# Marian Hunter — Captain Jinks, Hero character guide

> Marian Hunter in Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Howard Crosby.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Business Marian Hunter, Marian, Mary

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-love-and-combat

## Who they are

Sam's sharp-willed fiancée, who tracks him to St. Lewis, witnesses his public kissing spree, and issues an ultimatum that reshapes his campaign and his life.

## Relationships

### [Sam Jinks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/characters/sam_jinks)

_romantic_

Marian Hunter is Sam Jinks' love interest, with romantic tension and affection between them.

### [Sam Jinks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/characters/sam_jinks)

_romantic_

Marian Hunter is Sam Jinks' love interest, with romantic tension and affection between them.

### [Sam Jinks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/characters/sam_jinks)

_romantic_

Marian Hunter is Sam Jinks' love interest, with romantic tension and affection between them.

## In the story

### [Captain Jinks, Hero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/captain-jinks-hero)

Marian Hunter is present, representing the romantic and societal expectations that complicate Sam's life.

### [III: Love and Combat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/iii-love-and-combat)

Miss Hunter is the object of Sam's affection; she is described as a young woman who has been engaged multiple times over six summers, currently to Cadet Saunders.

### [War and Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/iv-war-and-business)

A seasoned flirt at East Point, she strategically smiles at Sam, recognizing his potential as a future officer, and becomes engaged to him.

### [VII: The Battle of San Diego](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/vii-the-battle-of-san-diego)

Sam carries her last letter into battle.

### [The Warlord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xiii-the-warlord)

Sam imagines her as a potential victim of execution; her photograph causes him to disobey in his mind.

### [XIV: Home Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xiv-home-again)

Sam worries about her reaction to the kissing incidents reported in the papers.

### [XV: Politics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xv-politics)

Insists on marriage to stop Sam's kissing tour; orchestrates the wedding; is mortified by the press attacks but determined.

## Links

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