The Colonel

Unknown Narrator

The Colonel is a superior or colleague of the narrator, often involved in military or authoritative contexts.

Unknown Narrator

The Colonel is a superior or colleague of the narrator, often involved in military or authoritative contexts.

Unknown Narrator

The Colonel is a superior or colleague of the narrator, often involved in military or authoritative contexts.

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Mentioned as the Commissioner or chief clerk who signs orders for file access.

II

Colonel St. Vitus, the host, invited Professor von Bum to the party.

A Snapshot at the President

Mentioned as the managing editor who assigns the reporter to interview President Cleveland.

The Sensitive Colonel Jay

Colonel Jay, a sensitive and quick-tempered man who shoots at a stranger for tapping his pipe, then apologizes and offers a drink.

Chapter II

Colonel Smith, the judge's brother, confesses to the murder at the funeral.

The Winner

Participates in the lying contest and begins a story about his Saturday morning.

The Colonel’s Romance

The colonel tells the story of returning to Crosstree, Alabama, and finding a lost love note in a hollow tree.

Paderewski's Hair

Colonel Warburton Pollock, the raconteur who tells the tales of Paderewski's hair and the Australian adventure.

A Question of Direction

The colonel recounts the story of the shooting at the debating society, defending the action as justified and reflecting local norms.

The Pint Flask

The protagonist, a Houston colonel and church member, who is tormented by a pint whisky flask he accidentally carries.

Money Maze

Colonel Emilio Falcon, private secretary to President Losada, sent to Coralio to recover the lost treasury funds.

Dicky

Referred to as the comandante, Don Señor el Coronel Encarnacion Rios, who makes advances toward Pasa and is assaulted by Dicky.

The Duplicity of Hargraves

Major Talbot, a proud Southern gentleman, is the victim of Hargraves's mimicry and later unknowingly receives charity from him.

Friends in San Rosario

Referred to as Major Tom Kingman, president of the First National Bank, who stalls the examiner with a story.

Cupid à la Carte

Referenced as a figure in the story's setting, but not a central character.

The Renaissance at Charleroi

An old friend and solicitor who lends Charleroi to Grandemont for the dinner.

Art and the Bronco

Senator Kinney, the picture's champion and sponsor, delivers a speech praising the Briscoe legacy.

Out of Nazareth

Colonel Peyton Blaylock is a trusting, optimistic man who has been deceived before but maintains faith in humanity. He plans to open a bookstore in Skyland.

The Fourth in Salvador

Mentioned as Henry Barnes, an American who joins the celebration and contributes to the patriotic fervor.

The Pimienta Pancakes

Judson Odom, the camp cook who tells the story of his rivalry with Jackson Bird over Miss Willella Learight and the pancake recipe.

The Gold That Glittered

Referenced indirectly as part of the café scene; not a major role in this chapter.

One Thousand Dollars

Not present in this chapter.

The Rathskeller and the Rose

Not present in this chapter.

The Ransom of Mack

Referred to as 'old Mack Lonsbury'; Andy's partner who retires with him to Pina and becomes justice of the peace.

The Making of a New Yorker

Not present in this chapter.

II

Colonel Jackson T. Rockingham, the prominent citizen of Mountain Valley, is the target of the kidnapping plot.

III

Colonel Jackson T. Rockingham, the kidnapped railroad president who writes the ransom letter.

IV

Colonel Rockingham, the kidnapped railroad president, introduces his brother and other officials.

An Adjustment of Nature

Not present in this chapter.

Blind Man's Holiday

Mentioned as a figure in the café; not directly involved in the main plot.

The Fool-Killer

Revealed as Jesse Holmes, the Fool-Killer, and Kerner's father; he threatens Kerner but eventually reconciles.

The Handbook of Hymen

Not present in this chapter.

Calloway's Code

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

Proof of the Pudding

Not present in this chapter.

The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss

The boss of the restaurant, who hires the halberdier and insists on historical authenticity.

The Fifth Wheel

Mysterious benefactor who rescues Thomas from the cold and later reveals himself as Professor Cherubusco.

Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet

Mayor Banks, the target of the scheme; feigns illness and is convinced by Jeff's 'personal magnetism' demonstration.

A Midsummer Masquerade

Referred to as 'Old Smoke-’em-out Smithers,' the proprietor of Woodchuck Inn who enlists Jeff and Andy to impersonate celebrity guests.

The Rose of Dixie

Colonel Aquila Telfair, editor of The Rose of Dixie, defends his editorial standards and Southern traditions against Thacker's criticisms.

The Hiding of Black Bill

H. Ogden, the sheep rancher who is secretly the train robber Black Bill.

No Story

Not present in this chapter.

A Poor Rule

Not present in this chapter.

The Snow Man

George, the camp cook, who remains level-headed and ultimately takes charge to protect the young woman.