"That's bad," said the other.
"He's an undootiful son," said Martin.
"Better luck by and by," said the stranger. "Luck'll turn, it's likely."
"I wish it would turn pretty quick," said Martin. "I've spent my last cent for breakfast, and I don't know where I'm to get my dinner."
"The world owes every man a living," remarked the stranger, sententiously.
"So it does," said Martin. "I don't see what's the use of bein' born at all, if you're goin' to starve afterwards."
"Very true. Now I'll tell you what my principle is."
"What is it?" asked Martin, who was becoming interested in his companion.
"If the world owes me a living, and isn't disposed to pay up promptly, I think it's perfectly right for me to collect the debt any way I can."
"So do I," said Martin, though he didn't exactly see the other's drift.