Private Peaceful summary: Chapter 5🏵

Chapter 5: Twenty-four minutes past twelve
The colonel comes knocking on the door complaining to Miss. Peaceful that Charlie had stole Bertha, Charlie doesn't budge and refuses to tell the Colonel where Bertha(Dog) is. Mrs. Peaceful argued along with Charlie and the Colonel, then finally she offered to buy the dog. The colonel took the pity offer, and left. Soon Big Joe and Bertha became best of friends, Bertha would sleep on his bed but she wasn't allowed to. One day Molly stops visiting the Peaceful family because the Colonel told Molly's parents about the incident that occurred with Bertha. He told Molly's parents that the peaceful children were thieving rascals, so her parents forbid Molly to see any of them. Charlie had no hope of seeing Molly, for his conversations with Molly's parents ended up with a slam in the face. Charlie hoped that Tommo could do better, so later on Tommo became their messenger, exchanging letters to each other and meeting up with Molly secretly. But Molly's mother ends up finding their letters and ends up telling everyone they are love letters. Tommo ends up feeling betrayed and sad because they are meeting behind his back.
One day the find Bertha shot by the colonel, the only question asked at the time was by Molly "Why, why?.