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Cast of Characters
CAST OF
CHARACTERS
SCORBION
Locale:
Haxford, England.
Date:
June, 1910.
Cora Gromley:
Mortimer Gromley’s wife.
Nellie:
The Gromleys’ cook and housekeeper.
Jonathan Bentine:
A young man from the town of Avens seeking
to confirm a secret from his past.
Mortimer Gromley:
A wealthy, retired linen merchant.
Pignon Scorbion:
The chief police inspector of Haxford. A friend of Dr. John Watson
and an extraordinary detective.
Thomas Worth:
An uneducated shoeshine man in Brown’s barbershop in his mid-twenties. The Gromley’s nephew.
Calvin Brown:
Owner of Brown’s Barbershop. A paunchy, long-time friend of Scorbion.
Barnabus:
A large, red-haired barber in Calvin’s shop who has a long,
plush crimson beard and stutters.
Yves:
A French transplant barber in Brown’s shop, whose lack of
height requires that he stands on a crate when he cuts hair.
Billy Arthurson:
In his early-twenties, the presses-mechanic and reporter for the Haxford Morning News newspaper.
Hubert Waters:
The editor and publisher of the Haxford Morning News.
Chief Inspector Benson:
Scorbion’s, now retired, predecessor police chief in Haxford.
William Bentine:
Jonathan Bentine’s purported father.
Mary Alice Bentine:
Jonathan Bentine’s mother who sang at the Grey Hawk Tavern in Avens.
Phillip:
The owner of the Grey Hawk Tavern.
Dr. Mayes:
A physician in Avens who treated Mortimer Gromley.
Choc Ross:
An attractive neophyte linen merchant.
Robert Garson:
A very handsome linen merchant.
Eloise:
Cora Gromley’s sister.
Katherine Walls:
Scorbion’s ex-wife.
Abigail Speckler:
Co-owner of Simon & Abigail Speckler’s Private Detective Agency.
Mildred Brown:
Calvin Brown’s wife.
Simon Adley:
The sergeant who is Scorbion’s second in command.
Roger Pawling:
A lower level constable on Scorbion’s staff.
Natacha Papouloute:
Pignon Scorbion’s mother.
Jamal Scorbion:
Pignon Scorbion’s father.
Arnold Hill:
Scorbion’s friend and chess opponent.
Henry Hopkins:
Owner and ringmaster of the Hopkins Travelling Circus.
Freddy Rumple:
A short, misfit loner and would-be circus star.
Emily Collins:
A box office worker at the Hopkins circus. Small of stature and feminine.
Reggie Watkins:
A strapping, 7 foot tall, not-overly-bright, roustabout in the Hopkins circus.
Percy Harvey:
A short stilt-walker in the Hopkins circus.
Mary Collins:
Emily’s deceased sister.
Jed Pierce:
A roustabout in the Hopkins circus.
Teddy Farner:
A roustabout in the Hopkins circus.
Shelby Winston:
A roustabout in the Hopkins circus.
Harry:
Haxford’s town drunk.
Victor Hutchfield:
A talented woodworker and friend of Emily Collins
who lives in Devonshire.
James & Lionel:
Animal trainers in Hopkins circus.
John Parks:
The lion tamer in the Hopkins circus.
Sabrina:
The bearded lady in the Hopkins circus.
Walt Robbins:
A new roustabout in the Hopkins circus, being trained
by Reggie Watkins.
Thelma Smith:
Owner of Books on The Square bookshop — independent,
learned, bright and extremely attractive.
Dr. Franklin Morgan:
Haxford’s town doctor.
Isabelle Morgan:
Dr. Morgan’s wife.
Faustin Hardcastle:
Owner and editor of the Haxford Gazette evening newspaper.
Sky Bear:
A Native American tribal leader in the old American West.
Yellow Feather:
Sky Bear’s wife.
Dibe:
Sky Bear and Yellow Feather’s youngest daughter.
Ajei:
Sky Bear and Yellow Feather’s eldest daughter.
Dr. James Adams:
The doctor in a town in the old American West.
Eve Adams:
Dr. Adam’s wife.
Samuel Lewiston:
A rancher in a town in the old American West.
John Borlan:
A rancher in a town in the old American West.
Will Farland:
A rancher in a town in the old American West.
Robert Masterford:
A United States government official who is
transferred to England; Dr. Adams is his physician.
Samuel Gray:
A recently deceased farmer who died in an accident.
Florence Gray:
The widow of Samuel Gray.
Martin Chames:
A farmer from Tottingham who relocated to Haxford.
Charles Emerlin:
Owner and chef of the Cork and Plate restaurant in
London who moved to Haxford to become the Morgans’ cook.
Warvis:
The Morgans’ manservant.
Joseph Nava:
The Morgans’ driver who formerly he sold farm machinery to Chames in Tottingham.
Katy Alby:
Martin Chames’ niece and the housekeeper for the Morgans’.
George Barlan:
Haxford’s butcher and a farm owner.
Angus Riley:
Haxford’s blacksmith and animal healer.
Locale:
Haxford, England
Date:
July, 1910
Pignon Scorbion:
The chief police inspector of Haxford. A friend of Dr. John Watson
and an extraordinary detective.
Elrod Hubbard:
Owner of Haxford’s bank.
Millicent Hubbard:
Elrod Hubbard’s wife.
Katherine Walls:
Scorbion’s ex-wife.
Thomas Worth:
An uneducated shoeshine man in Brown’s barbershop in his mid-twenties.
Calvin Brown:
Owner of Brown’s Barbershop. A paunchy, long-time friend of Scorbion.
Barnabus:
A barber in Calvin’s shop. A large, red haired man with a long, plush crimson beard who stutters.
Yves:
A French transplant barber in Brown’s shop, whose lack of height requires that he stands on a crate when he cuts hair.
Billy Arthurson:
In his early-twenties, the presses mechanic and reporter for the Haxford Morning News newspaper.
Mildred Brown:
Calvin Brown’s wife.
Simon Adley:
The sergeant who is Scorbion’s second in command.
Roger Pawling:
A lower-level constable on Scorbion’s staff.
Thelma Smith:
Owner of Books On The Square bookshop — independent, learned, bright and extremely attractive.
Dr. Franklin Morgan:
Haxford’s town doctor.
Isabelle Morgan:
Dr. Morgan’s wife.
Hubert Waters:
The editor and publisher of the Haxford Morning News.
Faustin Hardcastle:
Owner and editor of the Haxford Gazette evening newspaper.
Katy Alby:
Driver for the Morgans’.
Ames:
Haxford’s coroner.
Ruth Adley:
Simon Adley’s wife.
Dr. Grodin:
Brookdale’s optician.
Archie Williams:
Loan Shark and amateur painter.
Charlotte Williams:
Archie’s wife and a certified midwife.
Benjamin Carter:
Owner of Haxford’s art gallery.
Oscar Sneed:
Brookdale’s blacksmith.
Beatrice Sneed:
Oscar’s wife.
Elizabeth “Eliza” Reed:
A flirtatious younger woman. Imogene’s friend and Maude’s sister.
Ronald Parker:
A no-good, heavy drinker, who is a crack shot with a bow & arrow or crossbow.
Maude Parker:
Ronald’s wife and Eliza’s sister.
Charlie Thornton:
A no-good, heavy drinker, who is a crack shot with a bow & arrow or crossbow, and who has one leg noticeably shorter than the other.
Frederick Mills:
A male friend of Eliza.
Monty Pendleton:
A friend of Parker and Thornton.
Harley Quirk:
A friend of Parker, Thornton and Pendleton.
Inspector Jayson:
Chief Police Inspector of Brookdale.
Harry Hanson:
Haxford’s town drunk.
Mrs. Walpole:
Owner of a boardinghouse in Haxford.
Bertram Tilson:
A gambler who owed money to Archie Williams.
Gerald Evans:
A jeweler who owed money to Archie Williams.
Ida Evans:
Gerald’s wife.
Owen Johnson:
A laborer who owed money to Archie Williams.
Amelia Johnson:
Owens wife and mother of seven children.
Gilbert Stone:
A Haxford Gazette reporter.
Sidney Clark:
Owner of Haxford Habidashers.
Horace Farnsworth:
Owner of the Haxford Mercantile Store and Emporium.
Mrs. Hicks:
The woman who cleans Scorbion’s police station.
Margaret James:
A young woman who works in Thelma Smith’s bookshop.
Joseph Winston:
Owner of Winston Jewelers in Brookdale.
Thomas Hodge:
Head of Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge auctioneers in London.
Charles Holroyd:
Director of The National Gallery of British Art.
Roland Mack:
Owner of Haxford’s Inn.
Shamus Finch:
One of London’s leading art authorities.