- Mr. Olmstead takes Georgie and Billy back to the American House Hotel in Dog Hollow, where a bath, a room, and new clothes are waiting for Georgie.
- When Georgie wakes up from a long summer's nap, Mrs. Tartt, the owner, tells her Mr. Olmstead is waiting for her on the front porch.
- Instead of going straight to Mr. Olmstead, though, Georgie goes to the train station to ask if anyone saw Agatha leave town.
- She doesn't get much of an answer from the stationmaster, who thinks she's there to gossip about Darlene Garrow's elopement.
- When Georgie talks to Mr. Olmstead, he tells her there's a posse after Mr. Garrow and Bowler Hat already, and he also asks her some questions about what happened and tells her Billy told him about the kiss, too. He says he should have listened to Agatha.
- Then he gives her the bad news: Grandfather Bolte has been dead for two days.