Summary

In Chapter Fifty-one, Sally calls to tell Peter she is coming back. Peter asks his father to keep Sally away. He refuses. Maria knows Sally is returning. She is upset but says she will be fine. The following day Sally arrives. Peter goes out fencing and when he returns, Maria is gone. He learns his wife, father and uncle have given Maria ten thousand dollars and sent her away.

In Chapter Fifty-two, Eli and his group of Indian troops runs into a small regiment of Federal soldiers. Eli knows they are carrying gold and does not see any difference in attacking the wagons than the raids he attended with Toshaway. He gets the other colonel to agree to attack the wagons. They wait until the soldiers have bedded down before they begin their attack. The Union soldiers, however, have an automatic gun they use...