Biscuit or Lord Biskerton - Heir to an earldom, very poor. According to him he only knows what money is from hearsay. Engaged to a rich girl. Moves to suburbia to hides from various creditors he owes money. Out there he falls in love again. With another girl of course.
Lord Hoddeston - Father of Godfrey. Mere smell of money would make him do anything.
Aunt Vera - Lord Hoddeston's sister and Godfrey's aunt. So poor that she was once reduced to attempting to borrow from Biscuit.
Berry Conway - Berry friend from the days at school. Come down in life. Reduced to being a secretary and currently living with his onetime nanny in the suburbs. Impatient at the lack of opportunity. Wants to chuck it all and live in the Wild West, tramp under the blazing sun and sleeping under the stars. Pretends to be a detective to impress a girl. Owns a non-producing copper mine in California, at least that is what he thinks.
Ann Moon - Rich. Engaged to Biscuit. Wants something more. Swept of her feet by the dashing detective Berry Conway.
Frisby - American financier and Berry's boss. Had a boat loads of simoleons but not above under handed tricks in getting a hand on a few more. Tricks Berry into selling his mine for a mere $500.
(I wanted to use above and under in one sentence)
Mr. Hoke - Frisby's sidekick who tricks Frisby by buying the mine in his own name which naturally angers Frisby.
Captain Kelly - Also double crossed by Hoke. Talks persuasively about his Chicago connections and convinces Hoke to share.
I will summarize the ending this way - The bad guys get their just desserts and good guys and girls live happily ever after.
Good story.
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