# Black Jack — Freckles character guide

> Black Jack in Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jack, Black, old Black Jack

**First appearance:** 0004-iii

## Snapshot

A shadowy thief stalking the Limberlost's valuable timber, whose menace turns Freckles' lonely watch into a test of nerve and loyalty.

## Who they are

Black Jack moves through the swamp as a rumor and a threat, part of the criminal pressure closing in on the timber Freckles has sworn to protect. His schemes with Wessner give the guard's daily rounds real stakes, transforming wire and cudgel into weapons against men rather than weather. He embodies the danger that makes Freckles' courage legible, and his presence keeps the middle arc taut with the possibility of ambush.

## Relationships

### [Freckles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/freckles)

_rivalry_

Black Jack is a menacing outlaw who threatens Freckles and is involved in the timber theft.

### [The Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/the_angel)

_psychological_

Black Jack harbors an obsessive and predatory interest in The Angel, viewing her as a prize.

### [Wessner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/wessner)

_rivalry_

Black Jack and Wessner are criminal associates who frequently clash and distrust each other.

### [The Bird Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/the_bird_woman)

_rivalry_

Black Jack views The Bird Woman as an enemy because she helps Freckles and documents the swamp.

### [Freckles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/freckles)

_rivalry_

Black Jack is a menacing outlaw who threatens Freckles and is involved in the timber theft.

### [The Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/the_angel)

_psychological_

Black Jack harbors an obsessive and predatory interest in The Angel, viewing her as a prize.

### [Freckles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/freckles)

_rivalry_

Black Jack is a menacing outlaw who threatens Freckles and is involved in the timber theft.

### [Wessner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/wessner)

_rivalry_

Black Jack and Wessner are criminal associates who frequently clash and distrust each other.

### [Wessner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/wessner)

_rivalry_

Black Jack and Wessner are criminal associates who frequently clash and distrust each other.

### [The Bird Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/the_bird_woman)

_rivalry_

Black Jack views The Bird Woman as an enemy because she helps Freckles and documents the swamp.

### [The Bird Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/the_bird_woman)

_rivalry_

Black Jack views The Bird Woman as an enemy because she helps Freckles and documents the swamp.

### [The Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/characters/the_angel)

_psychological_

Black Jack harbors an obsessive and predatory interest in The Angel, viewing her as a prize.

## In the story

### [Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/chapters/iv)

Ambushes and beats Freckles; is described as a 'cur whipped so completely' by McLean.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as a potential accomplice of Wessner in the theft.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/chapters/vii)

Expected to return for revenge after the ambush.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/chapters/xii)

Leads the timber theft, becomes infatuated with the Angel, and shows a moment of regret.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/chapters/xiii)

Ambushes Freckles, curses the Angel, escapes into the swamp, and is not found despite a search.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/freckles_se/chapters/xiv)

Found dead in the swamp, killed by a rattlesnake.

## Links

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