12 finished. We work till 10-30 or 11:00 at night.. Wed Sept 3-13 Hal went up in the hills today and got three rabbits. We have the outer walls on the house and the frame up for the roof. Thu Sept 4-13, A beautiful day! Got took advantage of it by rowing out to the motor boat and doctoring up the engine and draining it, and finally starting it. Mac seemed to have been relieved of a big load when he saw the smoke of the exhaust from the engine and realized it was running again. We boarded the roof and quit work at eight p.m. They say we "went some" on the roofing. Fri Sept 5-13. Another beautiful day! Mac calls all hands every morning at six o'clock. He is mentally the most responsive; and I fear I am the least, because