Chapter Thirty - Thirty-one Summary

The next day, Will is at Grandpa Blakeslee's house visiting with Miss Love. Will and Miss Love walk out to mess with Mr. Beautiful, the racehorse that Will went to get. When Miss Love inadvertently touches Will, he gets butterflies in his stomach. He keeps hoping she will touch him again, but she doesn't.

Miss Love reveals to Will that she is the one who told Grandpa Blakeslee that she kissed Mr. McAllister. She got nervous, thinking someone else would tell, so she did it herself. Grandpa said that Mr. McAllister was on the train back to Texas, so it was over.

Miss Love then quizzes Will on trips that the family has and is going to take. He tells her that he is sure that his mother won't change her mind about going to New York...