Through Black Spruce

Haunted by unsuccessful traps, a lack of tracks in the snow, and the sounds of howling, Will becomes increasingly concerned that he picked a bad place to stay on Ghost River. One evening a blizzard comes through, with howling wind that destroys his shelter and makes him realize that this place is haunted and wants him gone. When the wind stops, he is grateful to see that his plane is still intact. Seeing that more bad weather is coming, he decides to fly out. When he sees the windowpane that he took from the old fort, he suddenly worries “that it was this goddamn glass that had brought the bad luck” to him (285). He smashes the window and then sees that the weather is getting worse. He has five hours of daylight to fly out of this place.

Annie tells Will how she and Gordon left New York for good. Soleil kicks her out of the apartment and freezes her bank account. Annie plans on staying in a hotel until Butterfoot calls her to say that two of Danny’s closest friends are dead and she needs to get out of there. He agrees to help her and Gordon cross the border.