed during any proceedings of the Lumen Society.

It came from neither of the debaters, who still remained standing at their desks until the vote settling their comparative merits in argument should be taken.

The interruption was from the rear row of seats along the wall, where sat new members of the society, freshmen not upon the program for the evening.

A loud voice was heard from this quarter, a loud but nasal voice, shrill as well as nasal, and full of a strange hot passion.