CHAPTER XVII.--THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS SHOWN UP ONCE MORE.--THE

SPIRITUALIST BOGUS BABY.--A LADY BRINGS FORTH A MOTIVE

FORCE.--"GUM" ARABIC.--SPIRITUALIST HEBREW.--THE ALLEN BOY.--DR.

RANDALL.--PORTLAND EVENING COURIER.--THE FOOLS NOT ALL DEAD YET. 145

III. TRADE AND BUSINESS IMPOSITIONS.