Jack Graves

Jack Graves is a shopkeeper in Tinsley, Texas. He took over his father's tinware shop a few years back, though his father still works the shop from time to time. Jack's father lost use of his leg in the Civil War and has his good days and bad so Jack keeps a bunk in the back and minds the store daily.

Jack can be an excitable type at times and has his mother's Irish temper. For the most part he is calm and cool and very personable with the townsfolk, most especially Katie Birch. Jack and Katie would have run away together long ago if Katie could bring herself to leave her ailing mother; instead they bide their time and deal with the oaf Big Schmidt. Schmidt and Jack both fight for Katie's affections, Schmidt being twice as big and with a gang of ruffians at his disposal make life miserable for Jack who is fairly powerless to do anything. Jack just holds onto the fact that Katie loves him only - that is until that "One Fateful Night".