Mike's daughter - Louise
is a gentle and courteous 18 year old young woman. She disapproves of the bet as she is involved in it; if Richard wins he has Louise as his wife and if Mike wins his family claims two of Richard's houses. From the beginning the narrator conveys that Richard is very interested in Louise implying that Richard may have feelings for her.
"He was completely engrossed in conversation with Mike's eighteen-year-old daughter, Louise. ...smiling at her... As he spoke, he leaned closer and closer to her, seeming in his eagerness almost to impinge upon her,..."