"What of that?"
"It shows there can be no account between us."
"You're makin' a big mistake, young feller. Ain't this your first day in the breaker?"
"Of course it is."
"Then what about payin' your footing?"
"My footing?"
"Every feller who comes here has got to make things square with us by standin' treat."
"Well I'm one who can't do it."
"Oh, yes you can," and here the bully looked at his companions, who echoed his words, crowding yet closer around Fred, until it was literally impossible for him to make the slightest movement.
"I haven't got a penny, and what I earn is for mother."