Twice the gathering was enlarged by other members of the film colony, a supper was served and poker played for inconsiderable stakes.

In this game of chance the Montague girl proved to be conservative, not to say miserly, and was made to suffer genuinely when Merton Gill displayed a reckless spirit in the betting.

That he amassed winnings of ninety-eight cents one night did not reassure her.

She pointed out that he might easily have lost this sum.
She was indeed being a mother to the defenceless boy.

It was after a gambling session that she demanded to be told what he was doing with his salary.