"Of course. That's where my interest comes in," he said.
"Well, I will be responsible for it," she said.
"You?" he said, amazedly.
"Yes; why not?" she returned.
He looked at her with something like doubt.
"You dare not refuse to accept her!" she declared.
"Do you mean that for a threat?" he exclaimed, fiercely.
She shrugged her shoulders.
"I can not be held accountable for the way in which you take my assertion," she declared.
The frown deepened on the man's face.