Part 1: Chapters 14, 15, and 16 Summary

The next morning, Stanley tries to talk to X-Ray about the gold tube, but X-Ray ignores him and tells him to leave him alone. Once they're digging, though, X-Ray calls Mr. Pendanski over to his hole at a water break and shows him the tube sticking out of the dirt on his shovel. Mr. Pendanski comes back with the Warden to look at X-Ray's gold tube. Much to Stanley's surprise, the Warden is a tall, redheaded woman who lets X-Ray ride back to camp, take a double shower, and get clean clothes.

The Warden tells Mr. Pendanski to refill the boys' canteens, but he explains he just did that. The Warden calls upon Stanley to see if he had taken a drink, and while he tries not to make trouble for Mr. Pendanski by saying that he had plenty...