The uncle of an executed murderess associate four narrative of his hometown, Barney Oldfield, to a newsman. In the first, an aged man prosecute a love affair with a jr. adult female, even to the grave and beyond. In the 2nd, a hurt man on the run from creditor is rescue by a back country anchorite who keep the secret to ageless life. In the 3rd, a glass-eating carny pay the ultimate monetary value for look for love on the exterior. And in the 4th, a grouping of Civil War soldier are keep confined by a family of orphan with unusual purpose for them.