Summary

Chapter 19. Patty is convicted of the lesser charge, and is sentenced to four to six months at the Arkansas Reformatory for Girls at Bolton, Arkansas.

Mr. Grimes drives Patty to the reformatory. On the way, she thinks of her dreams of being beautiful and reunited with Anton. She begins to see the blessing of their friendship, as brief as it was.

Despite the fact it is against the rules, Mr. Grimes stops at a roadside diner and buys Patty a meal. He is kind to her, and she appreciates his kindness, and how he refers to Anton as “that German boy” and not a Nazi, especially after her experiences in court, where she was called a traitor, and refused the chance to tell her side of the story.

Patty considers the fact her lawyer had not even wanted to take her case until Mr. Bergen...