Chapter 24 Summary

Lipsha and his father pass time until they figure out their next move by browsing in the train station drug store. Gerry's plan is to steal a car, and as they wait for the right one, Lipsha sees a colorful stuffed toucan and decides that he has to have it. Part of him wants to steal it to get his nerves ready for stealing the car, and the other part of him wants it for Shawnee Ray. Lipsha walks out the store with no one noticing at first, even Gerry. Then the store manager comes running out after them, and the two men are forced to jump at their first opportunity for escape.

When Lipsha sees a man leaving his car running, he and Gerry think they have gotten lucky. Lipsha tucks the stuffed toucan into the rack on top of the car...