Indiscretions of Archie · Character
Roscoe Sherriff
A fast-talking American press agent who peddles energy and adventure, he recruits the idle Archie Moffam to hide a snake for a vaudeville tragedienne.
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Also known as Mr. Roscoe Sherriff, Sherriff, Mr. Sherriff
First appearance: Mr. Roscoe Sherriff Has an Idea
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Press agent and apostle of Energy; recruits Archie to secretly keep a snake for a scheme involving Mme.
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Sherriff is a self-described apostle of Energy whose anecdotal, well-paid past dazzles Archie into wishing he could 'slip things over' and 'put things across' too. Spotting a useful convert, he asks Archie to conceal…
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