Borglum also had said he would not come back to Rushmore until the situation there had been “corrected,” and he kept that promise, too. He returned in early July, which was after Spotts had gone and Boland’s resignation had become effective. Actually, Boland was still on the job, having been asked to take care of Rushmore’s business affairs until the operation could be reorganized. When Borglum was asked if this was all right with him he said it was and that, in fact, he would be glad to allow Boland “to gasp a little longer, like a trout in the sun.”
