- Ox helps Tom find his wagon by giving him a Sears and Roebuck catalog with a selection of wagons. He knows right away that the one with green sideboards, yellow striping, and red wheels is the one for his family.
- The girls agree.
- Tom waits until the end of February to order the wagon (because of the winter weather). When it is delivered at the end of March, he takes his new horses to pick it up from the freight office at the depot.
- The freight agent notes the good quality of Tom's horses. The compliments just keep a-comin'.
- Tom goes to work at the mill where Ox, the Moucheauds, Mr. Hook, and Erlo Ackerman discuss his new team and agree that Tom has done well.