Enough Rope

The arrival of a mysterious woman who claims to be his guardian angel shakes the resolve of an aimless drifter and threatens his relationship with the girl who loves him. The story, which is set in a smoky diner, is a probing study of the conflict between irresponsibility and the yearning for stability in life.

“Bunco” Billy Baxter has swindled a group of gullible miners out of $10,000 by selling them 100,000 acres of desert for one cent an acre. About to be hanged by the enraged men, Billy is rescued by a beautiful gun-toting woman who says she has lived for nearly four centuries. Later, she urges Billy to return the money, promising that if he does, she will help him pull off the biggest swindle in history.

A wandering man with no direction meets a strange woman who says she's his guardian angel, and this meeting makes him question everything while putting his romance with his devoted girlfriend at risk. Taking place in a dimly lit roadside restaurant, the tale explores the battle between living carelessly and wanting a settled life.