“Couldn’t say,” he said briefly.
“In other words,” said Mr. Burch, “you signed one side before Mr. Bilton signed and one side after he signed, but you don’t know which?”
“Yes, sir, I don’t,” said Mr. Gubb.
“So,” said Judge Mackinnon, with a smile, “you can swear you signed both these wills as witness, but you have no idea which you signed last, Mr. Gubb.”
“E-zactly so!” said Mr. Gubb with emphasis.
“Now, just a minute,” said Mr. Burch. “One of these Bilton signatures is ‘M. Bilton’ and the other is ‘Max Bilton.’ You don’t recall which was on the paper when you signed, do you?”
“Mr. Burch,” said Mr. Gubb, “I wasn’t taking no extra time to find out if a no-account feller like Mustard Bilton signed his name M. or Max or Methuselah. No, sir.”
“Do you know where Mustard Bilton is now?” asked Judge Mackinnon.
“Don’t know,” said Mr. Gubb.