The Duke In A Summer Home Bluff
Synthetic Gentleman 4 presents the Duke a twenty three year old jobless youth hiding in a Southampton summer house. He faces a storm, encounters Evans the house staff, and a planned escape as Peter’s money from a mother’s note fuels his fake family ruse while he contemplates life with Pa tricia Ridder and a charity visit toward Patchogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Southampton
Tie
China
Barry Gilbert
States
Willetts
Evans
Jack Ridder
Ted
Germany
Sach
Montauk
Judge Wambidge
Patricia
Bellevinle
Duke in Patchogue plans a discreet escape
The Duke plots a covert week long disguise in New York with Willetts the butler guiding wardrobe and alibi. He worries about clothes flannels and shirts and contemplates sending for Ridder family resources while Evans tends ailing wife in Patchogue. He reflects on wealth, privilege, and detachment from suffering as a moral strain.
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Gome
Papa
Mama
Bad Nauheim
John Ridder
Southampton
Willetts
Witletts
Wileletts
Crewell
Fifty-first Street
Patricia Hambridge
Evans
Patehogue
Patchogue
John Clarke Ridder
Tor
The Duke Poses as John Clarke Kidder to Southampton
In a tale of disguise and social maneuvering, the Duke fabricates a wardrobe for a dinner party while pondering identities. He contemplates exposing the real John Clarke Junior’s letters and hints to local families about wandering to avoid suspicion as the city faces condemnation proceedings and civic tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
SPH
John Clarke Junior
Bad Nauheim
Chic Association
Hambidge
Bares
Jude Pamridge
Civic Association
Aula
Jefferson Street
Amd Te
Hale Onpamilien
Phanbilse
Phainks
Panis
Fas Mayer
Message From Home Sparks Duke To Seek Reunion
In a vivid scene the Duke discovers a radio envelope for his other self. Dunn Miarconi and a chaotic, emotional message reveal a family longing to reunite, with a plea for reconciliation and prayers. The fragment hints at tensions and a hope for quiet, lasting resolution.
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Channing Pollock
Chanteur
Danny
John Clarke Ridder Senior
Florida
WNL
Idasa
Oly
Anciat
Doan
Pullmans
Ask
B & O Ticket Agent
Nuttle Lumber & Goal Co
Aceia U
Drugglate
Becklet
National Remedy Ce
New York
Barred Rocks
Rhode Island
New
F. J. Wright
Denton
Maryland
D. Ralph Hardware
Horsey Denton
Legrande Food Stores
Fr i Frank
Loop Stores
Legrande Food
Apts
al Day
N. B.C
Libby
Delux Coffee
Boseul
KING
Musselman
Harff
Astor
Jug Vanilla
CERTO
Bea S
R&e
Willard L. Swann
G. C. Cohee
Denton Harvey Fleetwood
T. L. Trice, Jr
Preston Arnie’s Cash Grocery
Preston Milford Kline
Hillsboro
R. WW
Gib
Harry Stedman
Ridgely
I. Calvin Butler
Greensboro
J. W. Sylvester
Goldsboro
J. F. Lane
Hi. A. Porter
Burrsville
W. W. Griffin
Henderson
Queen Anne
da Bilal
Dealery
Cohee’s
Nantan Reidina
WM. D. Scott, Harrington
Del
Virginia
F. D. Zeigler
Sunny Slope Farm
W. A. Smifh
Market St. Denton
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