Chapters 15 - 16, Under the Gibbon Moon, The Throbbing Heart of News Summary

Swede will later write a book, The Dakota Territory as I Recall It, where she recalls having a picnic in the Badlands in January. This is the current time in the book. Before they left, Roxanna took the Land's on a picnic. She is graceful but in a manner very different from Jeremiah. Reuben describes the scene where they stop as beautiful and miraculous; Jeremiah is overwhelmed. They explore the area and then see Andreeson in the distance. When he approaches, Swede has disappeared. He tells Jeremiah that they are close to finding Davy and wants them to help him so Davy won't get hurt. He wants Jeremiah to help them search for him and tries to convince him to no avail. Andreeson...