Tim and his father and leaving the Platt house and the it has been snowing all night. They had to trek all the way home because their escort couldn't meet them because the ground was slippery and hard to travel on. Tim's father goes ahead to check out the safetey of the roads. After awhile he still hasn't returned so Tim decides to go look for him. Tim finds his tracks and know instantly that he has been ambushed by cowboys. He doesn't know what to do. He runs into the woods and thinks of what Sam would do. He knows Sam would be darring and try to rescue their father but Tim doesn't know if he has enough courage to do so. Tim decides to do the smart thing. He takes the oxen back to their tavern so they will have food. later on in the night Tim runs into the cowboys. Tims warns them that there is an escort coming for him, the cowboys don't know what to do. They want to ambush Tim, but they don't want to get harrassed by the escort. A dog barks, spooking them, and they flee. Tim begins to laugh and cry with relief and triumph. He has saved his family's goods, he has acted bravely and smartly, and he has a great story to tell Sam. He continues traveling through the night until he arrives home in Redding.
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