CHAPTER VII
THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD
Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
"Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously. "Find something to occupy your thoughts. Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish. You'll get into far less trouble."
Richard made no direct reply. He watched Hunterleys depart and took up his place opposite the door to await his sister's arrival. It was a quarter to five before she appeared and found him waiting for her in the doorway.
"Say, you're late, Flossie!" he grumbled. "I thought you were going to be here soon after four."
She glanced at the little watch upon her wrist.
"How the time does slip away!" she sighed. "But really, Dicky, I am late in your interests as much as anything. I have been paying a few calls. I went out to the Villa Rosa to see some people who almost live here, and then I met Lady Crawley and she made me go in and have some tea."
"Well?" he asked impatiently. "Well?"