"Well," chuckled Don good-naturedly, "that's Our Walt. He never did do
anything the slow and easy way. Does Jim know?"
"I dunno, let's find him and ask."
They found Jim and Barney in Farrell's laboratory discussing the
theories of operating a gigantic matter-transmitter affair to excavate
sand from a cliff. Channing handed the note to Jim, who read it with a
half smile and handed it to Barney, who shared it with Wes while they
read it together. Jim said "I'm not surprised; Christine could have
been talked into wedlock--holy or unholy--by a mere wink from Walt."
"I hope she'll be kind to our little bucket-headed idiot," said Arden,
making to wipe tears with a large sheet of emery paper from Farrell's
workbench. "He's been slightly soft-skulled ever since he set eye on
that scheming hussy you have for a sister."