# Mr. Hopkins — Hunting for Hidden Gold character guide

> Mr. Hopkins in Hunting for Hidden Gold by Franklin W. Dixon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hopkins, the astute Hopkins

**First appearance:** 0007-viii-the-second-stranger

## Who they are

A shrewd businessman or detective associate.

## In the story

### [VII: In the Windy City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/chapters/vii-in-the-windy-city)

Mr. Hopkins, Fenton Hardy's Chicago lawyer, meets the boys at the hotel and arranges their train tickets to Lucky Bottom.

### [VIII: The Second Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/chapters/viii-the-second-stranger)

The astute lawyer who locks the boys in their compartment and gives them tickets to Indianapolis, deliberately preventing them from reaching Montana.

### [X: On Guard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunting_for_hidden_gold_se/chapters/x-on-guard)

Referred to as the mysterious figure who likely alerted the gang to watch for the boys in Chicago and along the route.

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