Chapter 3 Summary

Roy Luther is able to eat soup but still cannot speak. Devola tends to Roy Luther and asks Mary Call to get her some razors when she goes to the store. Mary Call has been putting off the trip to the store, because it is so far away. In addition, the trip would take a long time and wear on their shoes. Romey is concerned that they only have $54.84 in their moneybox. He asks Mary Call what they are going to do, but she does not know.

One night, Mary Call wakes up and goes to the window. She sees a figure that she thinks is Devola and calls out to her, but the figure dissolves. Mary Call suddenly has an idea and goes to the trunk in Roy Luther's room to find Cosby Luther's book, A Guide to Wildcrafting. She lights a...