Then he held her eyes. "To whom
else here have you told this story?"
"No one--no one. I only came last night, and when I took up the paper
this morning, I saw. Then I found out where you lived, and here I am,
bien sur. I'm here under my maiden name, Ma'm'selle Luzanne Larue."
"That's right. That's right. Now, until we meet again, don't speak of
this to anyone. Will you give me your word?"
"Absolutely," she said, and there was revenge and passion in her eyes.
Suddenly a strange expression crept over her face. She was puzzled.
"There's something of him about you," she said, and her forehead
gathered. "There's some look! Well, there it is, but it's something--I
don't know what."
A moment later she was gone. As the door closed, he stretched his hands
above his head.
"Nom de Dieu, what a situation!" he remarked.
CHAPTER XX
JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS
To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a
bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock. To the second class
belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke
Tarboe. Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised
her, though he made her indignant often enough.
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