Of course, Frank was placed at a disadvantage, but he faked as well as he could and covered the breaks as far as possible. Indeed, he astonished and disgusted Dunton by his skill in carrying the scene along.
And when Dunton left the stage Havener was waiting for him, looking decidedly ugly.
“Look here, man!” came harshly from the stage-manager; “what do you mean by this kind of work?”
Dunton pretended to be astonished.
“What kind of work?” he asked, with pretended innocence.
“You know what kind of work!”
“I do not, sir. I am sure——”
“That will do! You did your best to rattle Merriwell!”
“Nothing of the sort. I——”
“Don’t lie about it, Dunton! I have been in this business too long not to see through such tricks.”