HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1937-06-10, Page 8PAGE EIGHT THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, June 10th, 1937
SYNOPSIS? Slim Loyale is parol
ed from prison after serving eighteen
months for a crime he did not com
mit. He returns to his Circle L ranch
to find his father dead and sinister
forces at work, trying to make him
violate his parole so that he can again
be railroaded to prison.
The Brockwells and their gang are
plotting to gain possession of Circle
L ranch and the property of Mona
Hall, a neighbor and life-long friend
of Slim Loyale.
Slim discovers that Sheriff Starbuck
has joined the plot against him. With
the help of Dakota Blue and his cow
boys, Slim Loyale defies the land
grabbers to do their worst.
Even Starbuck himself began to
realize the futility of things. He also
began to retreat slowly, throwing lead
steadily at those mockin, fiery flash
es, Dakota, singling him out, closed
"in. At ten paces, he shouted, “Star-
buk yuh crooked rat, this way. It’s
Blue who’s callin’ yuh.”
j -Starbuck twisted th his saddle,
snarling, and flung two lightning
shots. One drew a crimson brand
across the side of Dakota’s neck. The
other socked heavily into one of the
,bucking rolls of Dakota’s saddle.
Dakota let loose one careful shot.
Starbuck gasped, his snarling curses
cut short abruptly. His guns thudded
to the dusty earth. He loaded both
hands about the horn of his saddle/
his shoulders hunched, his bitter face
draining white.
He drove home the spurs, trying
to ride past Dakota. But the first
frenzied leap of his mount sent him
swaying. Quite suddenly, he slithered
head foremost from his saddle.
Instantly Dakota also swun'g to the
ground, leaping apart from his bronco,
crouching low. He knew that a hail
of lead would be searching for him.
In that he was right. The animai l^e
had just left collapsed in its tracks,
shot through the head. Dakota went
flat on the ground, alert and waiting.
Lead whispered over and around
him, one slug kicking his eyes full of
dust. Still he held his fire, gambling
that without Starbuck to lead them
the remaining members of the posse
would break and run for it.
In this he was also right. Realiz
ing that their leader was down, the
posse gave back faster and faster, then
finally turned and thundered away in
to the night. For a time Steve Owens
and Charley Quinn warmed them on
their way with the Winchesters. But
presently Slim’s voice, calling out,
stopped all shooting.
Slim came through the darkness
warily. “Dakota, yuh all right?” he
called.
“Sittin’ pretty, Slim,” was the la
conic answer. “They’ve all sloped.
Bring the boys out, I’ve got Star
buck.”
Slim exclaimed in surprise. “Leo
■Brockwell’s back in the corral, he
vouchsafed, as he came up. “Tisdale
stopped a slug somewhere, but it can’t
fie very bad; he’s still cussin’,” He
raised his voice to a shout. “Hi, gang;
come on over. They’ve pulled out.
Tisdale was the first to reach them.
“Got a furrow from my wrist plumb
to my elbow," he explained with pro
fane punctuations. “She’s bleedin’
some, but I’ve got my neckerchief
Wound around it. It’ll keep for a
time.”
Steve, Charley and Oscar report
ed, unhurt, except that Oscar had had
one boot heel shot off. He walked
with a queer hitchity-hop that caused
Steve to chuckle, “Ole step-an’-a-half
Oscar.”
As Dakota scratched a match and
bent over Starbuck, he was surprised
to see that Starbuck’s eyes were open.
The sheriff groaned. “Listen close,"
he whispered. “I’m done for an’ I
■know it. Don’t hold it agin yuh, Blue,
yo’re a pretty good man."
“Time was when 1 was a square
shooter myself. But the glitter of
money an’ a lot of slick talk made a
sucker outa me. However, I aim to
get some of the dirt off my shriveled
soul. I ain’t got long, but I’ll do my
best.
“Loyale, yuh were railroaded on
perjured evidence. Arthur — George
Arthur, he’s got all the dope. Get
holt of him an* make him talk. He’s
a coward, an he’ll come clean. An*
yuh better skin out to town. Sarg
Brockwell an* some more of his crowd
■ are aimin'* to rob the bank tonight.
Arthur’s idee—to keep yuh from loan,
in* money to the Hall girl.
“Arthur an* Brockwell been runnin*
this thing. Schemed to make a clean*
tip on thlm Big Bend herds. But they
made a moss of things, an’ got me
into it. Leo Brockwell’s the man
who’s boon holdin* up the Vasco
stage." His voice turned drowsy and
plaintive. “I’m cold — cold as hell.
Get me a blanket, somebody?*
Steve Owens, subdued and a little
awed, ran into the bunkhouse. But
when he returned with a blanket,
there was no need for it.
Slim Loyale made swift decision
on the information Starbuck had giv
en before he died. The bank hold-up
did not exactly surprise Slim; for that
matter, none of the information did.
But it rendered his position all the
more secure, to know that his conjec
tures had been right.
He had guessed that an attempt
might be made to loot the.bank. For
that reason he had detailed Roy
O’Brien and Stoney Sheard to guard
it. But he knew the odds would now
be greatly against them. They would
need help, ferocious fighters though
they were. So Slim turned to Dakota.
“Yuh an’ me go to town, as quick
as we can get there, Dakota*,” he
snapped tensely. “Tisdale, yuh stay
here an’ let Oscar fix up that arm of
yores. Steve an’ Charley, get some
lanterns an clean up things around
here. But keep yore guns handy.
There’s no tellin’ but what that crowd,
bein’ desperate, might made another
try. Grab a bronc, Dakota.”
Dakota’s own horse was dead, but
he soon secured another, as there
were several riderless ones stamping
and snorting around. In a fast,
ground-eating gallop, he and Slim
headed for town.
Slim knew human nature, and he
knew that unless this full exoneration
was made, there would always be
some who would believe his incarcer
ation had been legitimate. The only
way to'completely wipe out that stain
against him was to get that confes
sion from Arthur. Slim’s face was
grim as he considered it. He’d get
what he wanted if he had'to resort
to Apache tricks to do it.
When Slim, and Dakota . reached
Pinnacle, it was after midinght. The
town seemed quiet enough. However,
they took no chances, circling well
around to ’one side and leaving their
mounts ground-reined some two hund
red yards away from the town limits.
They went the rest of the way on
foot, stealing in through the shadows
carefully.
“Roy an’ Stoney will be somewhere
close to the bank,” muttered Slim,
“but by this time Brockwell an’ his
crowd are in town an’ on the watch.
Best thing we can do it just lay out
quiet here in this alley and wait de
velopments. What d’yuh think?”
• Dakota grunted assent. So they
squatted down, their backs against a
friendly wall close to the mouth of
the alley. From time to time Slim
would stick a careful head around the
corner and survey the street? The
bank was some fifty yards away, on
the opposite side. Two doors from it
was a Mexican cantina. The windows
of the Mexican joint glowed yellow
and there were quite a few broncos
slouching at the hitching rail in front.
Brockwell an ’his bang are in that
greaser joint,” observed Slim softly.
“I recognize that buckskin boss of
Cinder Alton’s. Hope Roy an’ Stoney
don’t take .any chances with Alton.
That crooked little devil is poison
with a gun."
“1 wouldn’t do any worryin’ about
them two,” answered Dakota. “They
know Alton as well as we do. The
first lead they throw will be haided
his way. Wonder when they’ll pull
the job?”
“ ’Most any time now. The town
is pretty daid. I reckon they’re figg-
crin’ on doin’ it plenty quiet. They
won’t have an alibi in the world, if
they get caught at it. Knowin’ this,
Brockwell will play his cyards care
ful.”-
“Won’t do him no good," chuckled
Dakota. “He’s gonna get caught. But
somethin’ tells me that he won’t have
no. use for an alibi anyhow. Them
things don’t mean a darn to a daid
man.* ’
“Yuh must expect Roy an’ Stoney
to sorta spread a lot of destruction,”
observed Slim.
"Roy’s good, but Stoney is forked
lightnin’,” grunted Dakota. “Yuh’ve
never Seen him in action like I have,
Slim. I tell yuh, he’s a holy terror1.
He ain’t got those quiet, cold eyes
for nothin*. Besides, yuh an me
oughta come in handy ourselves.”
Dakota yawned and stretched. “Wish
they’d get started,” he grumbled,
"I’m gettin’ sleepy and cold.”
Silehce fell and endured unbroken
for a long hour. Dakota’s head had
sunk upon his chest and he was snot*
Ing softly, Slim was having trouble
in keeping awake himself. The let
down in nervous 'tension after the
long day of momentous happenings,
found him weary. Several times his
head began to nod, his eyelids‘grow
ing weighty,
And then, like a thunderelip, a sin
gle report echoed down the street,
Following It came a shrill, yammer
ing, high-pitched yell. A pair of guns
began a staccato rumbling, in such
cadence that it was easy to tell that
one man with a practised pair of
hands was wielding them.
Thrump thrump! Thrump-thrump!
Thrtunp-thrumpl
Slim and Dakota were on their feet
in a bound, guns drawn, poised in the
alley opening. The measured roll of
those first reports was now shattered
to bits by a ragged roar of other gun
fire. Slim saw shadowy figures dart
ing about the bapk in what appeared
to be aimless confusion.
Then a stentorian yell echoed in a
voice easily distinguishable as belong
ing to Sarg Brockwell. “Close in!
Close in! There’s only two of ’em.
Close in, I tell yuh!"
By the answering massing of those
shadowy figures, Slim got Stoney
and Roy O’Brien located, They were
beyond the bank in the corral of the
livery stable.
“C’mon,” he snapped to Dakota.
“They4 got Stoney an’ Roy cornered.”
Slim and Dakota w’ent up the street
at a run. With half the distance gone
Slim halted and began to shoot, Da
kota stepped apart from him and fol
lowed suit, Some one in Brockwell’s
crowd yelled a warning. Immediately
Slim and Dakota became the center
of a lashing hail pf lead. Dakota Blue
grunted, cursed and went down in a
heap.
Behind Slim came a bawl, of warn
ing. “Get him inside! Get him inside,
Slim. I'll help yuh.”
The next moment, fat Spud Dillon,
still encased in his white bartender's
apron, was bending over Dakota, tug
ging at his shoulders.
“It’s my right laig,” snapped Da
kota through set teeth. “Get me up,
Spud, an’ I can hobble inside. Give
’em hell, Slim, an’ back up with us.”
Quick to grasp the idea, Slim shot
with smooth precision, backing up a
step at a time. Just as his guns snap
ped empty, his shoulders struck the
wall of a building. Then hands grab
bed him, jerked him to one side and
through an open doorway. The door
slammed shut. He and Dakota were
inside the Wild Horse Saloon. Old
Joe Rooney was the man who had
guided Slim to safety.
As Slim began hurriedly reloading
his guns, Spud barked an order. “Git
my ole double-barreled Greener, Joe,
an’ fasten yoreself to that front win
dow. Spray those buzzards by the
bank with buckshot. That’ll keep ’em
shuffled up.”
It did. With the initial bellow of
the shotgun, Brockwell’s crowd scat
tered wildly. Slim, edging in beside
Rooney, snapped shot after shot at
this one and that. He saw two of
them go down. From the livery stable
corral came a whoop of triumph and
a sputter of words, thick with the
brogue of old Ireland.
“Whurroo! Give it to the. spal
peens! Away with ’em the robbin’
murderin’ devils. Smoke ’em out!”
Surprised and confused, the bandit
crowd were quick to realize that
there was nothing to be gained by try.
ing to fight matters out along this
line. Any chance of looting the bank
was entirely gone now.
In another minute or two, the en
tire town would be about their ears.
The only thing to do was ride and
ride„ fast. As this idea caught hold,
they raced for their horses which were
rearing and plunging with fright. They
split, some riding north, some south.
In the lead of those passing the
Wild Horse, came Cinder Alton’s
form, crouched Jow over his buck
skin’s neck. Slim tried two shots, but
missed both. Joe Rooney calmly spat,
cradled the Greener against his shoul-
derand pulled both triggers.
(Concluded Next Week)
let to make it 4 runs. Port 7 up. Gray
relieved Colvin. He walked Becker
and Cottrill, then Freckleton went out
Mellor to Gurney.
The Hurons got three in the sev
enth. Tiffifi walked, stole second.
Somers filed out, Groves singled, and
then Doran hit a long one that bounc
ed out of Brown’s glove for a homer.
3. runs, Chalmers fanned, Mellor sin
gled, Gurney went out Sturgeon to
Cottrill,
In the eighth Murray Rae, first
man Up banged out away over the
centre field fence for a home-run. This
ended the Indians’ scoring.
Port got one more in the ninth
when Brown got his second
the day, a circuit clout.* * ♦
It Came to Pass
PORT ELGIN—
A.B.
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
Schrank, c ....
Kugler, ss ....
MacKay, 3b..
Becker, If
Cottrill, lb ....
Freckleton, 2b
Brown, cf......
Kelleher, rf ..
Sturgeon, p
Totals ..
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W. Tiffin, 2b.......
Somers, cf .............
Groves, rf ...........
Doran, c..............
Cruickshank, rf ...
Mellor, ss ...........
Gurney, lb ...........
Rae, 3b ................
Colvin, p ...... ......
Gray, p, rf ...........
Chalmers, p .......
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Totals 40 4 9 27 12
R. H.
Port Elgin ......... 300 004 001—8 11
Wingham ....... 000 000 310—4 9
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Home runs, Brown, Doran, Rae;
three-base hits, Kugler, Cottrill, Som
ers; two-base hits, Schrank, Becker,
. Freckleton, Brown, Kelleher; stolen
bases, Rae, Mellor, Tiffin; left’on
bases, Port Elgin 9, Wingham 9; base
on balls, off Sturgeon 1, Off Colvin
1 in 5% innings, off Gray 2 in % in
ning; wild pitch, Chalmers; struck
out, by Sturgeon 8, by Colvin 8/by
Chalmers 2.
Umpires—Wallace and Moore.
HURONS LOST FIRST
HOME GAME
Port Elgin Took Opener Here 8 to 4
The Hurons dropped the opening
Bruce League fixture here on Wed
nesday afternoon last week by an 8
to 4 score to the Port Elgin-South
ampton combines. The Ports are us
ing three Southampton players which
strengthens their aggregation consid
erably.
Jack Colvin started for the Hurons
after a lay-off last year and he pitch
ed good ball for five innings. He did
not want to carry on in the sixth and
would not have had a run scored on
him in this stanza only for an error,
Chalmers who was .on the mound the
last three inniftgs, did well. He bad
great control. 0
The Ports got three in the first.
Schrank, first man up, got a two-bag
ger, Kugler fanned, Mackay out Tif
fin to Gurney, Brecket hit a double
to score Schrank. Cottrill got a triple
to score Becker, Cruickshank dropped
Freckleton’s fly, Cottrill scoring.
Brown fanned. 3 funs.
The Port got four in the sixth.
Freckleton went out Colvin to Gur
ney, Brown hit for’two bases. Kell
eher fjied out to meHor, Sturgeon hit
one that Tiffin missed, Brown going
home. Schrank singled, Kugler poll
ed a triple scoring Sturgeon and
Schrank, McKay singled scoring Kug-
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park. Installation of the new heat
ing plant at the Town Hall has been
the east end of Victoria Street had.
been scarified and treated with cal-
Schnider, ss ....
' McRorie, cf ....
Schoenals, 2b...
Gregg, If ........
,S. Thompson, c
Anderson, 3b
Ebel, lb ...........
Chalmers Pitched Fine Ball to Shut
Out Chesley 4-0.
The Hurons played a great game
behind the good pitching of Bob
Chalmers on Saturday afternoon at
Chesley when he applied the old
whitewash to the tune of 4 to 0. Bob
pitched a .steady game and was in
danger in only one inning and he stop
ped this rally by covering first in fine
fashion.
The hitting honors of the day went
to Jim Thompson and Jim gurney.
Four times at bat Thompson banged
out four hits, two of them for an ex
tra base. Gurney faced Hetherington
four times and singled three times.
The Tribe made but two errors and
neither were serious. Chalmers drop
ped a pop fly and Mellor threw wide
to first after making a very difficult
pick-up in deep short. He was off-
balance and hurried the ball away..
The team had plenty of pep on Sat
urday and played a Sterling brand of
ball. If they keep it up they Mill be
on or near the top of the heap when
the play-offs start. Colvin was on
hand in .case he was needed but Bob
pitched as if it was mid-season, so
Jack was just an interested spectator.
The Tribe got two in the second.
I Rae went out Schnider to Ebel; Mel
lor eot a lifp-nn error, fakino- fternnd*lor got a life-on error, taking second;
Thompson singled scoring Mellor but»
was caught off third by Sandy
Thompson’s peg; Gurney singled and
came home when Anderson mussed
up Chalmers’ drive. Tiffin flied out
to Schoenals. Two runs.
In the fourth the Indians got an
other. Rae went out, Schienals to
Ebel; Mellor was-safe on Schnider’s
error; Thompson and Gprney Singled,
Mellor scoring; Chalmers popped to
Ebel and Tiffin flied out to Thomp
son. One run.
The eighth brought another run.
Rae flied out to Schnider, Mellor
singled; Thompson bartged a two-
bagger but Mellor was caught off
third by a perfect throw by Gregg.
Gurney singled, scoring Thompson.
Chalmers Went out, Hetherington
Ebel.
W. Tiffin, 2b .......
Somers, cf ................
Groves, rf ...........
Doran, c .................
Rae, 3b .....................
Mellor, ss
J. Thompson, If...
Gurney,, lb
Chalmers, p
Totals,39
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Hetherington, p ... 3
Thompson, rf __ 3
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cium chloride. Council considered litis
excellent work and it was decided to
get the scarifier back and do more
of this street work.
The Clerk reported that all the Fire
Truck debentures had been sold.
Moved by Reeve Davidson and
Coun. VanWyck that /tenders for a
fire truck be called for, on a Ford,
Chevrolet and Dodge chassis, and that
specifications be sent to the Bickle
and LaFrance Companies. Carried.
Coun. Hetherington reported that
the band stand at the- park was in
bad condition and needed considerable
repairing. ' The property Committee
were instructed to investigate.
. Coun. Hetherington also reported
that the committee were ready to go
ahead with the construction of two
double tennis courts. The work will
likely start next week and will be
done upder the supervision of Mr.
Mitchell of the Towland Constructio’n
Co.
Mayor Hanna reported that Mr.
McPherson, Highway Dept. Engineer,
had again been here discussing re-sur
facing' the main street. The Mayor
stated that this work could be done
more cheaply now, while the con
struction company is working close
by. The-Jirlayor had written a letter
to the Highway Dept., requesting
that they do the whole road surface
(40 feet). He thought a deputation
should go to-Toronto ot interview the
Dept, regarding this matter. It was
decided that Coun. Thompson get in
touch with Mr. C. A. Robertson, M.
L.A., to arrange for a deputation to
Wait on the highway officials as soon
as possible.
completed and it has also been tested.
Mayor Hanna* suggested that the
slides, etc., at the park, be painted
and repaired and moved onto the Hor
ticultural Park as per the plan drawn
up at Guelph. ’
The Property committee were given
power to deal
The Mayor
more trees be
cultural Park,
gested: that a
trees for such use, also to replace any
trees on the streets that die.
Reeve Davidson stated that the
work of levelling section X (where
the vault stands) is now under way.
360 yards of filling and 100 yards of
dirt has been used. Tom Cassels has
been employed at the Cemetery so
that the work will not get behind.
Coun. Hetherington suggested that
zone signs be placed at either side of
the Hospital. The Property commit
tee are to look after this matter.
Coun. VanWyck reporting for the
Fire Committee, stated the fire hose
had been tested. 100 feet was found
to be faulty. There are 1650 feet of
good hose but there should be 2000
feet. He suggested the purchase of 250
feet of hose and refills and. gaskets
for the gas masks. Walter Lockridge
and Howard‘ Fuller have resigned
from the fire brigade and the names
of Neil Carr and John Cruickshanks
were suggested by the Fire Chief to
fill the vacancies. He al^o reported
that Coun. Lloyd', the Fire Chief and
himself,’had been to Toronto on Sat
urday to see the LaFrance fire truck
demonstrated.
Coun. Wilkinson suggested, that it
would be a good idea to get inform
ation re fire trucks from
ments in other towns.
Chief Allen stated that
able to collect the dray
from owners and asked
instructions.
Moved by Couns. Thompson
Hetherington, that license fee
drays be removed and that the
law be rescinded. Carried.
Moved, in amendment, by Couns.
Wilkinson and Lloyd, that the dray
license fee be collected. Amendment
lost.
Reeve Davidson reported that the
county rate would be 4 mills this year
against 5^ last year but the town
would pay just as much to the county
due
The
last
this
336.27 less. He said 42 to 45 miles,
of permannet road would be built by
the county this year. Part of the road
between East and vWest Wawaftosh
Was included in this work. He also
spoke of the reforestation plans that
the county will institute shortly. He
gave a list of the county estimates for
this year, these appear in our county
council report in this issue,
Coun. Thompson reported that Pat
rick, Frances and Alfred Streets and
with this matter.
also suggested that
planted at the Horti-
Reeve Davidson sug-
plot be used to start
033Totals 11
H?
11
5
Hetherington,
6
E.
2
6
J.
5 27
R.
Wingham 020 100 010—4
Chesley ........... 000 000 000—0
Two-base hits,
Thompson 2; stolen base, McRorie;
left on bases, Wingham 7, Chesley 7;
base on balls, of Chalmers 1; wild
pitch, Chalmers 1; struck out, by
Chalmers 4, Hetherington 3; double
plays, Tiffin to Gurney; Hethering
ton to Schoenals to Ebel.
Umpires—Binkley and Dulmage, of
Owen Sound.
MORE WORK TO BE
DONE ON”STREETS
Tenders for Fire Truck to be Called
For At Once.
Play Apparatus at Park To Be Mov
ed to Horticultural Park.
The regular monthly meeting of
Town Council was held on Monday
evening with all members present,
His Worship Mayor Hanna in the
chair.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved,
A letter from the Council of the1
City of Sarnia was read requesting
council to support their resolution to
the Provincial Government re-institut
ing at once pension act for municipal
officers as passed last session of the
Legislature. This letter was filed.
A communication from the Bell
Telephone Company informed council
that rates on certain extension*phones
had been increased. The fire phones
will thus cost the town $2.20 more per
month.
The Finance Committee reported a
number of accounts and recommend
ed payment.
Moved by Couns. Hetheringtori and
Lloyd* that the report of the Finance
Committee be adopted.
Mr, T. R. Bennett was present and
complained that many bills were torn
off poles shortly after being posted.
He suggested that bill boards be er
ected by the eouncil in suitable loca
tions for posting bills, so that any per
son removing them unlawfully could
be prosecuted. The street committed
were instructed to look into ths mat*
ter.
Mayor Hanna suggested the grass
be cut at the Horticultural Park and
the Property Committee were in*
stfuctedi to attend to this matter.
Conn. Heherington, for the Proper*
ty Committees, stated two tables with
seats’ have been placed in the tqwn I
fire depart-
he was
license
Council
tm-
fee
for
and
for
by
to change in the school act.
draw back from the county
year was $4899.67, while
year it will be $3563.40 or $1,-
Insurance-Agent Robbed
Answering the doorbell at his Vic
toria street residence, Goderich, early
Monday, County Constable John Fer
guson found George Currell, insur
ance agent and catcher of Goderich’s
O.B.A.A. ball team, lying on the Ver
anda in an unconscious condition. Af
ter being carried into the house and
revived, Currell told a story of be
ing assaulted and robbed of $143 and
some silver by two unidentified men.
Currell Said, that about 12.30 midnight
while walking down the Goderich hilt
approaching the Maitland! River bridge
to his home in Sattford, an automobile
bedring a Michigan license, drove past
him and stopped 50 feet ahead,
drive? alighted and waited for
First thing Currell knew he
struck a heavy blow1 on the head,
gtappled with his assailant and
getting the better of him when the
Second man in the car alighted, the
pair overpowering him, one holding
him down while the othe? rifled hi$(
pockets. In the getaway Currell says,
one of the two men held him while
the either started the engine and gave
the signal when set to go.
The
him,
was
He
was
"Mum, 40 you know how to get the
Cubic contents of a barrel?”
"No, ask your father,‘*