The Hypnotist s AssistantsChapter 2
Ken and Beth both squinted as their eyes adjusted to the darkness of the main showroom. A small half-circle stage thrust out into a series of high-backed booths arrayed in concentric half-circles. Each row of booths stair-stepped up so that people seated in them could see over the row in front of them. A steep set of heavily carpeted stairs led down the center aisle to the stage. Art deco designs covered dingy walls and a moth-eaten curtain veiled the stage although it did not quite meet in...