noon before
The up-river launch to the logging-camp left at seven o'clock . However , I have a job for you . We really need the Sawdust Pile for an extension of our drying-yard . Our present yard lies right under the lee of that ridge of which Tyee Head is an extension , and it 's practically noon before the sun gets a fair chance at it . The Sawdust Pile gets the sun all day long , and the winds have an uninterrupted sweep across it . We can dry our cedar decking there in half the time it requires now . '' `` But the Sawdust Pile is -- '' `` A rat 's nest , Don .