Free Air Chapter 19 - The Night of Endless Pines

In which Claire Boltwood, wearied by a tire blow-out and the lonely passage through the endless Idaho pines, arrives exhausted at the squalid Pellago Tavern, where suspicion and rough hospitality await her and her ailing father. Enduring the sour temper of their hosts and the night’s uneasy watchfulness, she fends off unwelcome advances with a spirited stand, demonstrating a resilient determination amid the wilderness gloom.