Summary

Chapter 7. Tex calls Johnny and tells him to watch their escapade on the news, as the broadcast events cover 4 states. The brothers smoke marijuana after they are harassed by phone calls. The event has had such a traumatic event on Mason that he no longer bothers to stay “clean”. The brothers joke about Lem’s imagined reaction to Mason smoke Marijuana. When they return inside, they replace the receiver back on the phone and as they are heading to bed, hear the phone ring again. This time, it is their father, Pop, who tells them he will be coming home the next day. When he arrives, he gets into a fight with Mason and promises to get Negritto back for Tex’s birthday. Mason ends up going for the horse himself and failing to persuade the new owner to sell the horse back. Tex hates...