CHAPTER VIII

WHAT THE COW DID “If she won’t take ye in, yer welcome to stay here all night.” The “Eb and Flo” was lying securely fastened to the wharf at the Spoon Island stone quarry. She had made a good run up the river, and had reached her destination late in the afternoon. Captain Tobin was standing upon deck looking upon Jess and Eben as they started up the track toward the quarry. “Eben’ll show ye Mrs. Ricksteen’s house,” he told the girl. “I guess she needs extry help with the crowd of men she allus has. But she migh…