Chapter 49

Ducks, geese and swan now came in thousands—not remaining, however, very close to Star Shoal and The Old Man’s, where early dredging operations stirred them up and kept them from returning until late at night. Also the duck and geese were made uneasy by activities on Tiger Island. Yet, even with all that stir and noise and the constant sailing of boats between Tiger Island and Bonnet Bay, the wild-fowl of that wilderness might not have felt very much disturbed had it not been for the nightly revels of Welper’s gang…