Five and Six Summary

In Chapter Five, the entire Davis family misses Amy Jo. They are surprised when she requests in one of her letters to stay a few months longer. She promises to return by Christmas. Belinda is disappointed that her niece isn't coming home sooner but is so busy helping her mother work on the fall preserving and her nursing work that she doesn't really have time to dwell on her disappointment. One day Belinda gets a letter from Amy Jo telling her that Melissa is being courted by a young man named Walden while his brother, Ryan, is courting her. Amy Jo includes a sketch she has drawn of her beau, but asks Belinda not to tell the family yet.

In Amy Jo's next letter, she tells her parents about Ryan. She also begs to be allowed to stay longer...