Caddie skips home from school on her birthday, still elated at being allowed to hold the flag. Harriet tells Caddie that because she is now twelve, she should start acting more like a young lady. Johnny, however, asks his wife to leave Caddie be because it is healthier for her to run around outside. Johnny says that Caddie will have plenty of time to grow up.
At home, Harriet stands by the kitchen window with tears in her eyes. Caddie senses something is wrong, and Harriet tells her that a letter has arrived from Uncle Edmund. Nero has run away, and Harriet says she should have never let Uncle Edmund take him. Caddie reads the letter, which states the Nero seemed unhappy in St. Louis, probably because he missed the.....
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