Short Fiction · Character

Hoddy Ringo

A gambler and adventurer in a time-travel story.

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Also known as Hoddy, Mr. Hoddy Ringo

First appearance: time and time again

Hoddy Ringo shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Native New Texan assigned as Silk's personal secretary; mentioned as already aboard the ship.

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In I: Native New Texan assigned as Silk's personal secretary; mentioned as already aboard the ship. Later, in II: Silk's personal secretary and bodyguard, a native of New Texas, carries a hidden pistol and a letter to…

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Time Travel Gamblers
Time Travel Agents
Space Explorers and Bureaucrats
Protagonist

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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I
Native New Texan assigned as Silk's personal secretary; mentioned as already aboard the ship.
II
Silk's personal secretary and bodyguard, a native of New Texas, carries a hidden pistol and a letter to Space-Commander Stonehenge.
III
Silk's companion, who assists in the forcible escort and later tries to avoid attention from Captain Nelson.
IV
Silk's bodyguard and confidential secretary, relishes the barbecue atmosphere.
V
A bystander who drops his food and jumps on the wounded assassin after the shooting.
VI
Present during the council, comments on Ambassador Silk's reputation as a gunfighter.
VII
Hoddy drives Silk to the ranch, later visits Bonneyville in disguise, and participates in the Embassy meeting about the Bonney brothers' case.
VIII
Attaché extraordinary to the narrator, offers to obtain a wristwatch from a z'Srauff agent.
XI
Covers spectators during the shootout, later leaves New Texas after the treaty ratification, possibly involved in a bank robbery.

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