When Lydia Whitney, the daughter of a notorious gambler, meets the sixth Earl of Standford, he hires her as a companion to his aunt. Soon. Lydia learns that Aunt Carolyn is an incorrigible gambler who is in danger of wagering away the entire family fortune. And if Standford finds out Lydia is "Faro Freddie"'s daughter, their romance will be over before it gets started.