I'll do the trick, of course." Steve was laughing immoderately.
"Rob me! Go ahead! You're welcome!" said Mitchell, riotously radiant.
He waved the bills before Loring's eyes.

"Money talks! Yah! You haven't the nerve to bet on it," he taunted, his knee touching Steve's under the table.
Loring's black eyes snapped maliciously.

"Oh, well, you insist on it," he said.

"I've warned you now, remember! No rebate on this.

How much ?" He pulled out a fat rubber-banded roll and began stripping bills from the outside.
"A thousand--all you want!" shouted Mitchell, in high glee.