# Shorty Lahey — Jack Keefe Stories character guide

> Shorty Lahey in Jack Keefe Stories by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lahey, Shorty, Al, Shorty Lahey, Al the bird, inspections Shorty Lahey, little Al, Al Shorty Lahey

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

## Who they are

A baseball player and acquaintance of Jack's.

## In the story

### [Jack the Kaiser Killer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/jack-the-kaiser-killer)

A fellow soldier who identifies the gunman 'Tom the Trigger' and later corrects the identification.

### [Corporal Punishment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/corporal-punishment)

Shorty Lahey is a private who travels with Jack on the train and shares grim rumors about the dangers faced by corporals in France, including torture and death. He later mocks Jack's French lessons and trench training leadership.

### [Purls Before Swine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jack_keefe_stories_se/chapters/purls-before-swine)

Mentioned as one of the 'birds' on a train sent to the national guards.

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