Chapters Twenty-four, Twenty-five, and Afterword Summary

Carrie sees and airplane overhead and an explosion knocks her to the ground. More wounded people arrive and Carrie hears that the miners are withdrawing from the fight. Talcott yells that Rondal wounded. Rondal says he cannot feel his legs and in an effort to give Rondal the determination to try to hang on, Carrie tells him that she is pregnant.

Dr. Booker removes the bullet but the bullet has severed Rondal's spinal cord. Talcott says that Rondal cannot stay no matter how dangerous it is to move him. Carrie says that if she can get a team of mules she can take him to the Homeplace in Kentucky. Talcott thinks the idea is absurd and he argues with Carrie. Talcott and Carrie tell Rondal to decide and Rondal chooses to go with Carrie. Dr...