Chapter Forty-six - Forty-seven Summary

On Will's fifteenth birthday, he sees Lightfoot again. He has thought about her a lot but hasn't seen her since he kissed her. He apologizes to her. She tells him that she is going to marry Hosie.

The next Friday night Grandpa goes to lock up when he is held at gunpoint and made to open back up. There are two robbers and one gun. They make Grandpa open the safe to be disappointed by only finding a will and some stock certificates. They tell Grandpa to show them where the money is. Grandpa tells them it is in the nail keg. They turn it over and coins roll everywhere. As the inebriated robbers crawl around grabbing for the money, Grandpa knocks them unconscious.

When they come to, Grandpa is holding the robbers hostage with their own...