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The Safe Guard—episode 8

1.  North Fork was getting a bank & also a new safe, what was the name of the company who made the safe
     and where was the company located?
     Reliance Safe Co.—Philadelphia, Penn.

2.  Who opened and managed the first North Fork Bank?
     John Hamilton

3.   What was his middle name?
      Maysfield

4.   What was the name of Mark's pig?
      Harriet

5.   In how many episodes did pigs have names?  What were they?
      2 episodes—'The Safe Guard'—'Harriet & The Long Goodbye'—Sunshine

6.   While on his way to North Fork, Floyd Doniger, a stranger to the McCain's stopped off at the ranch.
      What did Lucas & Mark do to show  their hospitality?
      Lucas invited him to have breakfast him them

7.   How much money did Floyd want to give Lucas for his breakfast?
      $1.00 (a good Union dollar)

8.   What did Lucas offer Floyd to eat?
      Bacon & coffee

9.  As Floyd started to leave, he heard a noise from behind him.  What was his reaction?
     With no hesitation he shot at the bucket which the horse knocked over
      
10.  How much money did Lucas take for Floyd shooting a hole in his bucket?
       $1.00

11.  Who did Lucas tell Mark he just had breakfast with?
       A Texas Gunfighter

12.  What was the reason for the McCain's to go into town?
       Mark wanted to take his pig into town to sell and Lucas needed to go to the wheel rights

13.  What was the safe made out of?
       Carborundum Steel Plated

14.  How thick were the walls of the safe?
       6 inch thick walls—fire proof and burglar proof

15.  Where was Floyd Doniger from?
       Abilene, Texas

16.  Hattie's said that Mark's pigs, Harriet's weight is at 5 stones, how much did the pig weigh?
       In this episode Hattie's says Harriet's weight is at 5 stones, which means the pig weights 70 lbs. 
       One stone is consider 14 pounds.  So you take 14lbs x 5 stones = 70 lbs.

17.  How much money did Mark get for Harriet?
       $5.00

18.  What did Mark want to do with his money?
       Mark wanted to put his money in the bank

19.  How much interest was the bank paying?
       2½ %

20.  Why did Judge Hanavan ride out to the to see Lucas?
       Judge Hanavan knew that the towns folks respected Lucas & his decisions.  He felt that Lucas could
       influence the town folks by putting his money in the bank

21.  What was the name of the banks teller?
        Charlie

22.  What was Floyd's hotel room number?
        204

23.  Who was waiting in Floyd's room when he walked in?
       Gavin, Witcherly & Walkerman

24.  What did they want Floyd to do?
        They wanted Floyd to help them rob the bank for a cut

25.  Why did Mark want to go into the bank by himself?
        It made him feel like he was a part of something, it made him feel like a real man

26.  Where did Lucas go while Mark went to the bank?
       Saddle Shop

27.  After finishing his transaction, Mark walked out of the bank and went outside and looked in the window,
       what did he see?
       He witnessed the bank being robbed

28.  When Lucas stopped Mark he asked him what all the shooting was about, what did Mark tell him?
        He told Lucas about the robbery and how Floyd took his $5

29.  When Lucas went to face Floyd, what did Mark tell Lucas?
       Mark pleaded with Lucas not to go, that he didn't care about his five dollars, "please Pa, don't go!"

30.  Why didn't Floyd want to have to kill Lucas?
       He told Lucas he didn't want to hurt me because I was nice to him

31.  When Lucas told him he had five dollars that belonged to Mark, what did Floyd do?
       He threw the $5 on the ground and said they were even

32.  Who personally picked Floyd Doniger to guard the safe?
       John Hamilton

33.  When John Hamilton apologized to the crowd and ask them to give him a few minutes to count the
       money & get the bank in order, he would be glad to take back the money that was entrusted to him,
       what was Lucas's reply?
       "But who said anything about taking money out of the bank? I'm here to put money in!"

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