"I've had my
rehearsal now, and it seemed almost real."
"It was almost real," said Ingot, with his head turned away from Carnac,
but he winked at Larue and caught a furtive look from Luzanne's eye.
"I think we'd better have another hour hereabouts, then get back to New
York," said Larue. "There's a circus in the village--let us go to that."
At the village, they did the circus, called out praise to the clown, gave
the elephant some buns, and at five o'clock started back to New York.
Arrived at New York, they went to a hotel off Broadway for dinner, and
Carnac signed names in the hotel register as "Mr. and Mrs. Carnac Grier."
When he did it, he saw a furtive glance pass from Luzanne's eyes to her
father. It was disconcerting to him. Presently the two adjourned to the
sitting-room, and there he saw that the table was only laid for two.
That opened his eyes. The men had disappeared and he and Luzanne were
alone. She was sitting on a sofa near the table, showing to good
advantage. She was composed, while Carnac was embarrassed.
Carnac began to take a grip on himself.
The waiter entered. "When shall I serve dinner, sir?" he said.
Carnac realized that the dinner had been ordered by the two men, and he
said quietly: "Don't serve it for a half-hour yet--not till I ring,
please.
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