“None in the world!” he answered.
“And it would be much more simple to accept a check and to release us when it is paid?”
“Checks are not accepted in this business!” he smiled.
“Ordinarily not, it would be too dangerous, I admit. But if it could be arranged to your satisfaction, what then?”
“I don’t think it can be arranged,” he replied. “The amount is much too great.”
“And that amount is——” she persisted, smiling at him the while.
“Two hundred thousand dollars,” he replied.
“With what per cent. off for cash?”
“None—not a fraction of a penny!”
She nodded, slightly. “Why can’t it be arranged?”