▁a ▁s eld om ▁used ▁a irst rip ▁near ▁an ▁abandoned ▁hotel . ▁Every one ▁dis emb arks ▁except ▁Al , ▁and ▁when ▁Nancy ▁returns ▁to ▁get ▁him , ▁she ▁disco vers ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁shot . ▁▁ ▁The ▁group ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁hotel , ▁which ▁is ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁care t aker ▁Mr . ▁J olly , ▁and ▁F arr ad ay ▁searches ▁everyone ▁for ▁guns , ▁conf isc ating ▁five ▁revol vers , ▁but ▁none ▁had ▁been ▁fired . ▁While ▁looking ▁through ▁Martin ' s ▁bag , ▁F arr ad ay ▁finds ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁By rd ▁claims ▁he ▁is ▁transport ing ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁his ▁bank . ▁With ▁everyone ▁considered ▁under ▁arrest , ▁F arr ad ay ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁a irst rip ' s ▁te let ype ▁office ▁to ▁send ▁in ▁his ▁report . ▁▁ ▁While ▁F arr ad ay ▁is ▁gone , ▁Bernard i ▁ste als ▁his ▁gun ▁back ▁and ▁disapp ears ▁with ▁Martin ' s ▁bag . ▁F arr ad ay ▁returns ▁and , ▁after ▁sending ▁Red fern ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁Bernard i , ▁goes ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁to ▁the ▁aircraft ▁to ▁retrieve ▁Am el ie ' s ▁lug g age . ▁▁ ▁Jimmy ▁accident ally ▁lo cks ▁F arr ad ay ▁in ▁the ▁aircraft , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁finally ▁gets ▁out , ▁F arr ad ay ▁finds ▁the ▁te let ype ▁operator , ▁dead ▁outside ▁the ▁hotel . ▁F arr ad ay ▁real izes ▁that ▁the