Chapter 25 Summary

Nels Gudmundsson calls Hatsue as his first witness and, as he does, the story moves to Kabuo and Hatsue just after they have their first child. Though the child brings them happiness, losing the 7 acres of land leaves Kabuo angry and bitter. Instead of being a strawberry farmer, Kabuo becomes a fisherman as he patiently waits for Ole Jurgensen to slow down and sell his farm.

The longed for day arrives and Kabuo rushes over to Ole's in order to buy the 7 acres. However, Kabuo was too late; Ole had already sold the entire farm to Carl Heine Jr. and Kabuo has to talk to Carl instead. Kabuo does so and then, finally, he returns home from a night of fishing and tells Hatsue that Carl agreed to sell the 7 acres. Hatsue and Kabuo are ecstatic, but their happiness is interrupted when they...