At noon he picked up the engine in Providence. Got it onto its bed by suppertime. The next morning he borrowed Eddie Wormsley’s flatbed and picked up another load of lumber. Worked from mid-morning till sunset. Eddie Wormsley and Charlie helped during the afternoon. He put in another full day, and then it was time to see Parker about going out again. If they had good runs every week, he’d have the boat finished by Labor Day. He’d have put in another ten thousand dollars. After that he needed another six or seven thousand for some more fittings, paint, RDF, loran. He decided to wait a bit before he got Joxer over and made his pitch to him. Dick took ten bucks and headed for the Neptune. The Sox were in the second half of a twi-night doubleheader at Fenway. Parker was at the bar. Dick had a beer with him at the bar and then got him to sit down when a table opened up back in the corner. Dick talked to Parker about his plans for his boat. Parker kept an eye on the game, but said enough so that Dick knew he was listening.
