Part 1, Chapter 9 Summary

Willie continued to run hard news stories and pictures on the front page of the paper. The next big one was the story of the bomb in the Times office, complete with photos, and a story about Wiley getting beat up by thugs. At lunch that week, Callie called him courageous. Esau joined their lunch and Willie got to meet him for the first time. The next morning, Willie had an unexpected visitor to his office, Harry Rex Vonner. He was a local lawyer who'd come to give Willie a gun to defend himself. Willie had never shot a gun before, so Harry Rex invited him to a goat roast that afternoon. He said he'd teach Willie how to shoot. Willie learned more about local cuisine, including chitlins and roasted goat, as well as moonshine. Willie also learned how to shoot...