
"All the secret joys, the sudden terrors of being young and free and far from home"
After the Civil War, a southern boy, aged 12, runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside, and meets various odd characters along the way, including Milo, a mysterious drifter who may or may not be the vengeful "Fool Killer" of folklore.
Milo Bogardus

George Mellish

Mr. Dodd

Dirty Jim Jelliman

Mrs. Dodd

Janet
Ova Fanshawe
Reverend Spotts

Alice

Blessing Angeline Fanshawe