The construction of the cabins went real fine. They had supplemented the logs from the foothills with the planks brought in by wagon from San Francisc.... When Sheila asked where such fine selections of wood planks had come from, the waggoneer replied,"These are all from those abandoned ships from New England just sitting and rotting out in the San Francisco Bay, Missus. Seemed a shame to just let them go like that and no sailors to sail them back home. Those boys are all up here digging for the. “I talked to Doctor Barton. After he got over the shock, and I explained things to him like I did to you, he made the comment that it sounded exactly like something I would do! A unique solution to a vexing problem, so to speak. And thanks for the ring, by the way. It makes it easier to fend off the med students, especially with a number of them knowing who you are!”“They don’t want to piss off Doctor Barton by hitting on my fiancée?” I grinned.“Exactly.”“I didn’t get hit on all week,” Kara. "Don't you worry, Aunt Bessie. I left my manners home and brought my appetite."There was also that man-of-mystery element when he would talk about the far-away places he'd been before he came to stay with us.According to him, he had rolled into town in an empty boxcar just a day before the blizzard had struck the region. He had ridden the rails from somewhere down South. He claimed he had come up to Indiana looking for work.My dad later identified him as someone who just liked to ramble here. [In total about twenty five girls turned up, most already there when we arrived, but some joined us over the next several minutes. They must not have been exposed to Julia's punctuality training yet.]Julia went to get our shoes while I introduced Carol, Donna and Robert to all the girls. All of whom were definitely - if you'll excuse the arrogance - Mark-worthy. Julia had done a good job choosing whom to invite. All of these girls were well over my minimum standard, although I must admit to not.