# Jim Travis — Ragged Dick character guide

> Jim Travis in Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger Jr..

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** James Travis, Travis

**First appearance:** 0023-xxi-dick-loses-his-bankbook

## Snapshot

A smooth-talking sharper who fleeces Dick at cards and later stoops to outright theft, embodying the temptations that threaten a boy on the rise.

## Who they are

Known on the street as Limpy Jim, he wins five dollars off Dick in a rigged game and refuses him even a nickel for a night's lodging. Later he reappears in more respectable clothes, using charm and nerve to get close to Dick's savings. He is the story's warning that not every polished stranger deserves trust.

## Relationships

### [Ragged Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/ragged_dick)

_friendship_

Jim Travis is a fellow bootblack and close friend of Dick, often working and socializing together.

### [Micky Maguire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/micky_maguire)

_rivalry_

Jim Travis and Micky Maguire are antagonists, often clashing due to Micky's bullying nature.

### [Mrs. Mooney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/mrs_mooney)

_social_

Jim Travis is a fellow boarder at Mrs. Mooney's lodging house, interacting as acquaintances.

### [Ragged Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/ragged_dick)

_friendship_

Jim Travis is a fellow bootblack and close friend of Dick, often working and socializing together.

### [Ragged Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/ragged_dick)

_friendship_

Jim Travis is a fellow bootblack and close friend of Dick, often working and socializing together.

### [Micky Maguire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/micky_maguire)

_rivalry_

Jim Travis and Micky Maguire are antagonists, often clashing due to Micky's bullying nature.

### [Mrs. Mooney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/mrs_mooney)

_social_

Jim Travis is a fellow boarder at Mrs. Mooney's lodging house, interacting as acquaintances.

## In the story

### [Dick Loses His Bankbook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/chapters/xxi-dick-loses-his-bankbook)

Suspected of stealing Dick's bankbook; makes a suspicious visit to the boys' room to gauge their reaction.

### [XXII: Tracking the Thief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/chapters/xxii-tracking-the-thief)

Travis steals Dick's bankbook to fund a trip to California, revealing his dishonesty and desperation.

### [XXIII: Travis Is Arrested](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/chapters/xxiii-travis-is-arrested)

Attempts to steal Dick's savings but is arrested at the bank; he threatens Dick but is later sentenced to nine months on Blackwell's Island.

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