Archie is a Futurist painter who has not sold a single picture but makes a living through a cartoon strip in a paper. Recently engaged, he is not sure whether to reveal his source of income and asks his friend Reggie Pepper for advice. After meeting the fiancée, a poetess named Eunice, Reggie recommends that Archie keeps quiet.
| Reggie Pepper | a wealthy young man |
| Archibald Ferguson | an artist |
| Eunice Nugent | a poetess |
| Renshaw Liggett | a lawyer ? |
First published February 1915 in the Strand magazine.
Also published July 1915 in Pictorial Review (US).
This story might also be in Enter Jeeves, an anthology, with the other Reggie Pepper tales. *
Chelsea
- once a Bohemian area of London.
Hippodrome
- just off Leicester Square, it became the 'Talk of the Town' venue.
Bermondsey
- in the East End of London, a rough neighbourhood then.
* I have not seen this book, so you must check for yourself before buying.