Summary

In Chapter 33, Snipes and his crew are sitting on the commissary steps. McIntyre has returned to work, but he doesn't speak. Snipes comments that he'd have killed the Pembertons with wooden stakes in their hearts rather than with fire since fire is their natural element. Henryson says that Bowden arrested McDowell.

Serena and Pemberton make arrangements to live in Campbell's old house. They decide to ride out and check that the cables are undamaged. As they ride, Meeks comes their way and tells them Galloway called. Serena tries to send Pemberton ahead, but he says he'll wait. Meeks tells Serena that Galloway said he traced "them" to Knoxville and that no freight train left before he arrived. Serena instructs Meeks to call Galloway and tell him to look around Knoxville.

When Meeks leaves, Serena asks what they should do about McDowell. Pemberton...