First Morning, Sacred Heart of the Holy Redeemer Elementary School, Fort Treeconderoga, and Main Street, Manifest Summary

First Morning. May 28, 1936. Abilene wants to explore the items in the box she found, but does not have time now. Abilene quickly dresses and prepares for school, still convinced it is a dumb idea. Abilene watches Shady fix Hattie Mae's typewriter as she eats his unappetizing breakfast before rushing out the door.

Sacred Heart of the Holy Redeemer Elementary School. When she arrives in the classroom and the students begin asking questions about her parents, Abilene answers them cryptically, still insisting her father will come for her before school starts again. The kids tell Abilene about Miss Sadie, who happens to be her neighbor, the one living behind the gate that says "perdition...