# George Ringo — Short Fiction character guide

> George Ringo in Short Fiction by O. Henry.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** George

**First appearance:** 0000-lord-oakhurst-s-curse

## Who they are

A character, possibly an outlaw or cowboy.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_rivalry_

George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or adversarial exchanges.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_rivalry_

George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or adversarial exchanges.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_rivalry_

George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or adversarial exchanges.

## In the story

### [What It Was](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/what-it-was)

The man in the romantic scene, whose watch becomes a point of contention.

### [A Startling Demonstration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/a-startling-demonstration)

The young man who marries the mind reader and is caught thinking of another woman.

### [How She Got in the Swim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/how-she-got-in-the-swim)

George W. St. Bibbs, the husband who loves fashionable society and attends the ball without his wife.

### [Caught](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/caught)

Implied as the 'tall, elderly, dark complexioned man' who is President Miraflores, though not directly named; he commits suicide.

### [One Dollar's Worth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/one-dollar-s-worth)

Referred to as Mexico Sam, the half-breed desperado who ambushes Littlefield and Nancy.

### [One Thousand Dollars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/one-thousand-dollars)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Rathskeller and the Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-rathskeller-and-the-rose)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Making of a New Yorker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-making-of-a-new-yorker)

Not present in this chapter.

### [An Adjustment of Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/an-adjustment-of-nature)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Handbook of Hymen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-handbook-of-hymen)

Not present in this chapter.

### [Calloway's Code](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/calloway-s-code)

Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.

### [Seats of the Haughty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/seats-of-the-haughty)

George is Solly's friend from the ranch, mentioned in Solly's reminiscence about putting sheep-dip in Horsehead Johnson's whisky.

### [Proof of the Pudding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/proof-of-the-pudding)

Not present in this chapter.

### [No Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/no-story)

Not present in this chapter.

### [A Poor Rule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/a-poor-rule)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Friendly Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-friendly-call)

Bell's friend, a flamboyant and surly man with a scarred hand, involved in a mysterious business deal.

## Links

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