# Mr. Grant — Short Fiction character guide > Mr. Grant in Short Fiction by Ring Lardner. **Role:** minor **Also known as:** Mr. A. T. Grant, old Grant, Grant **First appearance:** 0000-my-roomy ## Who they are Character in stories, often an older man. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/i) Owner of the new league club who offers the narrator a $5,000 contract to play right field. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/ii) Team owner with ambitions to win the pennant and reform baseball's evils. ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/iii) The team owner who negotiates with Warner to play shortstop, offering extra money. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/iv) Mentioned as the potential recipient of the returned check. ### [A One-Man Team](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/a-one-man-team) The coach of the visiting team, who devises a plan to stop Davis. He is confident in his defensive scheme. ### [The Holdout](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/the-holdout) Mentioned as a player who was overpaid, earning $7,000 but pitching poorly. ### [II: Starting Gaily](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/ii-starting-gaily) The father, who drives the family car and makes sarcastic remarks about the journey. ### [III: Erie Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/iii-erie-lake) Father, drives the car onto the boat and jokes with the family. ### [V: My Father’s Idear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/v-my-father-s-idear) The father, who insists on taking a shortcut despite his wife's objections, leading to a frustrating detour. ### [VII: Hudson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/vii-hudson) Father, interacts with the locals and pays the bill. ### [VIII: Hudson to Yonkers 106.5](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/viii-hudson-to-yonkers-106-5) The father, who drives the family and makes sarcastic remarks about each town. ### [X: N.Y. To Grenitch 500.0](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/x-n-y-to-grenitch-500-0) The father, driving and getting lost on the way to Greenwich. ### [Some Like Them Cold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/some-like-them-cold) Paul Sears, the lyricist of Lewis's song, is mentioned as the brother of Betsy. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/v) Not directly present, but referenced as the promoter of the previous Barnes match, indicating the scale of the business. ### [Cinderella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/cinderella) A wealthy young man who hosts the dance and falls for Cinderella. ### [What of It?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/what-of-it) Mentioned as a friend of Lacey's in the watch game, but not present in the scene. ### [Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/mr-and-mrs-fix-it) Mentioned as one of the narrator's old friends who is not very lively. ### [The Love Nest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/the-love-nest) The 'great man' and president of Modern Pictures, Inc. He is proud of his family and home, which he calls a 'love nest,' and is oblivious to his wife's misery. ### [The Jade Necklace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/the-jade-necklace) Narrator of the chapter, a secretary/valet to L. N. Bauer at Colossal Films. ### [IX: Yale, Beaten by Blind Boys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/ix-yale-beaten-by-blind-boys) Jack Grudge's father, president of U.S. Steel, worried about his daughter Bera. ### [XI: How I Swam the Hudson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xi-how-i-swam-the-hudson) The narrator, who is returning to Yale and later decides to enter Princeton. ### [XII: I Transfer from Princeton to Medicine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xii-i-transfer-from-princeton-to-medicine) Dean Cornwell, who interacts with the narrator about registration and course selection. ### [XV: Sport Writer on The Rabies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xv-sport-writer-on-the-rabies) The narrator, referred to as 'Lardner' in the chapter, works as a sport writer on The Rabies. ### [XVI: Star Reporter for The Rabies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xvi-star-reporter-for-the-rabies) The city editor who assigns the narrator to the Helsh case, described as violently drunk. ### [Promoted to Contest Editor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xvii-promoted-to-contest-editor) Mentioned as Horace Greeley, co-editor of The Rabies, who promotes the narrator. ### [XVIII: Halloween in Polyandry Hospital](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xviii-halloween-in-polyandry-hospital) Narrator of the chapter, undergoing medical examination and hospitalization. ### [Dan Boone's Joke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xx-dan-boone-s-joke) Mentioned as a notable figure whose autograph the narrator collected, part of his hobby. ### [XXIII: My Romance Blasted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xxiii-my-romance-blasted) Narrator of the chapter, recounting his divorce from Hugga Much. ### [The Venomous Viper of the Volga](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/the-venomous-viper-of-the-volga) Willie Troy, the manager of the Viper, who is training him and controlling his exposure. ### [Man Not Overboard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/man-not-overboard) Fred Lemp, a hosiery manufacturer who shares his life story with Brainard, revealing his own tragedies. ### [Wedding Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/wedding-day) Referred to as Ed, Ruth's brother-in-law, a publicity man for the Shuberts. He is cynical about the wedding and provides some of the backstory to Ruth. ### [Ex Parte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/ex-parte) The narrator's friend who sold him his new house. ### [High-Rollers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/high-rollers) One of the wealthy men in the bridge foursome with Marion. He is involved in the high-stakes gambling and is part of the argument about debts. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/mr_grant - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters