# Kate Hayes — Short Fiction character guide > Kate Hayes in Short Fiction by Ring Lardner. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Kate, Kathryn, Kathryn Stark, Katie, Sister Kate **First appearance:** 0000-my-roomy ## Who they are Irish maid whose quick tongue and warmer heart make her the woman the narrator keeps circling back to, whether he deserves her or not. ## Relationships ### [Ella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/ella) _friendship_ Ella and Kate Hayes are close friends, possibly confidantes or companions. ### [Mr. Daley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/mr_daley) _professional_ Kate Hayes and Mr. Daley have a work relationship, possibly employer-employee or colleague. ### [Jimmy Ralston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/jimmy_ralston) _romantic_ Jimmy Ralston and Kate Hayes have a romantic interest, with possible obstacles. ### [Ella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/ella) _friendship_ Ella and Kate Hayes are close friends, possibly confidantes or companions. ### [Jimmy Ralston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/jimmy_ralston) _romantic_ Jimmy Ralston and Kate Hayes have a romantic interest, with possible obstacles. ### [Mr. Daley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/mr_daley) _professional_ Kate Hayes and Mr. Daley have a work relationship, possibly employer-employee or colleague. ### [Ella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/ella) _friendship_ Ella and Kate Hayes are close friends, possibly confidantes or companions. ### [Mr. Daley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/mr_daley) _professional_ Kate Hayes and Mr. Daley have a work relationship, possibly employer-employee or colleague. ## In the story ### [Back to Baltimore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/back-to-baltimore) The owner of the baseball club who fires the narrator. She is described as a 'handsome devil' who married the previous owner for his money and is now in charge. ### [Where Do You Get That Noise?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/where-do-you-get-that-noise) Provides a counterpoint to the noise, representing clarity and grounding. ### [Tour Y-10](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/tour-y-10) The narrator's best friend, who is described as dark, large, and not conventionally pretty, but with nerve and a teasing personality. She suggested the trip to Yellowstone. ### [A Chip of the Old Block](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/a-chip-of-the-old-block) Mentioned as Kathryn Stark, the fiancée of Evan Barnes. ### [IV: Buffalo to Rochester 76.4](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/iv-buffalo-to-rochester-76-4) The mother, who subtly criticizes the father's driving and suggests stopping for lunch. ### [IX: The Bureau of Manhattan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/ix-the-bureau-of-manhattan) The mother, who asks about plans and is left waiting at the 125th Street station, ending in a bad temper. ### [The Big Town](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/the-big-town) The Mrs., traveling to New York to see life and find Katie a husband. ### [I: Quick Returns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/i-quick-returns) Ella's sister, the object of the family's plan to find a wealthy husband in New York. ### [II: Ritchey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/ii-ritchey) The narrator's sister-in-law, who is the focus of the family's efforts to find a husband. She is initially interested in Trumbull's driver, Ritchey, but loses interest upon learning he is married. ### [III: Lady Perkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/iii-lady-perkins) Tom's sister-in-law, lonely and crying herself to sleep. ### [IV: Only One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/iv-only-one) Kate is courted by Daley, goes to New York with another man, and is proposed to but asks for time to think. ### [V: Katie Wins a Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/v-katie-wins-a-home) Katie falls for Ralston and decides to back his show with her inheritance. ### [Bluebeard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/bluebeard) The unnamed wife in the story, who marries Bluebeard for his money and disobeys his command to open the forbidden closet. ### [V: How Spanish War Ended](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/v-how-spanish-war-ended) Mentioned as the President to whom the narrator is to be presented, a satirical anachronism. ### [Old Folks' Christmas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/old-folks-christmas) Mother who tries to preserve family rituals but is hurt by her children's indifference and modern attitudes. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/kate_hayes - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters