God brings things out right at last." But Ralph's own faith was weak, and his words sounded hollow and hypocritical to himself.

Would God indeed bring things out right?
He sat musing a good while, trying to convince himself of the truth of what he had just been saying to Shocky--that God would indeed bring things out right at last.

Would it all come out right if Bud married Hannah?
Would it all come out right if he were driven from Flat Creek with a dark suspicion upon his character?
Did God concern himself with these things?
Was there any God?
It was the same old struggle between Doubt and Faith.

And when Ralph looked up, Shocky had departed.
In the next hour Ralph fought the old battle of Armageddon.

I shall not describe it.