Reggie Charnley

In the short story The Dead Harlequin, Lord Reggie Charnley was the husband of Alix Charnley and father of father of Dick Charnley. Some fourteen years before the events in the story, he married Alix. The couple left for a honeymoon and then threw a celebratory fancy dress ball at his home on their return. During this ball, Lord Charnley inexplicably took his own life. Listening to an account of the events from an eye-witness Colonel Monckton, Mr Satterthwaite noted some unusual features. Resolving the mystery forms the main plot of the story.