Chapters 11-16 Summary

Chapter twelve, "You Know They Got A Hell Of A Band," begins with Clark and Mary Willingham, a couple who have decided to travel throughout the Oregon countryside before Clark is transferred out of Portland. The trip starts off smoothly enough but turns strange when Clark gets lost. Clark refuses to give in to Mary's pleas to turn around. Eventually, it is too late to turn around and the couple is stuck traveling on what is no more than a cow path in the middle of the woods and far away from anything resembling civilization. Mary is furious with Clark and Clark, while feeling sheepish, still takes a long time to admit that he should have listened to Mary.

Just as the car approaches a place in the road where they can turn around, Clark spots a picturesque village up ahead...