Jim Frayne

## Appearance

Jim is a young man, described as a red head with green eyes, freckles, and strong supple body. He is often described as handsome.

## Personality

Jim, despite his tragic backstory of losing both of his parents and abused by his step-father, is a kind, well-adjusted, and honorable boy.  He does have a quick temper, but values doing what is right for everyone above all. He is also very smart, and knowledgeable on many things. For example, he is an expert horseman and woodsman.

Jim is handsome, knowledgeable, studious and serious.  He appears an expert at everything he attempts and does not seem to have any flaws except his quick temper and his stubbornness.

Jim plans to use his inheritance to build a school for underprivileged boys once he has graduated from college.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Winthrop Frayne and Katje Vanderheiden Frayne

Jim Frayne is an orphan, but before his parent's tragic passing, he lived with them in Rochester, New York. His father, Winthrop Frayne, died when he was ten.

After his mother, Katje Vanderheiden Frayne, remarried, he moved to his step-father's farm in Albany, New York.  His mother died when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, two years prior to the start of *Secret of the Mansion.*

#### Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler

Jim was adopted by Matthew and Madeleine Wheeler. Matthew Wheeler attended college with Jim's father, Win. Various characters often remark that he and Jim look enough alike to be father and son.

#### Honey Wheeler

Honey is Jim's adopted sister. The two are close and share a warm sibling relationship. He often looks out for her.

#### Juliana Maarsden and Hans Vorwald

Juliana is Jim's cousin on his mother's side, making her husband Hans his cousin in law.

### Bobwhites of the Glen

#### Trixie

"Jim has a romantic interest in Trixie and seems more willing to express his feelings for her, than she is.  He sends her an orchid on Valentine's day, stops short of calling her his girlfriend and gives her an ID bracelet with his name on it.  He is the first to comfort her and hold her after some close escapes, and he has his own sixth sense that tells him when she is keeping something from him."

Jim's serious and honorable nature sometimes put him and Trixie in conflict. The two can easily trigger each other's tempers, but do balance each other out in some ways. For example, Jim is more calm while Trixie is impulsive.

Jim is also the co-president of the Bob-Whites and spends a lot of his time trying to prevent Honey and Trixie from getting into trouble, acting as their conscious.

### Brian Belden

Jim is shown as having a close friendship with Brian. The two take the same classes at school and often spend time together when not with the Bob-Whites.

#### Mart Belden, Dan Mangan, and Diana Lynch

Jim is also friends with Mart, Dan, and Diana, although he is not as close with them.

### Pets

#### Jupiter

Jim often rides Mr. Wheeler's horse, Jupiter.

## Trivia

* Jim's age is messed up later in the series. He jumps from 15 to 17, without having a 16th birthday!
* Jim was the person who suggested the name "Bob-Whites" for their club.
* He is able to play the harmonica.
* Jim is training in boxing.
* He owns a speedboat on the Hudson.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jim Frayne." Trixie-belden.com. N.d. Retrieved April 4, 2021 from http://www.trixie-belden.com/chars/jim.htm
2. ↑ Campbell, Julie. *Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion.* Golden Press, Western Publishing Company, 1977.
3. ↑ The Gatehouse Mystery, pg 18
4. ↑ The Mystery of the Emeralds, pg 65
5. ↑ From https://trixiebeldentidbits.weebly.com/page-1.html
6. ↑ The Gatehouse Mystery, pg 157-159
7. ↑ The Mystery at Bob-White Cave, pg 68
8. ↑ The Mystery on Cobbett's Island, pg 215
9. ↑ The Mystery on the Mississippi, pg 105