More from the book Gay New York

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A report from members of The Committee of Fourteen - an anti-prostitution group of private citizens.

"February 24, 1928 - Commercialized Amusement - Manhattan Casino, 8th Av & 155th St.

About 12:30 a.m. we visited this place and found approximately 5,000 people, colored and white, men attired in women's clothes, and vice versa. The affair, we were informed, was a "Fag (Fairy)/Masquerade Ball." This is an annual affair where the white and colored fairies assemble together with their friends, this being attended also by a certain respectable element who go here to see the sights.

While here, remaining about three-quarters of an hour, a certain amount of intoxication was observed... There was also a large number of uniformed patrolmen seen both outside, and in the hall proper as well as plainclothesmen..."

They couldn't find women prostitutes and so left.

Jeeves and the Missing Manuscript - Chapter 5

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Mrs. Christie makes her appearance! I hope it's all right. *crosses fingers* This is the longest chapter yet. Oof. I'm happy with the outcome, though. Hope you are, too!

Title: Jeeves and the Missing Manuscript
Chapter: 5/16
Pairing: Jeeves/Bertie
Rating for Chapter: PG
Summary: Bertie meets a young Agatha Christie and hits it off with her at a garden party. She even offers to let him read and comment on her latest manuscript, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, before she posts it to her publisher. Of course, mayhem ensues when the manuscript is stolen and Jeeves and Bertie must find and return it to the rightful owner. Mix in a dash of danger, anger, angst, and unrequited feeling, and it's the perfect storm for 'certain whatsits' to come to light.
Disclaimer: Jeeves, Bertie, and all characters associated with their idyllic world belong to P.G. Wodehouse. Mrs. Christie belongs to herself last I checked.

 

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