Part 2, Chapter 21 Summary

Tom and Albert Left Hand arrive in Bayfield to trade and sell their wares. Walking through town, Tom admires a fancy saddle he sees in the window. Alongside it is the black and white horsehair bridle Tom had made in school. Here it is, selling for five dollars - money Tom never saw, because the money from the initial sale to the trader went to pay for his keep. Tom thinks he might make and sell bridles and eventually have enough to pay for the saddle.

Two white men came out from a saloon and offer Tom a quarter to ride 'his horse' which is hitched at the end of town. The men are setting Tom up for a bet, but Tom does not know it. The horse is skittish and starts bucking when Tom mounts. A few minutes of getting...