Stewart MacDonald , M.D. Sands school was the second oldest son, John. He was by far the biggest boy in school and was a typical stu¬ dent. I never met anyone with his ability in math. When I put a big addition sum on the board, he would have the answer by the time I would draw the line at the bot¬ tom. On Friday, I used to put a multiplication sum on the blackboard, about 25 figures multiplied by 4 figures. When anyone finished they could leave to go home. John would be up by the church, half a mile away when the next one was finished. I never saw him make a mistake; he checked all his work by cancelling out 9's. The in¬ spector showed them how this could be done. I used to see those little numbers beside his work and he showed me what they meant. Later, after working in the machine works in Trenton, Nova Scotia , John went to Ontario and got a job at a tire factory. A few days after he started to work he noticed the police following him home. They asked him to see the Chief of Police. When he arrived at the station, he was invited to join the police force where he stayed until he retired. Did his math help him to figure out crime? John was a very big man. My father told me that John had visited him on his visit to Prince Edward Is ¬ land. When he stood in the doorway, his shoulders were touching both sides of the door frame. Johnnie Torquil would have been proud, if he were alive to appreciate his family. 100