"It won't do any good to try."
"Why not?"
"Because there are too many of 'em, an' Skip Miller can down any feller in this breaker."
"Who is Skip Miller?"
"The boss of the crowd who laid for you."
"Then I'll settle matters with him, and when he gets the best of me it will be time to pay my footing; but not before."
"He'll chew you all up."
"I ain't so sure of that. Did you know what they were going to do?"
"I had a mighty strong s'picion."
"Why didn't you tell me?"