Whipple turned to me saying, “There you are--any further proof you want, is there anything we can do for you to contradict this? Do you wish us to make a statement?” To which I replied, “No, just let it go, we will let it pass.” The following letters which I received from Mr. Whipple are self-explanatory: “THE ‘DENVER EXPRESS’ “THE TRUTH--QUICK. “May 11, 1923. “Dear Mr. Houdini:-- “I am enclosing a letter from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle complaining that the report of his challenge regarding mediumistic appearances was garbled in this paper. “I must also say that our reporter, who talked with Doyle insists that his report of the conversation was absolutely correct, and that Doyle said what we printed. “Cordially yours, (Signed) “Sydney B. Whipple. “THE BROWN PALACE HOTEL Denver, Colo. “May 9, 1923. “Sir:-- “The report in the _Denver Express_ that I offered to bring back the spirit of my mother for five thousand dollars, in order to confute Mr. Houdini, is a monstrous fabrication, and I cannot imagine how you dare to print such a thing, which is on the face of it so blasphemous and absurd. “What actually occurred was that your reporter said that my friend Mr. Houdini had wagered $5,000 that he could do anything any medium could do, to which I answered “To do that he would have to show me my mother.” This is surely very different. “Yours faithfully, (Signed) “A. Conan Doyle.” H _Exposure of Mrs. Stewart_