Summary

In chapter 13, Miss Lana drives Mo to where the townspeople are lingering around Mr. Jesse's property. Miss Lana doesn't know how to drive, so Mo questions her and asks her to consider another way to get there. Mo even offers to drive instead of Miss Lana. Mo coaches Miss Lana on some of the technicalities of the car and of driving, such as what R and D stand for. They drop off the lunches at Mr. Jesse's then go to Dale's to let Miss Rose know that Starr is looking for her and Dale.

The four of them go to Mr. Jesse's place so Starr can talk to Dale, who confesses that he did steal - in his eyes, borrow - Mr. Jesse's rowboat. Dale makes up the conversation with Mr. Jesse to make...