Part 3, Chapter 29 Summary

Tom goes back to where Red is waking from his drunken spell. Red orders Tom to prepare for the next con, but Tom refuses to comply and they get into a fight, in which Tom knocks Red down and leaves the hotel room.

Later, on his first ride, something snaps in Tom. Tom's earlier fight with Red ended with Tom walking away, hating Red, but not wanting to kill him. Now, all the hate and violence erupted in this ride and Tom mercilessly raked and gouged the bronco through the ten second horn. Tom did not care about his score, or about killing the livestock. Tom left the arena and went back to the hotel to find Red asleep, once again drunk.

Tom searches Red's pockets and takes all his money, except ten dollars. Tom takes over seven hundred dollars and...