 As Snug, Rad and Tony are riding back to Tony's, they pass Roarer, whose tractor is stuck in the mud.Snug bets Roarer that if Moonbeam and Crowder can pull the tractor free, Roarer will forget Snug's debt, but if they fail, Roarer will reassume possession of them.Snug also asks for Roarer's blessing of his marriage to Rad if he succeeds, and Roarer reluctantly agrees.