"Doing! Ain't you got eyes, young man? I certainly ain't writing a book or taking a wireless message," he answered without turning his head.
"But straight, I mean it. What are you doing? You know this business is new to me," explained Van.
"Haven't you ever seen maple-sugar made?" David's tone was full of surprise.
"Never."
"Well, bless my soul! Where was you raised?"
"In Colorado."
"Humph! That accounts for it. If you'd been brought up in the East you'd have known."
"But I was raised in the East, David, and I've never seen maple-sugar made," piped Bob, instantly overthrowing the old farmer's philosophy.
"You ain't never—you ain't seen maple-syrup or maple-sugar made, Mr. Bob?" queried David aghast.
"No."