Barbie France has known Edward Steyne all her life - indeed they were childhood sweethearts. Charming spirited debonair he is the ideal companion. Everyone especially Edward assumes they will marry one day. But Barbie is uneasy. Edward sometimes behaves very oddly. There are his sudden huge winnings on the racecourse and the strange affair of Aunt Amalie's emerald ring. And last but not least Barbie is puzzled by his reaction to the handsome stranger she meets at a wedding; for suddenly easy-going Edward becomes hostile and unfriendly . . . Can Barbie discover the truth and marry the man she loves?