Rudolph quickly snatched them from him.
"They are mine already," he said, with a mocking laugh.
"So I see," said Tony, coolly; "but I was about to offer you fifty pounds besides."
"Have you the money in your pocketbook?"
"No, I haven't, but I could get it from Mr. Spencer."
"It don't go down, Tony," said Rudolph, shaking his head. "I am not so much in need of money as to pay so dearly for it. Listen to me. If you have been lucky, so have I. I have an income, safe and sure, of one hundred and fifty pounds."
"You have!" exclaimed Tony, surprised.
"Yes."
"Do you hold any position?"
"No; I merely promise to keep my mouth shut."