Chapter Thirty-six - Thirty-seven Summary

When Will goes home, he decides that he won't wait for someone else to tell it, he is going to confess to Mary Willis what he has done. He gets a whipping and is also grounded from driving the car for the next two months.

The next day, he has to go to the store. He is ashamed and feels that he has shamed the family. He is told by various people to either wait until he is older and knows how not to get caught, or stay away from the mill people altogether.

A telegram comes saying that Grandpa Blakeslee and Miss Love are coming home. It has been two weeks. Feelings are smoothed over, and Hoyt and Marry Willis invite the couple to supper.

Grandpa and Love hand out presents to everyone. Loma is upset...