How It All Goes Down
- Jeannette retrieves Mom's check for her Texas land, but Dad takes it.
- Jeannette decides to get a job and earn money for herself that Dad can't get his hands on.
- Jeannette lies and tells a local jewelry store owner, Mr. Becker, that she's seventeen, even though she's only thirteen. He hires her.
- Sometimes, Mr. Becker rubs up against Jeannette inappropriately, but at this point, Jeannette is used to it. She pushes him away and keeps working. He acts like nothing happened.
- Every time he leaves, though, Mr. Becker accuses Jeannette of stealing.
- So Jeannette decides to steal a watch, and she gets away with it.
- But Jeannette realizes that she can't ever wear her stolen watch, or she'll get caught. So she returns it.