Lou Sipher

Lou Sipher is the smooth-talking salesman in Pastor Wilson Knox's unusual farm tale. He arrives while Priscilla is managing her father's property and offers a free sample of synthetic inverse nutrient. The product makes vegetables sing and dance, and Lou uses the dazzling display to overcome Priscilla's better judgment. Once her crops begin dying, he keeps extending credit until her debt includes the farm and even Priscilla herself. Lou is charming when he wants a sale, merciless when payment comes due, and determined to separate Priscilla from her father's instructions. His schemes cannot withstand the Secure Original Nutrient her father left behind, and he melts away when its power restores her.