Short Fiction · Character

Hubert Blair

A jaunty, popular boy whose whistled Grizzly Bear down a moonlit alley walks him straight into the Scandal Detectives' ambush.

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Also known as Robert, Hubert, Lambert

First appearance: I

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Mentioned by Imogene as a boy she likes equally with Basil; Basil accepts him philosophically.

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Hubert Blair is the kind of son who kisses his mother, sets his cap at an angle, and takes the alley shortcut without a second thought. When anonymous notes signed S. D. begin arriving, his father asks careful questions and Hubert answers with the cheerful vagueness of a boy who has never had an enemy worth naming. The decoy telephone call and the masked figures waiting in the alley make him the unwitting center of a boys' conspiracy that is part game and part genuine menace.

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Social climbers and romantics
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Social circles and charm

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Basil Duke Lee
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Hubert Blair appears across 10 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I
Mentioned by Imogene as a boy she likes equally with Basil; Basil accepts him philosophically.
II
A charismatic and athletic newcomer who charms the girls and outshines Basil at the gathering.
III
Target of Basil's vengeful scheme for his indiscretions with other girls.
IV
The target of the Scandal Detectives' prank; cheerful and unsuspecting; receives a decoy phone call and walks into the alley.
V
Hubert arrives with his father, claiming to have fought off a gang of toughs, and embellishes his story throughout the evening.
VI
Has left with his mother for the seashore for the summer; his charm and mannerisms are admired by Basil.
A Night at the Fair
A boy who leads the raucous parade with Olive, twirling a cane and drawing attention. He is part of the wild group that Basil observes from the Van Schellinger box.
I
Mentioned as the proposed leading man in Basil's play to persuade Evelyn to join.
II
A charming but disruptive cast member who quits after a heated argument with Basil.
III
Mentioned as the type of person Evelyn Beebe prefers—someone who can reach her through her senses.

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