I am going to stake a good deal on the turn of a card; so please pray that luck will not be against me." "If pluck will make you win, I am sure you will carry it through, but if at first you don't succeed, try, try again; and if you haven't the money, I'll supply the capital.

I know I should like to gamble.

Anyhow, you have my best wishes for your success." "Thank you, Princess.

I can hardly fail after that." The time had come when the two friends must part.

The carriage was waiting to take Miss Baxter to the station, and the girl bade good-bye to her hostess with an uneasy feeling that she was acting disloyally to one who had befriended her.