Theboomerangworkedlikeacharm。Themenhadbeengrumblingatanapparentlypeacefulyieldingofthepointatissue，andwouldhavesackedoutmanyoftheblazedlogsifOrdehadnotheldthemrigidlytoit。Nowtheirspiritsflamedintojoyagain。Thesortingwentlikeclockwork。Orde，inpersonalcharge，watchedthatthroughthedifferentopeningsinhis\"boomerang\"the\"H\"logswereshuntedintotheriver。Shortlythechannelwasfulloflogsfloatingmerrilyawaydownthelittlebluewavelets。AfterawhileOrdehandedoverhisjobtoTomNorth。
\"Can’tstanditanylonger，boys，\"saidhe。\"I’vegottogodownandseehowtheDutchmanismakingit。\"
\"Comebackandtellus！\"yelledoneofthecrew。
\"YoubetIwill！\"Ordeshoutedback。
HedrovetheteamandbuckboarddownthemarshroadtoHeinzman’smill。Therehefoundevidencesofthewildestexcitement。Themillhadbeencloseddown，andallthementurnedintorescuelogs。