“All right, sir,” said the tramp humbly. “I am a Catholic.”
“You have been in prison before?” This was scarcely a question.
“No, sir,” said Knoll firmly.
“What is your business?”
“I don’t know what to say, sir,” answered Knoll, shrugging his shoulders. “I’ve done a lot of things in my life. I’m a cattle drover and a lumber man, and I—”
“Did you learn any trade?”
“No, sir, I never learned anything.”
“Do you mean to tell me that without having learned any trade you’ve gotten through life thus far honestly?”
“Oh, I’ve worked hard enough—I’ve worked good and hard sometimes.”
“The last few days particularly, eh?”