![]() ![]() ![]() Departing the ship in France, the soldiers witness the sorrow and injuries all around them. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. He develops a friendship with another horse, Topthorn, who belongs to Nicholls’ friend, Captain Stewart. Though Joey still fondly remembers Albert, he grows to like his new life and master. True to his word, Nicholls treats Joey well and sketches him for Albert. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him. Albert finds out and begs the captain to let him join the army. When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert’s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. He names and cares for Joey and protects the animal from the farmer’s drunken rages. The farmer’s 15-year-old son, Albert, is thrilled. ![]() In 1914, a colt named Joey (who narrates this tale) is sold to a drunken farmer. ![]()
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