# Maddie Barnes — Robbery Under Arms character guide

> Maddie Barnes in Robbery Under Arms by Rolf Boldrewood.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Madeline, Barnes

**First appearance:** 0001-robbery-under-arms

## Snapshot

A goldfield girl with dark eyes and a dancer's grace, courted by Dick Marston and admired by every man in the room, including Starlight.

## Who they are

Maddie is the pick of the down-the-river girls, lively enough to draw the Commissioner's eye and steady enough to beg Dick to leave his outlaw life behind and follow Jim's example. She waits for him with a patience that costs her, and her sister's wedding puts her in the same room as the very men hunting her lover. Her loyalty gives Dick something real to lose, and her presence at the ball quietly indicts the double life he can't escape.

## Relationships

### [Jim Marston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/characters/jim_marston)

_romantic_

Maddie is a former love interest of Jim, representing a simpler, honest life he left behind.

### [Jim Marston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/characters/jim_marston)

_romantic_

Maddie is a former love interest of Jim, representing a simpler, honest life he left behind.

### [Jim Marston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/characters/jim_marston)

_romantic_

Maddie is a former love interest of Jim, representing a simpler, honest life he left behind.

## In the story

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xx)

Youngest Barnes girl, expresses desire for Rainbow and is promised the horse in Starlight's will.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xxviii)

Flirts with Sir Ferdinand Morringer, jokes about the police, and hosts the evening at the inn.

### [Jim's Marriage and the New Inspector](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xxx)

Watches Jim's wedding with hidden tears, revealing her unspoken love for him.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Offers Dick breakfast and lodging at Jonathan's; shows loyalty.

### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xxxix)

At Jonathan's house, she kisses Jim and praises him for smashing Moran; expresses curiosity about the night's events.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xliii)

Arranges Jim's escape by persuading Joe Moreton to swap duties and provides financial support.

### [XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robbery_under_arms_se/chapters/xlvii)

Dances with Starlight at the ball, noted as the best dancer, and attends her sister's wedding.

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