three minutes after twelve
he complained , as he flopped on the bed . He was up at six , and at a quarter to seven was at work in the garage . He spent a large part of the morning in trying to prove to a customer that even a Teal car , best at the test , would not give perfect service if the customer persisted in forgetting to fill the oil-well , the grease-cups , and the battery . At three minutes after twelve Milt left the garage to go to dinner . The fog of the morning had turned to rain . McGolwey was not at the Old Home . Sometimes Mac got tired of serving meals , and for a day or two he took to a pocket flask , and among his former customers the cans of prepared meat at Rauskukle 's became popular .