"Have you got a pain?"
He stared.
"Does it hurt you there?" Kaviak doubled up suddenly.
"He's awful ticklish," said the Boy.
Mac frowned with perplexity, and Kaviak retired to the cricket.
"Does the can leak anywhere?"
"That excuse won't hold water 'cause the can will." The Colonel had just applied the test.
"Besides, it would have leaked on to something," Mac agreed.
"Oh, well, let's mosy along with our dinner," said Potts.
"It's gettin' pretty serious," remarked the Colonel. "We can't afford to lose a pint o' syrup."