![]() The novel then transitions to Lucius convincing Zara to share her stories of Jesse James. Zara purports that in her youth she was Jesse James’s lover. In the midst of trying to redeem Bucky, Lucius learns of old Zara Jane Ransom, the sole resident of the Blue Goose Hotel, in the small town of Sweetwater. However, the antics of their older brother Earl, a dedicated con man, is a corrupting influence on Bucky. His story-telling urge is now put to the test as Lucius must learn to twist his words to benefit Bucky’s case. Stories bubble up from within Lucius’s mind. Lucius is training to be a teacher, but his true passion rests in writing. Lucius tracks down each of Bucky’s ‘victims’ and negotiates that Bucky will make restitution (eventually – he notes the loophole of not arranging a deadline), if they will drop charges. Now Lucius has taken responsibility for talking Bucky’s way out of a whole mess of trouble. Newly released from reform school, Bucky got caught for passing a string of bad checks. Desperate to get his little brother Bucky off a chain gang, Lucius Hutchfield attempts to rescue his brother from his misdeeds.
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