# Psmith, Journalist — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Psmith, Journalist by P. G. Wodehouse.

- [Psmith, Journalist](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/psmith-journalist.md): Psmith and Billy Windsor take over the editorship of Cosy Moments and begin a crusade against the slum tenements owned by Stewart Waring, facing threats and violence from the gang led by Francis Parker.
- [Cosy Moments](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/i-cosy-moments.md): Mr. J. Fillken Wilberfloss, editor-in-chief of the domestic paper Cosy Moments, is forced by his doctor to take a ten-week holiday in the mountains, completely cut off from the paper. He leaves final instructions with hi
- [Billy Windsor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/ii-billy-windsor.md): Billy Windsor, a tough and experienced journalist from the plains, works as the subeditor of Cosy Moments while dreaming of a post on a major New York daily. The office boy, Pugsy Maloney, rescues a cat from tormentors a
- [At “The Gardenia”](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/iii-at-the-gardenia.md): Psmith, Mike, and Billy Windsor meet at a restaurant where Billy's cat causes a commotion. Psmith smooths things over with the headwaiter by pretending Billy is a duke, and they bond over their shared boredom with New Yo
- [Bat Jarvis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/iv-bat-jarvis.md): Billy Windsor brings Psmith and Mike to his modest apartment on East Fourteenth Street. While discussing the possibility of moving to cheaper lodgings, they are visited by Bat Jarvis, the leader of the Groome Street Gang
- [Planning Improvements](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/v-planning-improvements.md): Psmith proposes a radical overhaul of Cosy Moments, convincing Billy Windsor to fire contributors like Luella Granville Waterman and transform the paper into a crusading, sensational publication. Billy agrees, and Psmith
- [The Tenements](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/vi-the-tenements.md): Psmith and Mike explore the New York slums, where Psmith is struck by the appalling living conditions and decides to use Cosy Moments to expose the tenement owners. The chapter also covers the overhaul of the magazine af
- [Visitors at the Office](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/vii-visitors-at-the-office.md): Psmith sees Mike off to Philadelphia, then heads to the Cosy Moments office where he finds a group of angry contributors—including Mr. Asher, Rev. Philpotts, and Waterman—waiting for the editor. Pugsy Maloney explains he
- [The Honeyed Word](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/viii-the-honeyed-word.md): Psmith faces a delegation of disgruntled contributors—including B. Henderson Asher, Mr. Waterman, and the Rev. Edwin T. Philpotts—who have been dismissed by Billy Windsor. With charm and flattery, Psmith deflects their a
- [Full Steam Ahead](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/ix-full-steam-ahead.md): Psmith returns to the office and meets Kid Brady, a boxer from Wyoming. Billy Windsor explains the corruption in the boxing world and decides to back Brady. Psmith then proposes a campaign against the tenement housing ab
- [X: Going Some](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/x-going-some.md): In the third week of the new regime, Cosy Moments thrives under Psmith and Billy Windsor's leadership, with the Kid Brady autobiography and the tenement exposé driving sales. Mr. Francis Parker visits to bribe them into 
- [The Man at the Astor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xi-the-man-at-the-astor.md): After a seedy man sent by the tenement interests marks them, Psmith and Billy dine at the Astor roof garden for safety. A mysterious stranger warns them that Bat Jarvis refused a contract to harm them, but another gang w
- [A Red Taximeter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xii-a-red-taximeter.md): Psmith and Billy Windsor, after leaving the Astor Hotel, are approached by a suspicious stranger claiming to know Billy's father. Billy sees through the ruse and declines the invitation. They then notice a red taximeter 
- [Reviewing the Situation](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xiii-reviewing-the-situation.md): After the events at the Astor roof garden, Billy Windsor and Psmith discuss the dangers they face from New York's gangs. Billy offers Psmith a chance to quit, but Psmith insists on staying committed to the tenement expos
- [XIV: The Highfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xiv-the-highfield.md): Psmith and Billy Windsor travel to the Highfield Athletic and Gymnastic Club, a converted warehouse on the Harlem River that was formerly known as 'Swifty Bob's.' The club operates under the guise of exhibition sparring 
- [An Addition to the Staff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xv-an-addition-to-the-staff.md): Psmith and Billy Windsor visit Kid Brady after his boxing match to offer him the position of fighting editor at Cosy Moments, anticipating trouble from a gang hired by their adversary. Kid Brady accepts the offer, refusi
- [The First Battle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xvi-the-first-battle.md): The staff of Cosy Moments, including Psmith, Billy Windsor, and Kid Brady, engage in a physical confrontation with a gang led by Jack Repetto. After Kid Brady knocks out Repetto, the gang ambushes them with gunfire, but 
- [Guerilla Warfare](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xvii-guerilla-warfare.md): After the initial skirmish with Repetto, Billy and Psmith realize that the gangster will likely escape justice through a false alibi, as predicted. Their victory turns to defeat when Repetto is indeed acquitted. Soon aft
- [An Episode by the Way](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xviii-an-episode-by-the-way.md): Pugsy Maloney reports a gang conflict between the Table Hill and Three Points gangs, sparked by an altercation between Dude Dawson and 'Nigger' Coston at Shamrock Hall. Spider Reilly shoots Dawson, escalating tensions. P
- [XIX: In Pleasant Street](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xix-in-pleasant-street.md): Psmith and Billy Windsor, with the help of Pugsy Maloney, investigate the tenements in Pleasant Street and learn that rent is collected monthly. They discover a young Italian boy, Giuseppe Orloni, whose father is in jail
- [XX: Cornered](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xx-cornered.md): Psmith and Billy Windsor corner the rent collector Gooch in a tenement to extract the name of the owner. Interrupted by Pugsy Maloney's warning that Spider Reilly and Jack Repetto's gang are closing in, they retreat to t
- [The Battle of Pleasant Street](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxi-the-battle-of-pleasant-street.md): Psmith and Billy Windsor are trapped on a roof by the Three Pointers gang, but a diversion from the Table Hill contingent and a clever ladder maneuver allow them to escape with the incriminating paper from Gooch.
- [Concerning Mr. Waring](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxii-concerning-mr-waring.md): Psmith and Billy Windsor discuss the identity of the slum landlord exposed by Gooch's confession: Stewart Waring, a former City Commissioner of Buildings who profited from corrupt contracts and is now running for Alderma
- [Reductions in the Staff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxiii-reductions-in-the-staff.md): Psmith learns that Billy Windsor has been arrested for hitting a policeman during a raid on his building, which was actually a setup by their enemies to search their rooms. Psmith himself was also arrested in a similar r
- [A Gathering of Cat Specialists](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxiv-a-gathering-of-cat-specialists.md): Psmith and Mike visit Bat Jarvis to enlist his help against the Three Points gang, using Mike's pretended expertise in cats to win Jarvis's favor.
- [Trapped](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxv-trapped.md): Psmith receives protection from Bat Jarvis and Long Otto against the Three Pointers. After a visit from Comrade Parker, Psmith gets a note from Billy Windsor who has escaped from prison. As Psmith tries to go to Billy, P
- [A Friend in Need](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxvi-a-friend-in-need.md): Psmith is kidnapped by Comrade Parker, who holds him at gunpoint in a taxicab. Psmith engages Parker in witty banter to buy time and assess his options, but Parker remains vigilant. The cab leaves Manhattan for open coun
- [Psmith Concludes His Ride](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxvii-psmith-concludes-his-ride.md): Psmith escapes from Comrade Parker's captivity during a taxi ride when Kid Brady and his sparring partners happen upon the broken-down cab. Psmith disarms Parker and knocks him out, then spends a pleasant afternoon at Br
- [XXVIII: Standing Room Only](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxviii-standing-room-only.md): Mr. Wilberfloss returns to Cosy Moments and confronts Psmith about the changes made to the paper. Psmith reveals that he is the acting editor, appointed by Billy Windsor, who is now in prison for hitting a policeman. The
- [The Knockout for Mr. Waring](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxix-the-knockout-for-mr-waring.md): Psmith reveals to Mr. Wilberfloss and the assembled contributors that he is the new proprietor of Cosy Moments, having purchased it from Mr. White. He then confronts Mr. Stewart Waring, the owner of the Pleasant Street T
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/conclusion.md): In a cozy Cambridge room, Psmith reflects contentedly on recent events: Stewart Waring's electoral defeat, Kid Brady's boxing victory, and the ongoing success of Cosy Moments under Wilberfloss. He muses on the peaceful m

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