Character details
- First Name
- Clyde
- Last Name
- Osgood
- Notes
- Rancher. Son of Frederick Osgood, Rancher.
- Reserved Notes
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Character cases:
Ch. 2 - drops by the Pratt ranch with sister Nancy and associate Mr. Bronson, after attending the exposition.
Ch. 3 - accuses Tom Pratt of deliberately antagonizing his father with his plans to barbecue prize bull Caesar. Then, he goes on to bet $10,000 that Pratt does not barbecue Hickory Caesar Grindon within a week (it's not at all a friendly wager, particularly after Pratt insists Osgood's father underwrites the wager).
Ch. 9 - mentioned by his father that he had returned home from NYC to ask for $10,000 (but wouldn't say why) and was refused.
Ch. 10 - his relationship to Howard Bronson is described to Wolfe by sister Nancy Osgood (in whom Clyde had confided his terrible secret).
Reserved notes for this caseCh. 10 - Clyde's sister, Nancy, reveals that he had $10,000 debt to Howard Bronson and had a scheme to repay it be introducing Bronson (a card shark) to wealthy family social connections (which Bronson would presumably cheat at cards). Clyde backs out of the deal and must find a way to repay his debt.
Blackmails Monte McMillan who has duped Tom Pratt by selling him an inferior bull in the stead of Caesar.
Killed apparently by Caesar (actually killed by Monte McMillan with a pickax).