Grandpa Price has almost always been disliked because of his relentlessly opining nature. Fortunately, his complaining has been put to a stop by the skilled craftsman Handy, who murdered Grandpa Price with a windlass. Handy has lived on Harry Munford’s farm for ten to twelve years now, and Munford cannot bear to get rid of him. He tells Handy that the more he thinks about it, the more he believes Handy should not have killed Price. He knows he must send Handy away to avoid the craftsman’s capture by the authorities, but the craftsman has endeared himself too much to Munford. Handy apologizes to Munford, but also tells him he could not help his anger at the time. The two met when Handy was looking for a job and place to stay and Munford was hiring cotton pickers. Handy refused the cotton picking job and told Munford he only sought to make things with his hands. While Munford rattled off a few more job suggestions and asked Handy for his previous job experience, Handy fashioned a spoon out of a stick and presented it to him. Shocked at the spoon’s quality, Munford allowed Handy to stay with him. Handy would go on to create anything he saw was needed on the farm, all of which was of fantastic quality. At present, Handy is daunted and anxious of the idea of spending days wandering around and searching for a new place to stay and make things. In emotional pain at the thought of driving Handy away, Munford leaves to prepare for a trip to town. When he comes back, he notices Handy has begun bustling about near the barn. The two don’t see each other again until breakfast, when Handy shows Munford the beautiful wooden chain he had been whittling all night. Each link is a memento of a specific memory of Grandpa Price, and Handy wants to lay it on Price’s neck when he is buried. Amazed at the chain’s detail, Munford protests at having it sealed away, but Handy tells him he made it specifically for Price. When Munford tells Handy it’s a shame, Handy walks into the barn and shoots himself. Melancholic at the loss of his friend but glad that he will never leave, Munford decides that Handy can be buried in the backyard.