# Violet — Jack Keefe Stories character guide

> Violet in Jack Keefe Stories by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Violet, Al, Honest Al, Allen, Violet Al, poor little Violet

**First appearance:** 0001-jack-keefe-stories

## Who they are

Violet is the woman Jack's letters keep circling back to, tangled up in the domestic comedy of Florrie, little Al, and Jack's wandering eye.

## In the story

### [The Busher Comes Back](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/the-busher-comes-back)

Jack's former romantic interest; he breaks off with her after she calls him a 'busher' and sends her a postcard after his win.

### [A New Busher Breaks In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/a-new-busher-breaks-in)

Joe Hill's wife; Jack sees her in the stands and later wishes she could have witnessed his victory.

### [The Busher's Kid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/the-busher-s-kid)

Jack's roommate and teammate, with whom he has a tense argument about finances and the baby.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/characters/violet
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/characters