"You must!" exclaimed Rudolph, with a terrible oath. "If you dare to refuse, I'll flay you alive."
"I can't do it," said Tony, pale but resolute. "You have no right to ask it of me."
Just then Tony was startled by a voice from the bed:
"Is that your father? What does he want?"
"I would rather not tell," said Tony.
"You must!" said Abner, sternly.
"He wants me to open the door and let him into the house," Tony confessed, reluctantly.
"What for?"
"He wants to get your master's money."