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in the front of the store." He said, "How much money are you making?" "Oh," I said, "I got a raise--I'm get? ting $10 a week now." "Want to come to work for me? I'll give you 12, and then after awhile you'll get more than that." I said, "What do you want me to do?" "Oh," he said, "Allan, there's all kinds of stuff for you to do." He said, "I've got all those cars that I rent out. And half of them come back at night or the next morning, and half of them don't. You'd find them all over the streets where they'll drop them and leave them. You've got to gather them up and bring them back and fix the flat tires, and get them going of them won't start." He said. Hughie: Well the old dog. Ro? ver.... Is he still alive? Allan: Oh, no, no, Rover. We had to done away with Rover. Hughie: You had to shoot Rover?! Allan: Had to shoot him. | Hughie: Was the dog mad? i Allan: Well, he wasn't very | pleased.... But we got another one though, j But he's cross • oh, he's twice as j cross as Rover. Hughie: Rover was cross, wasn't he? He'd eat off your hand. Allan: Eat it off about the elbow if you'd go near him. Hughie: I suppose he would. And you mean to say this dog now is crosster than him. Allan: Oh, yes. The fella that had him gave him us. He couldn't do anything with him. Well, he was so cross they used to have to feed him with the slingshot. Hughie: Aw, well, wasn't he bad. I'm tellin' you, wasn't he bad. Allan: Well, anyway, I'm glad the tourists is gone back. I hope I'll never see one again as long as I live. They'll come and stay in the house all summer, they won't even bring a can of beans.... Hughie: Well, no. Especially that sister of yours. Allan: Well, did you ever see anything put on the dog like that? Hughie: That sister from Boston. She makes me sick. I'm tellin' you. She came home, and aw, the carryin' on of her. The poor old man went out in the field and he come in and he says to the old lady, "Well, I just finished putting out all the horse manure." Allan: Gettin' ready for plantin'. Hughie: And your sister said, "Maw-ma, maw-ma," she said, "get Papa to say 'fertiliz? er.'" And the old woman says, "You coming home here fi-om Boston showin' off like that. Fertilizer! Got me two years to get the old man to say 'manure'!" again--some "I've got one fellow in the garage and he can't han? dle it any more." I said, "Well, I'm no mechanic, but I'm pretty handy." He said, "You drive cars a lot and all that. I'll give you 12 bucks a week," he said, "to start. And," he said, "then if you work later or longer, I'll throw in an extra 3 bucks a week." of them and you'd hammer them out. But you didn't have the equipment they have today. And broken springs. You know, they'd go driving hell out of them. Running over a I said, "I'll be down Monday." So, bang, bang, bang! I went to work for Mike. I went up with him in '31 or '32. Worked in the garage in the day? time. Not too many really mechanical things. But flat tires, and there's some bumps on some ' Beautiful Place To Browse Begin or End Your Trip on the Cabot Trail at the RED BARN . We'll be glad to start you on your way with breakfast, film, maps & helpful hints - then welcome you back from some of the most r scenery in North America with a fine meal, post cards & stamps. , th' har,ir,r,ir,r, tQ fhc Bpd of yout tour of the Cabot Trail our aff are looking forward to being of service. ' In the 'BARNYARD' are Farm Animals, Children's Playground and a New 18-Hole Miniature Golf Course Fine FAMILY DINING with a great view of the Highlands. Our Award Winning GIFT SHOPS offer you the largest selection of Cabot Trail Souvenirs, Shirts, Clan Items & Local Crafts. • ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE > BUS TOURS • RESTR00lflS • ICE CREAM