"I don't think so; we know everything she knows."
"I expect the real reason you want to go down is, to tell her she is free?" said Foster, quizzically.
"She's not free yet," retorted Ronald.
"To all intents and purposes she is."
"I want to hear from her own lips that she considers herself free."
"But you don't think she'll marry Vassalla now--a man accused of murder?"
"I don't know," said Ronald, with a sigh, "women are such queer creatures. She may consider herself doubly bound, now he's down on his luck."
"I'll bet you she don't!"
"I'll bet you she does!"
"Very well," said Foster, philosophically, "the wager will be decided to-morrow night."