Part Three: Chapters 30 - 35 Summary

They finally come to a stop between two trees at the bottom after having descended four hundred yards. Jimmy switches off the engine and heads up the slope to confront the rifleman hoping to get at least two-thirds of the way up before spotting him coming down. When he reaches that approximate point he waits, still seeing nothing. A rushing sound from overhead makes him look up. The owl scares him so badly he cries out in surprise It sails past him and past the man who was less than thirty feet to his north. He immediately begins to fire. Jimmy begins to run south, trips and tumbles. He finally finds his feet again, hoping the gunman has lost track of him, but immediately hears him closing in. He runs again, dodges left, and in the darkness...