"And they are playing high?"
"A dollar limit."
"And you came here to warn me? Don't deny it,"
"Oh, ah, well, hee, hee--yes, I did, Mrs. Adair."--As Phyllis paused, troubled, uncertain, full of distress, Tommy added: "I don't know as it wouldn't be a good plan for you to come along with me and get him."
"Would he come?"
"Anybody would come for you, Mrs. Adair."
"Surely he doesn't often gamble, Tommy. He has never spoken to me of it?"
"Oh, there's nothing he don't do when the fit takes him. Hee, hee, he's that kind, you know--temperamental."
The word, and the woebegone indulgence with which it was uttered made Phyllis smile. Her humor was always close to the surface, even when there were tears between.
"You are a dear, good fellow," she said, "and I'll never forget your kindness to-night, though as for doing anything, I am going to stay here."