Chapter 13 Summary

Tim tries to see General Parsons, but the soldier at the door does not believe him when he says that Sam is innocent. The soldier sends Tim away without listening to him. Tim has no choice but to go home. He finds the other three cows wandering in a field and the fourth dead. He struggles to get the cows back to the barn in the snow, and then he goes in the house to tell Mother. Tim thinks that since it is a misunderstanding, it should be easy to straighten things out, but Mother is worried. They stop to pray before they go back out to the field to butcher the frozen cow.

The next morning, Tim goes to see General Parsons. After a long wait, he finally talks to the general, who is surprised to learn that Sam was taken in...