Chapter 29 Summary

The next day Palmer, Dorothy, and Nipper are playing in Palmer's bedroom and Dorothy advises Palmer to just tell everyone that he does not want to be a wringer. Dorothy offers to make the revelation for Palmer, but he adamantly forbids her to do so. Dorothy changes the subject and asks if Palmer is going to invite her to his birthday party this year. Palmer has not yet decided if he is going to have a party because Dorothy is actually his only real friend now. He has begun to fear Beans and Mutto because of what they would do to Nipper if they should ever see him.

Palmer's fears about Beans and Mutto are confirmed a few days later when Palmer's mother tells him that a stray yellow cat has been lurking around the house. Palmer knows instantly that Beans has brought...