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CHARACTER Indiana Jones Gender Male Birth July 1, 1899

Princeton, New Jersey, USA Nationality American Profession Archaeologist

Professor/Associate Dean

Soldier (up to Colonel)

Intelligence Agent

Soda Jerk

Waiter Allegiance Henry Jones, Sr.

Anna Jones

Marcus Brody

Abner Ravenwood

Marion Ravenwood

Willie Scott

Short Round

Sallah

Mutt Williams

Harold Oxley

Charles Stanforth

"It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage." ―Indiana Jones[src]

Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Junior was an American archaeologist most famously known as Indiana Jones or Indy. During World War I, he used the name Henri Defense, and went by a number of aliases throughout his life. He was married at least twice, fathered a son and daughter, and had several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Throughout his career, Jones found numerous famous mythological artifacts, including the Sankara Stones, the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, and the Crystal Skull of Akator, which placed him in conflict with different groups across the globe.

Born July 1, 1899 in Princeton, New Jersey, Jones' life was indelibly influenced when he accompanied his parents, Henry Sr. and Anna Jones on a world lecture tour from 1908 to 1910. Throughout his travels, Jones encountered many important figures in history who shaped his outlook on life. After the return home, his mother became ill and died. The father and son relocated to Utah in 1912 but without Anna, their relationship became increasingly strained. As Henry Sr. withdrew into his studies, Indiana found himself in various locations as his father lectured once again.

By 1916, Indiana and his father had moved back to Princeton. While on Spring Break that year, Indiana quit high school, briefly participated in the Mexican Revolution, and spent the next three years fighting in World War I. Afterwards, he attended the University of Chicago, where he studied under Professor Abner Ravenwood, later transferring to France, where he earned an undergraduate degree in linguistics. In 1925, he began a brief relationship with Ravenwood's daughter Marion, which ended his friendship with Abner. Once a graduate, he briefly became an archaeology teacher in London where he met student Deirdre Campbell. Their romance led to marriage in 1926, but a plane crash took Deirdre's life.

In the years leading up to World War II, Jones secured a teaching position at Marshall College. In 1936, the US Government contracted him to find the Ark of the Covenant, which led him to be reunited with Marion Ravenwood. The relationship lasted until Jones left a week before their wedding. During the war, Jones joined the OSS along with girlfriend Sophia Hapgood. The Cold War brought the Soviets into competition as a new world power and Indy found himself the focal point of their quest for Akator. After Soviet agents kidnapped him, he agreed to help his son Mutt Williams rescue his father figure and Indy's colleague Harold Oxley. Indy and Marion were reunited and their reconciliation finally led to marriage.

Jones' lifetime of adventures eventually took its toll: he sustained a wound to one eye, and was forced to walk with a cane during his 90's. By the early 1990s, he was living in the New York City area with his daughter and grandchildren.

Early life [ edit | edit source ]

"Henry was a... remarkable boy, who shows every sign of growing up to be a remarkable man." ―Helen Seymour[src]

Indiana Jones was born Henry Walton Jones Jr.[1] to a Scottish-born professor of medieval studies, Henry Jones, and his wife Anna on July 1, 1899, in Princeton, New Jersey.[2] Henry Jr. had a sister, Susie, but she died at an early age.[3] While still in the crib, Henry's parents introduced him to an Alaskan Malamute puppy named Indiana.[4] The two quickly bonded and the dog was a friend and companion throughout the earliest decades of Jones' life.

When Henry Jr. had first learned to walk, he demonstrated this ability by somehow finding his way up the roof of the family house, which forced his father to climb up after him. By 1905, young Henry had adopted the name of his beloved dog for himself[5] (though his father would continue to refer to him as "Junior" well into his adult life[6]). The same year, Indy and his parents visited relatives in New Mexico, where he got to ride a pony - the first time Indy had ever ridden a horse, a talent he would eventually fully master.[7] When Indy was seven years old he first developed a fascination for the bullwhip, when he saw a whip-act in a traveling circus.[8] As a boy, Henry Jr. would also befriend fellow Princeton native and future actor Paul Robeson.[9]

Henry was a curious but restless child. He would often prefer to spend time with his beloved dog, play baseball with friends or conduct scientific experiments rather than staying at school. At one time Henry tried to break the landspeed record and on another occasion he attempted to send his dog to the moon. Henry was a big fan of professional baseball, and his favorite team was the New York Giants, with Christy Mathewson as his favorite player. He took piano lessons, as well, but didn't think he was very good at it so he quit.[10]

Following the success of his books, Professor Jones was invited on a two year long world lecture tour of schools and universities. From 1908 to 1910, "Indiana" and Anna were to accompany him on his travels around the globe. So "Junior" wouldn't be losing out on his studies, Professor Jones decided to hire his old Oxford University tutor Miss Helen Margaret Seymour. As such, their first port of call was to her home in England. Still living in the city of Oxford, Miss Seymour was introduced to the boy, then declined Professor Jones' offer. She believed him too young. Nor did Indiana want to see any more of her. But Henry Sr. was determined for his son to have the best tutor he could get. Seymour eventually relented and the family began the two year stretch. It would be nine days of study before Indiana saw his first adventure.

The Jackal's curse [ edit | edit source ]

Indiana Jones: "I'd like to be an archaeologist." T.E. Lawrence: "Maybe you'll add a new page to history or discover a treasure beyond price." ―Jones' first meeting with Lawrence.[src]

They crossed the Mediterranean and landed at Alexandria in Egypt before moving on to Cairo. While Professor Jones lectured at the university, Miss Seymour took Indiana to see the Great Pyramids but hadn't paid their guide enough. He stole their camels as they scaled one of the ancient structures and left them stranded. Alone and unsure what to do next, the appearance of a figure heading in their direction on a bicycle surprised Miss Seymour as she recognized he was an old acquaintance of hers: Thomas Edward Lawrence.

With Lawrence's supplies, the three camped at the base of the pyramid to see the night through. Indiana was fascinated by Lawrence's account of opening a tomb and suggested he'd like to be an archaeologist. Lawrence was happy to entertain the idea, but admonished the boy when Indiana brought up the possibility of becoming rich from the profession, encouraging him instead to see archaeology as something to be shared with the world. The conversation led to Lawrence inviting Indiana and Miss Seymour to join him on a trip near the Valley of the Kings where his friend Rasheed Sallam was working on a dig site alongside Howard Carter.

Having acquired Professor Jones' permission and a thick journal imparted to him to chronicle his journey, Indiana and his tutor accompanied Lawrence up the Nile river the following day to reach their destination. The stretch would earn him another lesson as Lawrence showed him the importance of learning the language of any country he visits.

Sallam greeted them on their arrival to the camp where they discovered work was stalling after word had spread that a curse had befallen the site following the recent excavation of a tomb belonging to the Ancient Egyptian architect/engineer known as Kha. Neither Sallam nor Carter entertained the notion of a curse, and Indiana was shown some of the artifacts that has been discovered in the area as part of Carter's desire to find the tomb of boy king Pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Treasures that attracted the attention of onsite photographer, Pierre Duclos, and Demetrios, demolitionist and chief proponent of the curse's threat.

"He that enters my tomb I shall burn with my fire." ―Inscription within Kha's tomb[src]

Carter allowed Indiana to be the first to enter Kha's tomb. Inside, they found the entrance to the burial chamber inscribed with a curse but pressed on and, when instructed, Sallam pried the door open to reveal a room scorched black surrounding the stone coffin of Kha. Lawrence suspected the room had already been searched when the coffin revealed no artifacts had been placed with the preserved corpse of Kha, and Duclos considered grave robbers but Carter was sure the door seals hadn't been broken and so there had to be another room. He was right, within the wall was secreted another chamber but poison gas was released so Indiana and the group had to abandon the search to seek fresh air and safety.

To give the gas time to clear, Sallam was posted as a night watchman over the tomb's entrance and Indiana asked to help, but the man, while grateful, rejected the suggestion so Indiana retired for the evening. Sallam disappeared. Indiana joined the search the next day as the group re-entered the chambers and found that Kha was missing as well. Lawrence came across Sallam's charred body further on but deduced it was in fact a trauma to the head that killed the man. He was also covered in a unknown white powder. Collecting some, Lawrence couldn't see any motive so Indiana presented one person who might have an agenda: Kha.

Demetrios and the workers fled the site in panic while Indiana, Lawrence and Miss Seymour decided to investigate the tomb further which led them to the secret chamber containing a statue of Kha and more inscription that revealed the Egyptian had been rewarded a jewel encrusted Jackal headpiece by a Pharaoh for his services. Lawrence assumed that it was a part of the statue but Indiana told him it wasn't there. Closer inspection showed part had been broken off and Lawrence was sure they'd found the murderer's motive even if he couldn't understand where Kha himself went.

The three ruled out the workers when Lawrence remembered the powder. By putting a flame to it, the puff of smoke that followed implied it was Duclos' flash powder. Indiana was woken the next morning by a hand clamped over his mouth. It was Lawrence, and he needed him stand guard while he searched Duclos' tent. Indiana kept an eye on the photographer walking through the site and followed him as Duclos went inside Kha's tomb. The camera flashed within the chambers and seeing Duclos may be heading back in his direction, Indiana ducked back inside an alcove. The wall behind creaked and he fell backwards into the upright body of Kha. The skeleton collapsed on top of him and, pinned to the floor, Indiana screamed fearing Duclos was coming to kill him.

Lawrence and Miss Seymour rushed in. His tutor pushed the body off him as Lawrence held Duclos against the wall with his gun. Duclos proclaimed his innocence in the murder of Sallam and revealed he was taking pictures within the tomb for the newspaper story. Lawrence questioned the magnesium powder recovered from Sallam's corpse to which Duclos pointed out that he was not the only who used it. Indiana looked at Kha and found it clutching a detonator plunger, revealing Demetrios as having embellished the curse inscription so he could steal the Jackal. Inside the demolitionist's tent, the four found the box for the plunger and powder used in flares, evidence in proving Demetrios' guilt.

Duclos lamented that the murderer and thief must be at the docks by that time, which Lawrence refused to believe. He quickly set out on his bicycle to intercept Demetrios while asking Indiana not to forget him, and promised to write.[11] Nevertheless, Indiana, Miss Seymour and Duclos followed and caught up to find Lawrence holding Demetrios. But Demetrios had hidden the artifact, and managed to flee the country soon after. Indiana and his tutor reunited with Professor and Anna Jones, departing Egypt for the next leg of the tour: Morocco.[4]

Moroccan thrall [ edit | edit source ]

"And what exactly do slaves do?" ―Indiana Jones[src]

Arriving at Tangiers, the family was met by London Times journalist Walter Harris, an old school friend of Indiana's father staying in the country. Harris had arranged for the Joneses to meet with the Sharifa Emily Keene and while the adults conversed, Indiana was allowed to play outside with Keene assigning Omar, one of her slaves, to keep Jones company. During the game Indiana found he had to tell Omar not to let him win but complimented the boy on his English and discovered the boy didn't have to study like he. Jones considered the slave be lucky and Omar, like their game had been, accepted the point without argument.

It was soon time for the family to move on to Ouezzane, where Professor Jones was due to give a lecture for the Moroccan Sultan. Indiana was disappointed their game was being cut short and Anna was unable to tell him if he would have anyone to play with there too. Hearing this predicament, the Sharifa allowed Omar to be Jones' playmate for the rest of their stay in the country.

For the seventy-five mile trip between cities, the boys talked. When Jones noted Morocco shared a similarity to Egypt, Omar, having never left the country, had to ask what that was. Jones explained which led to Indiana showing the slave his hand-drawn map and pointed out the countries and their differences in weather. The conversation brought up Jones' desire to be an archaeologist one day, another concept foreign to Omar. Indiana educated him further and asked what Omar was going to be. The slave replied that he would be just that, and was unable to abandon the role. It was with that that Indiana began to fully understand the concept.

His growing concerns about the nature of slavery prompted a discussion on the subject when the travelers took a rest on the journey. Miss Seymour made it clear to him that Omar, with regards to the Sharifa, was for all intents and purposes property. It prompted Jones to decide to go and help his friend attend to the horses, and he let Omar know that as far he was concerned the boy wasn't a slave around him.

The Joneses arrived in Ouezzane as guests in Harris' home. While Indiana was fetching something to eat, he spied a shrouded figure making his inside the building. Mistaking the man for a thief, the boy tried to rout him before he discovered the 'intruder' was none other than Harris himself. The journalist explained the Arab disguise allowed for easier movement around the marketplace, the natives less willing to confide in a European. His plans to meet with a grand vizier had been canceled having discovered the minister's severed head was on display for displeasing the sultan.

Determined to see the head for himself, Indiana snuck out his Latin studies the moment his parents and teacher left the house. Ignoring the danger involved, he convinced Omar to join him and - Indy disguising himself like Harris had done - the pair headed for the busy marketplace. During their search, Indiana got distracted by a snake charming act and bumped into one of the spectators. The boys quickly returned to the search, unaware that the man had been alerted to the knowledge that they were traveling alone.

They found the place where the vizier should be but no head. The very man Indiana had bumped into offered to show them where it was and led them down a deserted alley when his one-eyed colleague leapt out of hiding. Omar managed to flee but Jones was abducted.

Bound and gagged within a small room, Indiana watched the slavers outside load camels with other children. He spied Omar sneaking to his rescue and managed to squeeze under the door to get his friend's attention. Omar undid the restraints but freedom, however, would be brief as the kidnappers caught the two as they made their escape. Indiana would get to experience the life of a slave first hand.

The boys were loaded onto camels and taken far from the city. When the slavers set up camp to see the night through, Jones planned their escape. While most of the camp slept, the two tried to crawl their way to freedom. Suddenly the camp was assaulted by bandits and the slavers killed. Indiana mistook the attack for their salvation when in reality they were being stolen. The pair were loaded back onto the camels and taken all the way to Marrakesh, for Indiana would fetch a high price on the slave market.

Herded with other slaves, the boys were paraded around the potential buyers. Separated from Omar, Indiana's turn came to be put on auction and his good health started a bidding war between a black robed stranger and a man in yellow turban. The black robe eventually won out and Indiana was carried away to meet his new owner. Once again the figure unveiled himself to be Walter Harris, who had managed to track him to the city. Indiana was grateful for his rescue but discovered the journalist had no intention of saving Omar.

Indiana refused to abandon his friend. Omar hadn't left him when he had the chance and Jones would do the same even if Omar would remain a slave regardless. Indiana and Harris returned to the auction just as bidding began on Omar. Harris was low on money — having spent most on Indiana — when he joined the bidding, and Harris' opponent from before saw it was the same man who had taken Jones from him. Another bidding war started but Jones quickly improvised, loudly protesting to his 'master' that Omar was mute. Since such an affliction would lower a slave's worth, Harris complained he did not want to pay so much for him. In response, the man in the yellow turban did not bid any further to force Omar onto his foe. As such, Harris won out and the three quickly left. The turban clad buyer followed and discovered he had been cheated. He sent men after them but the three escaped on horseback.

With the Moroccan leg of the lecture over, the family returned to the Sharifa. Omar was to go back into the service of Keene so it was time for Indiana and his friend to say goodbye. Omar wished him luck on his quest to be an archaeologist and Indiana hoped he could one day show Omar the places he'd asked about. He decided to give Omar his map and, stopping Omar from bowing, the boys shook hands before going their separate ways.[4]

British East Africa [ edit | edit source ]

"You see, all the plants and animals, they're, they're connected. When something happens to one animal, it causes something different to happen to all the other animals." ―Indiana Jones[src]

In September, the Joneses arrived at a coffee plantation in British East Africa near Nairobi at the invitation of one of Professor Jones' old classmates, Richard Medlicot. From there they were invited to go on safari with Former President Theodore Roosevelt, who was there to collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution, and Frederick Selous, the best game hunter in Africa. The family traveled with Medlicot to Kirinyaga via train. Medlicot even arranged for a special seat on the front of the locomotive so that the young Jones could watch the wildlife as they traveled.

On the trip to the site, Indy was captivated by the beautiful countryside and its majestic animals. Upon arriving at camp, he hurriedly unpacked, anxious to meet his famous host. He was understandably disappointed when he found out that Roosevelt wouldn’t be back until nightfall. In the meantime, Medlicot showed Indy around the camp, introduced him to Heller, a taxidermist, and other members of the expedition. Left on his own, Indy wandered outside of camp. While exploring, he glimpsed a young African boy roughly his own age tending sheep. Before he had a chance to approach the boy, he was called back to camp.

Indy arrived just in time to witness the arrival of his host, Teddy Roosevelt, and was suitably impressed. That evening, Roosevelt and company were wondering about the disappearance of Burton's Fringe-Eared Oryx. Normally the animals should have been plentiful in the area, but not one had been spotted. Roosevelt was perplexed as he wished to bring a few specimens home for museums.

The next day, Roosevelt taught Indy to shoot a rifle. He also gave him a pair of binoculars to explore the surrounding countryside. He then left to go hunting. Later in the day, as Miss Seymour was teaching Indy about African wildlife, he vowed to find the oryx for Roosevelt. As he was exploring around the camp, he encountered the young tribal boy again. This time, Indy used basic sign language to introduce himself as "Indy." The boy introduced himself as Meto. Indy spent the rest of the afternoon with Meto, exploring and learning Meto's language.

Later that day, Indy and Roosevelt had a discussion. Indy was disturbed by the number of animals that the hunting party had already killed. Roosevelt told Indy that the animals were going to museums so that people could appreciate nature more. After dinner and over a game of checkers, Indy told Roosevelt that he would help him find the oryx. Their discussion gets interrupted by a shot. Frederick Selous had killed a lion that was roaming just outside of camp. While the adults congratulated each other, Indy became more disturbed.

The next day, Indy was up early and went to Meto for help in finding the oryx. Back at camp, he was missed and a search commenced. Meto took Indy to the Liabon who, through pictures drawn in the sand, described the fate of the oryx. Indy headed back to camp. As night fell, he made his way across the veldt, becoming increasingly scared of the animal noises emanating from the dark. He was finally found by one of the Askari guards.

Taken back to camp, Indy was punished and not given a chance to explain. Early the next morning, Meto came to camp and he and Indy left before anyone else was awake. Meto took Indy to a place where there were oryxes. Indy then sneaked back to camp before breakfast. Over breakfast, Indy announced that he and Meto had found a small heard of oryx. Indy related the story he heard from the village elder to Roosevelt. The oryx's main food source was a root melon. Recently, a great fire had killed off most of the area's snake population. The snakes had controlled the population of mole rats. With no natural predators, the mole rats flourished and burrowed underground for food, eating the root melons. This forced the oryx herd to look for food elsewhere.

Indy led Roosevelt and a hunting party to where the oryx herd was grazing. The party brought down two when Indy interceded, stating that there had been enough killing. Roosevelt agreed, stating that the oryx were rare and that they didn’t know what animals may depend on the oryx. Their job completed, the hunting party packed up and headed back to civilization. Indy left Meto a goodbye gift of his binoculars.[12]

Art dealing in Paris [ edit | edit source ]

Indiana Jones: "But when you paint a wild horse, what does it look like?" Pablo Picasso: "You might not see the horse, but you will certainly see the wildness." ―Indy and Picasso discussing art.[src]

In France, Miss Seymour was showing Indy Paris, "The City of Art." While in the Louvre, they met another boy, young fourteen-year-old Norman Rockwell. They looked at some paintings by Edgar Degas, but Indy was unimpressed with impressionism. Afterwards, Miss Seymour took the boys to a puppet show which neither of them appreciated. They managed to convince her to let them stay for another show while she went back to the hotel to write letters. They promised to be back in one hour.

Instead, Norman promised to take Indy to where the real artists hanged out. They went to a rather disreputable-looking tavern where many artist including Degas, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were currently having a heated discussion about cubism. Degas was critiquing the work of Picasso. He didn't like Picasso's work and called it destructive. Picasso said that artists need a new way of seeing things. Degas warned Picasso not pursue this new line of work as it could ruin his career. Picasso scoffed at the warning, saying he could do what Degas does in his sleep. Norman leaped to defend Degas, saying that no one can paint like him.

Picasso invited Norman and Indy to his apartment to watch him prove his claim. There, Picasso posed his model and worked in pastel. As he worked, he explained to the boys Degas' technique. When he was finished, he tossed it aside and did the painting the way Degas would do it - from memory. Braque showed Norman some of Picasso's early experiments with cubism. Norman sketched some of it in his notebook. Even though the assistant rendered some of the paintings, he said that it is the painting and not the painter that is important. Picasso finished the painting and it indeed looked like a work of Degas'. Picasso saw the sketch in Norman's notebook and signed it. They decided to go somewhere and get something to eat.

Meanwhile, Miss Seymour was frantic wondering where Indy was. She called the police, but has little confidence in the police inspector she dealt with. Along their way to a restaurant, Picasso invited along a couple of prostitutes. Indy thought that he should be heading back to the hotel, but Norman convinced him to stay. Picasso had the two prostitutes dance with Norman and Indy while he tried to devise a way to get Degas to sign his painting.

A little later, the prostitutes' pimps showed up and confronted Picasso. A fight broke out, but Picasso, Braque, Indy and Norman managed to make it out. Later, Picasso was helping Indy with a paper on Da Vinci that he had to write for Miss Seymour. They also talked about his new style and how Picasso was trying to give spirit some form. Before they parted for the night, Picasso invited them to a party the next evening. As Indy and Norman walked back to the hotel, they were accosted by the same two pimps, who chased them into a cemetery. They managed to frighten them off by using an old sheet and a skull to make a "ghost."

Back at the hotel, Indy sneaked past Miss Seymour and hid in the large wardrobe closet. The next morning, Miss Seymour found him there. Indy told her that he was there the whole time working on his paper and must have fallen asleep, but this only makes Miss Seymour more suspicious.

The next night, Miss Seymour went to bed, but locked Indy in his room. He climbed out the window and was almost killed when the gutter he was hanging on gave way. He made it safely the rest of the way down and caught up to Norman outside the party. They went inside to find that everyone was wearing costumes. There, they met Kahnweiler, an art dealer who wished to buy one of Picasso's cubist works. They were also introduced to Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Picasso was able to persuade another painter, Henri Rousseau, to tell a ghost story. At the story's climax, in walked Miss Seymour, who woke and discovered that Indy was gone, but had written down where he was going. Picasso pulled out a gun and marched Miss Seymour into another room. Once there, Picasso sketched her. She liked the traditional portrait he had done of her, but was totally impressed with the cubist version he did as well. Miss Seymour was also shown Picasso's forgery. Kahnweiler saw it and, unaware that it is a forgery, wanted to buy it for a thousand francs. Picasso acted reluctant and said that it is not signed. Kahnweiler said that he'd get it signed.

At the cafe, Kahnweiler got Degas, whose eyesight had begun to fail him and thought it was one of his paintings, to sign the painting. A delighted Picasso let everyone know that it was he who painted the picture not Degas. Kahnweiler became angry. Norman and Indy, thinking the trick Picasso played on Degas was a rotten one, denied the claim. Norman said that it looked like a Degas and it was signed by Degas, so therefore it must be one. Indy then sold Kahnweiler Norman's cubist sketch for a thousand francs which infuriated Picasso. He split the money with Norman and Picasso. Indy told Picasso that maybe he should stay around Paris and become his agent.[12]

Love blossoms [ edit | edit source ]

"We all fall in love, Henry. Some of us too soon, and some of us too late." ―Helen Seymour[src]

Professor Jones had decided to attend the first Psycho-Analytical Conference being held in Vienna. The family was staying at the American Ambassador's residence. Indy was taking riding lessons with the children of some of the city's elite, among them the daughter of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Princess Sophie. At one point she lost her hat, which Indy retrieved for her. He was rebuked by the instructor for his actions. Down in the stables, he introduced himself to her. She invited him along for a walk in the park, accompanied by Miss Seymour and her governess, Emilie.

Afterwards, they went to eat at a rather expensive hotel. Indy and Sophie went for a stroll in the hotel's greenhouse. Looking outside, they could see people skating on a frozen lake. Sophie said she had never tried skating, so Indy convinced her to do so. However, as Indy began to show her the ropes, Emilie arrived and took her away, furious. Indy was in big trouble. When his father found out he went mad and withdrew him from his riding lessons. Indy's mother was a bit more sympathetic. She explained to him that the imperial family had many enemies and what they did wasn't safe for Sophie. She told him that he'd make some other friends, but he responded that there was no one like her in the whole world.

The next day during tutoring, Miss Seymour caught Indy writing an apology letter to Sophie. She began to teach Indy about poetry, particularly the works of Wyatt and Shelley. Indy wondered if he could be in love. The following day, Indy received a letter from Sophie, in which she thanked him for the time they spent together. Indy's spirits were raised and he spent the day looking for a small gift to give her. In one shop, he saw the perfect gift - a small glass globe with two ice skating figurines inside. However, it cost too much. He continued to wander through the city, and eventually spoiled a con man's shell game by showing the victim how it was done. The grateful man gave Indy some money and it was enough for him to go back to the shop and buy the glass globe. However, when he went to the palace to give it to Sophie, he was chased away by the guards.

That evening at dinner, the Joneses were joined by Carl Jung, Alfred Adler and Sigmund Freud, who got into a discussion about the role sexuality plays in the makeup of human nature. Indy asked about love and while the three men could not agree on what exactly it is, Freud told him he should not deny it, but shout it out.

Later that night, Indy snuck out of the embassy and went to the palace. He refused to leave until he got to talk to the Archduke. Ultimately, he was taken to see him. He told the Archduke that he wished to marry Sophie when older and would like to say good-bye to her before he left in the morning. While the Archduke admired Indy's determination, he refused. He then arranged for a carriage to take Indy back to the embassy.

Once the carriage dropped him off, it headed back to the palace, but Indy had managed to hide himself aboard. At the palace stables, he came out of his hiding place and entered the palace. He snuck through the halls, dodged the guards, and used dumbwaiters and a discovered secret passage to get to Sophie's room. She was happy to see him and gave him a gift of a locket with her picture. Indy gave her the globe and told her that he was in love with her. They kissed briefly and he said good-bye. He climbed down the balcony and snuck off the palace grounds as she waved goodbye. Jones would keep Sophie's locket for a long time, and he would later use it as a good luck-charm.[13]

Confusion in Florence [ edit | edit source ]

"All objects attract because of gravity." ―Indiana Jones[src]

Indy and his family then travelled to Florence, Italy where they were staying with Professor and Senora Reale. They attended an opera written and conducted by Giacomo Puccini. Anna was extremely moved by the love story of the opera and the beauty of the singing. Even Indy enjoyed it and began to wonder if love could be as powerful as it was portrayed in the opera. After the show, Indy and his father visited Puccini backstage who was resting with a towel over his face. Senora Reale asked Puccini if he would attend her dinner party, but he said he was too tired. However, when Puccini was introduced to Indy's mother, he was immediately taken by her beauty and said he would be honored to attend.

At the party, Indy asked Puccini how he wrote the opera. Puccini told him he did it one note after the other. Indy told him that his mother enjoyed it so much that she cried. Puccini said that this meant that she understood great love. Indy told Puccini that they would be staying in Florence for a week while his father went to Rome to give a lecture. Indy told him he would be studying the laws of physics, specifically the laws of attraction. He said that the following day he would be going to Pisa to do an experiment just like Galileo. Puccini offered to escort them to Pisa as he grew up near there.

The next day, Indy's father left for Rome, while Indy continued his studies of Physics with Miss Seymour. Puccini arrived a short while later and drove them to Pisa. Indy admired his motorized car and Puccini told him that Leonardo Da Vinci was the first to invent the self-propelled car, not Henry Ford. Indy and Miss Seymour climbed to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa with two irons, one heavier than the other. Miss Seymour asked him which will hit the ground first if they were to drop them both at the same time. Indy replied that the heavier one would. Miss Seymour told him that that was what Aristotle thought, but Galileo believed they would both hit the ground at the same time due to the fact that they had the same density. Indy proved this by dropping the weights which did indeed hit at the same time. Puccini asked Indy's mother about her life. He told her about how he came to realize that he was destined to write operas about love and beauty. He told her, however, that an artist can only create the approximation of beauty, never the real thing. He went on to tell her about the problems he has with his marriage.

That night Indy's mother received a large bouquet of flowers from Puccini. She wrote a letter to her husband and had it mailed. A few days later, they attended a rehearsal of Puccini's new opera, Madame Butterfly, and witnessed an argument between Puccini and one of the singers. Puccini told them that a singer alone could not portray his emotions; he needed an actress also. Puccini gave Indy's mother a piece of the sheet music from the opera signed, "To Senora Jones, who feels the music." He then offered to show them around Florence tomorrow. That night Indy's mother explained to him how music is a special language that can convey a wide range of emotions. The next day, Indy's mother enjoyed the guided tour of Florence. While alone, Puccini confessed to Indy's mother that he felt that they were connected and should be together, however, she told him that she was married and no matter what her feelings were for him, they must speak no further of it. She asked him to take them back to the house.

The following day at breakfast, Indy asked his mother what was bothering her. She seemed upset that she hadn't received a reply from his father in the mail. Indy told her that he’d be back the following night. They decided to go sight seeing on their own that day, however, Puccini tracked them down. Miss Seymour steered Indy away from them so his mother and Puccini could speak in private. Puccini apologized to her, but said he could not stay away. He said he wanted to work with her in his sight because she had revitalized his passion. She was extremely distraught over the feelings she had for him and asked to be left alone. Indy interrupted them as he realized something was going on. Puccini asked her to meet him in the botany gardens that evening. She refused, but he said he would wait until she came.

That evening, Indy's mother left him and Miss Seymour to take a walk. She met Puccini in the garden and they kissed passionately. They spent the evening walking together throughout Florence. They arrived back at the opera house where Puccini's play was opening. The play was a success and he walked her back to the house. Miss Seymour spotted them from her window as they kissed. Miss Seymour confronted her when she came inside and asked if she was still planning on leaving Florence for Paris when Professor Jones returned. She said yes, but was obviously still considering staying. The next day, Indy and Miss Seymour were visiting the science museum while his mother went shopping. Indy said that he had noticed that his mother had been acting strange which she didn’t seem to do when his father was around. He wished that his father had written his mother a letter. Looking through a telescope at the street below he spotted his mother having lunch with Puccini. Puccini asked Anna to come away with him. She said it was too fast, but he told her that the train leaves at midnight. She ran from him in confusion.

That night Indy asked his mother about her "shopping" earlier that day and asked if she saw Puccini. She said she ran into him while shopping. Indy went to bed and Anna began crying. Miss Seymour tried to comfort her, but she explained how confused she was concerning Puccini. She told Miss Seymour that Puccini wanted her to go away with him as Indy listened at the door to his room. She told Miss Seymour that she did love him, but Miss Seymour warned her that passion always burns brightest at first and that Puccini had no right to ask her to give up everything for him. Anna admitted that she did still love her husband and didn't want to think of leaving him or Indy, but she was electrified when she was with Puccini. That night Anna went to the train station and walked past Puccini to greet her husband. She told him how much she had missed him and told him she wanted to always stay together. Puccini walked away heartbroken.[13]

During 1909, for his tenth birthday, Indy was given an archery set by his father. Henry put up a target, and told Indy to practice, and said that when he got a bulls-eye he'd go and tell him. Indy practiced the whole afternoon, and when Henry came out to see how it all had went, Indy told him that he simply couldn't hit it. Henry then told him that the problem was that he didn't believe that he could hit it. Indy told himself that he could do it, and as a result he hit the target. Henry's lesson was to teach Indy not to become cynical.[14] Indy's mischievous nature would also manifest itself during the family's travels, such as in St. Petersburg when he painted a statued pig purple, and in Murmansk where he made a moose get stuck in an outhouse.[15]

At some point during the Joneses' world tour, Indy attended an archaeological dig in Jerusalem.[16] He also went on a trip to Stockholm, the Swedish capital.[17]

Meeting Tolstoy [ edit | edit source ]

Leo Tolstoy: "You reeking little swine, how dare you shoot me in the ass!" Indiana Jones: "I thought you were a giant weasel." ―Indy meets Tolstoy.[src]

During 1910, Indy and his family were staying in Russia with friends of his father's who invited them to their daughter's wedding. Indy tried to behave himself and enjoy the wedding at the same time, but failed to do so. He leaned against a cart with crystal on it which sent it crashing into a passing waiter. Indy's father took him out into the hall to reprimand him. He told Indy that he was to stand in the hall and not move, however, Indy disobeyed him. As he walked into an adjoining room, he brushed against a handle attached to the rope a huge chandelier was hanging from. The handle came unlocked and the chandelier crashed down onto the wedding cake. Indy's parents looked on in disbelief and his mother brought him to his room. Indy apologized to his mother, but she told him that his father would deal with him in the morning. Indy, feeling he was being treated unfairly, climbed down a gutter drain outside his window and ran away.

The next morning, Miss Seymour woke Indy's parents to tell them that Indy was gone. Indy's father began to search for him. Indy, sleeping in a haystack, was awoken by a small weasel. He tried to shoot it with his slingshot, but hit an old man who was also sleeping in the haystack. The old man advanced on him swinging a stick and yelling in Russian. Indy said that he didn't speak Russian, so the man started yelling at him in English. The man said how he hated young people and walked off with Indy's slingshot. Indy followed him trying to get his slingshot back. The man told him to stop following him, but Indy refused. The man gave him back his slingshot and told him to get off his side of the road.

Indy walked with the old man (on his side of the road) and explained how he was running away back to America. When Indy questioned why the man didn't want to turn Indy into his parents the man said that he never did what he was supposed to do and he was also running away. Indy didn't believe him because he was old. The man asked him if he thought only little boys were driven crazy by their parents.

Meanwhile, Indy's parents were getting extremely worried about him. Indy asked the man if he was going to miss anyone. The man said he would miss his dogs. Indy said he missed his dog also. Indy's sole came off his boot and the man said he'll fix it. The man showed Indy his prize possession, his bible. Indy showed him his baseball mitt and ball. He explained to him the basics of the game and showed him his baseball card collection. Indy said he wouldn't give up his prize card for all of the gold in China. The man said he felt the same way about his bible.

With Indy's boot fixed, the two continued on their way. They began to feel hungry and Indy started eating the apple he brought with him. He offered the man one bite, but the man managed to eat half of the apple with his one bite. Indy complained, but the man told him that things should be divided each according to his needs. Since he was bigger than Indy, he required more. Indy stated that it was his apple, but the man said that it grew on a tree in the ground and belonged to the world. Indy said he would never share anything with him again.

The two continued on in silence as it began to thunder. Indy's father said that he should never have brought Indy along on his trip through Europe. Indy and the man reached a village and the villagers rushed to great the man yelling, "Tolstoy!" Indy was amazed at how friendly the people were to Tolstoy. The villagers welcomed "Count" Tolstoy into their inn and gave him food to eat. Indy watched from the window as rain began to pour down on him. Tolstoy yelled at him to get inside and stop making him feel guilty. Once Indy finished the meal he asked if Tolstoy was some kind of king in disguise. Tolstoy told him that he wrote a few books years ago, but they weren't very good. He told Indy that he was running away to nowhere in particular. He just wanted a simpler life, closer to God. Indy told him he can run away to New Jersey with him and Tolstoy agreed.

The Russian police arrived looking for Tolstoy and told him they were here to take him back to his family. Indy flipped the table up and knocked down the police. In the confusion, he and Tolstoy escaped. Indy's father became increasingly worried about the dangers that Indy might have encountered and blamed himself for Indy running away. As Indy and Tolstoy hid in a barn, they watched as Imperial Cossack troops rode by. Tolstoy told him that they were ruthless and were used by the government to rid themselves of "certain unfortunate ethnic groups." Indy finally placed the name "Tolstoy" and asks if he was the author of War and Peace. Indy said his father thinks he is great, but Tolstoy said his father is an imbecile.

Tolstoy said they should head for the train station. On the way, they stopped so Indy could teach Tolstoy about baseball. Indy said it's too bad Tolstoy wasted all those years writing because he could have been a great hitter. A group of gypsies passed by and gave the two of them a ride. That night, Tolstoy told everyone a scary story around the campfire. While they all danced around the campfire, the Cossacks attacked, killing many of the gypsies. Tolstoy was knocked down by a Cossack on a horse, but Indy rescued him. The two fled as the camp was set on fire. Indy brought Tolstoy to a church, but the monk tries to throw them out thinking they were beggars. Indy told him that the man was Tolstoy and they tried to help him. As Tolstoy awoke he realized where he was and ran out. He told Indy that they drove people away from God and he'd sooner die than receive help from them. Tolstoy fell unconscious in a field nearby and Indy screamed for help. Some men heard him and brought Tolstoy inside their house. The next day, Indy asked Tolstoy why he hated the church so much. He said that they diminished God by claiming to speak for him. He told Indy not to try to see God through spectacles borrowed from the church, but instead through his own eyes. Meanwhile, Miss Seymour wasn't feeling well from all of the worry. Indy's father just wished he could talk to him and began crying.

Indy and Tolstoy arrived at the train station just as the train left. Indy noticed that Tolstoy was not doing too well. He told him that he didn't think he was up to the trip. Tolstoy got angry as Indy told him that he thought he should return to his family. Tolstoy agreed to go as long as Indy would return to his family as well. Indy's father and mother were looking in on Miss Seymour who was bedridden when a hotel clerk knocked at the door to tell them that Indy had been found. Indy's mother made his father promise that he wouldn’t be too hard on him. Indy's parents arrived at Tolstoy's estate and were reunited with Indy. Indy apologized for running away. Before he could accept, Indy's father spotted Tolstoy and was amazed. Indy introduced his parents to Tolstoy. After they left, Tolstoy went inside to rest. Indy's mother askd where Indy got the bible he had. Indy said he traded Tolstoy his baseball card collection for it. Tolstoy took out the baseball cards and enthusiastically read through them. Indy and his parents left Russia for Athens, Greece. While on the train, Professor Jones blamed him for Miss Seymour's condition. Indy said he hated his father.[15]

Travels with father [ edit | edit source ]

Indiana Jones: "Father, I really doubt if a bus is even gonna come and if it does, there's probably only one a day and, and it's probably already gone!" Henry Jones Sr: "Junior, you are now being cynical." ―Indy and his father hitchhike through Greece while discussing philosophy.[src]

After arriving in Athens, Greece, Indy's father took him and his mother to see the Parthenon, however, Indy's mother decided they should return to the hotel to look in on Miss Seymour. The next day, Indy's mother left to visit her sister at a spa for the weekend and left Indy to accompany his father on his research trip. Both Indy and his father did not like the fact that they were stuck with each other. Indy's father said that he had to go to the hanging monastery in Kalambaka, but Indy's mother said that he'd have to take Indy with him. His father tried to argue that it was dangerous, but she disagreed. After she left, Indy's father lectured him on his behavior and said that he had enough work for Indy to keep him busy throughout the weekend.

Upon reaching the site of Aristotle's theater, Indy's father gave instructions to the cab driver in ancient Greek, but Indy wasn't sure that he understood properly. Indy's father told Indy that this was the birthplace of Philosophy and explained to him the fundamentals of it. He told him of Aristotle's teachings of logic in a system called syllogism. He demonstrated by using a stick as a sword and acting out a fight. He fell to the floor seemingly dead. As Indy rushed to his side, he jumped up and said that all men are mortal which is a general truth. He is a man, ergo he is mortal which is a specific truth. He then said that Socrates was a man, ergo Socrates was mortal which is a syllogism. This, he told Indy, was an example of Aristotelian logic and that deductive logic is the key that will unlock the great mysteries of our universe and our very existence. The questions that Aristotle asked marked a turning point in the history of mankind. These thoughts set us apart from all the other creatures in the world.

They then went to leave, but Indy found that the cab was gone. His father pointed to a cab and said that that is logically their cab. Their cab was parked there; this cab was parked there now; ergo that was their cab. They got in the cab and took off. They soon realized that the driver was not the same and they were kicked out of the cab. They began trekking to the monastery on foot. On the way, Indy's father continued to lecture to Indy about the ancient Greeks.

Eventually a horse and buggy approached and they managed to get a ride. Indy's father tried to continue lecturing over the sounds of the chickens in the buggy and another rider's wind flute. They were dropped off still far away from the monastery looking completely disheveled. They bathed in the ocean to clean up, however, a group of goats ate holes in their clothes. They arrived in a nearby village wearing nothing, but pieces of a bush and managed to get some very "native" looking clothes from the peasants. They managed to get a lift from a man named Aristotle whose donkey pulling the cart was named Plato.

Aristotle asked Indy's father if he was interested in politics. When his father said no, Aristotle called him an idiot. Indy was shocked, however, his father explained that the English word "idiot" comes from a Greek word meaning "one who is not interested in politics." Indy's father and Aristotle soon got into an argument about democracy. Indy's father said that Greece was the home of democracy. He explained Plato and Aristotle's system of government. The three began getting confused about what they were arguing about since Indy's father was constantly talking about what Aristotle and Plato said and the driver kept thinking he was talking about him and his donkey. Aristotle kicked Indy's father, "the raving democrat," out of the buggy. Indy's father walked alongside while Indy refused to get out of the cab. He said that if this was really a democracy like his father argued then he could stay in the cab if he wanted to.

They eventually arrived at the hanging monastery which was situated at the top of a mountain and got into a cage which would be raised up the side of the mountain by the monks above. On the trip up Indy noticed the height was bothering his father who was sitting completely still. They were greeted by the monks and told that the following day the monks would be cloistered and would keep a vow of silence for the following two days. After dinner, they were shown to their room which was basically a closet with one hard bed. The next day, Indy watched the monks as they chanted. He then went to the library and tried to keep quiet while his father translated texts. He told his father that he was bored. His father's solution was to make Indy look up Aristotle's laws of syllogism and write three pages on the nature of Aristotelian logic and its relation to causality. Indy found the books his father referred him to and began to read through them.

Indy met Nikos Kazantzakis was also studying the texts at the monastery. He looked at the assignment Indy's father gave him and decided to help him out. He explained that Aristotle said that nature does not act without a cause; which sprang from his theory of causality. He demonstrated this by having Indy give a push to an orange set atop some books. He stated that there were many factors that caused the orange to fall: the essence of the orange (its weight), the structure of the orange (it is round), the fact that Indy pushed it, and finally, that it's function included seeking the lowest level. Indy interpreted this last factor to be gravity, but Nikos said that the function of the orange is to fall from the tree to make another orange. Indy wrote in his paper what Nikos explained him, but he asked what causes nature? Nikos said that this is a question that comes from wisdom and not logic. He said that this is the question that Indy's father wanted him to find. He said God, the prime cause, dances beyond the bounds of logic. He said that wisdom is greater than logic, but it leaves you asking whether you can accept something as being true without proof.

Later in the day, Indy and his father said goodbye to the monks at the elevator cage. The monks headed off to begin their vow of silence and Indy gave his father his report. They boarded the cage and began to be lowered down. Indy's father read the report on the way down and said it was good although he didn't agree that wisdom is greater than logic. The cage stopped and Indy's father stepped out to find that they were only halfway down. He managed to grab hold of the cage as he fell and climbed back in. Indy began to suspect the worst, thinking that the monks had stranded them there so they would starve to death. They yelled for help, however, no one answered. The sun began to set and the temperature starts dropping. They started a small fire using pieces of wood from the cage, however the cage itself caught on fire. While trying to put out the fire, Henry accidentally broke a hole in the floor of the elevator.

The next morning, they began to doubt that the monks would find them and tried to devise a plan on how to save themselves. Indy's father attempted to climb up the rope that the cage was hanging from, but only got a few feet before his fear of heights froze him in place. He slid back down the rope and burned his hands in the process. The rope then began to fray. Indy said they needed to be logical to get out of the predicament. He reasoned a ladder is made of wood and the cage was made of wood; ergo their cage was a ladder. They broke off pieces of wood and rope and made individual ladder rungs that could be fastened to the rope above and then unfastened once they had climbed above each rung. Indy's father made it past the part of the rope that was fraying and barely managed to grab hold of Indy and the rope snapped and the cage plummeted to the ground. They reached the top of the mountain cliff and found that the monk working the pulley controlling the cage was knocked unconscious when the pulley fell from the roof. Indy and his father laughed as the tension was released and shared a hug. Relieved that their ordeal was over, the two traveled back to Athens, deciding not to share the details of the adventure with Anna and Miss Seymour, but exclaiming through a syllogism that they had a great time together as father and son.[15]

Religious lessons [ edit | edit source ]

"God is not a Buddhist or a Hindu or a Muslim or a Christian or a Jew. God is in every person and in every living thing. There is one thing that every religion say: that God is compassion. God is love." ―Jiddu Krishnamurti[src]

When the Jones family arrived in Benares, on the Ganges River, they were staying at the Hindu National College. One afternoon while Indy was supposed to be studying geometry, he decided to sneak out for a look around the city. He saw some children playing in a field and was invited to join them. He thought they were playing baseball, but they were actually playing cricket. One of the boys introduced himself as Krishnamurti and asked about baseball. Indy taught them the game, but they didn't quite get the hang of it. After a while, Miss Seymour came looking for him. He told her that he was engaged in a cultural exchange, though Miss Seymour was not totally convinced by his story.

That evening, the family went to a reception given by Annie Besant and the Theosophical Society. Miss Seymour was not in favor of saying that they preached free love and socialism. Professor Jones countered her claims and said that they were also strong advocates of women's rights. He explained to Indy that Theosophists were looking to explore the common ground that all religions share.

At the reception, Besant introduced Charles Leadbeater, who said that he had discovered a new world teacher or Messiah. He then introduced young Krishnamurti. Later, Indy saw Krishnamurti meditating and decided to try it himself, and then they decided to go for a bike ride. Along the way, they discussed the nature of God and how various religions perceive him. Krishnamurti told Indy about Buddha and they saw a Hindu funeral along the Ganges.

Indy and Krishnamurti came across a crying woman in the marketplace. Her child had just died in her arms. Krishnamurti was able to comfort her without saying a word and barely touching her.

Indy gave Krishnamurti a baseball card of Ty Cobb as a souvenir, while he gave Indy a vial of water from the Ganges River. He also told Indy that the Theosophy Society was looking for someone to lead them to God, but everyone has to do that for themselves. God is compassion and love, no matter what religion one belongs to.[3]

The needles of Wen Ch-Iu [ edit | edit source ]

"Yin and Yang are the two opposites which control the universe and thus the human body." ―Mr. Li[src]

In Peking, Professor Jones was working with some university scholars and translators. Mrs. Jones and Miss Seymour were determined to see the sights of China and were taking Indy with them. Although Henry, Sr. was worried about his wife's health, she told him that she was fine.

They sat out with their guide Mr. Li. On the train, Miss Seymour was tutoring Indy in Chinese history when he noticed a suspicious looking Chinese man looking into their compartment. The man moved along when he noticed that Indy saw him. They first visited a Buddhist temple and then the Great Wall. Afterwards, they took a barge to their next destination. On board, Mrs. Jones and Miss Seymour discussed the possibility of seeing the birthplace of Confucius. Mr. Li told them that the journey would be long and hard, but they insisted. While Miss Seymour was quizzing Indy, he told her that he thought it was more important to learn a country's language and culture than its history. He also saw the same suspicious man again and told Mr. Li. Mr. Li said that it was probably a coincidence. Indy wondered if it could be one of those revolutionaries that did not like foreigners that he heard his father talk of.

Later that evening at the inn, Mr. Li was explaining Chinese philosophy to Mrs. Jones and Miss Seymour, when Indy thought he saw the mysterious man again. He didn't say anything to the adults. The next day, they hired a wagon for the journey. The driver, Ah Pin, only spoke pidgin English. Along the way, Mr. Li instructed Indy in the Chinese language. He showed Indy how inflection was important and could change the meaning of a word.

Indy complained of a headache. While the adults were away, Indy saw the suspicious looking man around the cart. The man told Ah Pin that Mr. Li was looking for him. He then tried to steal the wagon, but Indy had unhitched the horse. Mr. Li threatened the suspicious man and then sent him on his way. Mr. Li then told Indy not to mention the incident to the women. Ah Pin would lose face if it were revealed he was tricked. He told Indy that he acted well and didn't need the approval of others. They got a new horse and proceeded on their trip.

As they continued across the country in the wagon, Indy started to become sicker and was soon running a fever. Storm clouds started to gather and they decided to head for a nearby mission. The rain continued to come down as Indy's condition worsened. Eventually, they came to a river that they had to cross. Halfway across, the horse was frightened and bolted, overturning the cart. Everyone got to shore, but their luggage was all washed downstream.

They made their way through the rain to a farmhouse. The family welcomed them in and they quickly tried to get Indy warm and dry. They told Mrs. Jones that the nearest American doctor was three days away at the mission, but there was a local Chinese doctor. Mrs. Jones didn't trust the local doctor. The next day, Mr. Li told them that even though the family is poor, they were glad to host them until Indy was better. Hospitality was very important to the Chinese. Indy's condition continued to worsen. They managed to get the cart fixed, but Indy was too sick to travel. Ah Pin and Miss Seymour sat out to the American mission for the doctor. A delirious Indy asked his mother if he was going to die, just like his sister Susie did when she was little. She told him no.

The next day, they witnessed an altercation between the family's father and a man on a donkey. Their attention was diverted when Indy threw a fit. Mr. Li said that there were still two days until the doctor arrived. That evening the family prayed for Indy. Mrs. Jones was determined that their son was not going to die and sent for the Chinese doctor. He arrived the next day and examined Indy. He decided that Indy had to be treated with acupuncture. A delirious Indy became upset and this bothered his mother. The Chinese mother tried to comfort her. Mrs. Jones held Indy's hand throughout the procedure and told him to trust in the doctor. As he applied the needles, Dr. Wen Ch-Iu explained what he was doing. Mr. Li translated for him. When he was done, he said that Indy would recover if his strength would hold.

Miss Seymour arrived with Dr. James Morton from the mission. He was very pleased to meet Dr. Wen Ch-Iu, one of the few local physicians who he didn't consider a quack. Morton said that Indy probably had Typhoid Fever, but was getting better. Ah Pin also found some of their luggage. As Indy regained his strength, he spent time playing Chinese checkers with the children and learning their language. A few days later, the man on the donkey returned. Mr. Li explained that the father had to borrow money and used the land as collateral. The debt was now due, but he couldn't pay. Mrs. Jones decided to pay the debt out of gratitude, but Mr. Li said that the father would lose face. She said that she owed them something for all of their hospitality. She gave him the money, which he gave to the debt collector. She also bought the family some chickens and they had a small feast before leaving to continue their journey.[3]

While journeying to meet Professor Jones in Shanghai, Indiana came across bride Yang Wei close to his age with eyes red from crying. Shocked to find out from interpreter Lin Feng that she was due to be wed so young, and to a man so much older, he took the first opportunity he could to create a distraction in the market and run away with the confused girl. Jones returned with her to the inn at which he was staying to hide and the pair — despite neither speaking the other's language — were introduced formally.

As Jones began planning a way for Yang Wei to escape, they were interrupted by an angry Miss Seymour ready to take the girl back. Indiana protested, but Lin Feng advised the boy of the difference in their cultures and he helped translate for Yang Wei to reveal that she was crying not for being made to marry an older man, who was both gentle and prosperous, but was simply sad to be leaving her family.

At Miss Seymour's request, Jones returned with Yang Wei to the market and the bride gave him the gift of a small Buddha statue she wore around her neck to mark their friendship.[18]

Sometime during 1910, Indy met renowned magician and escape artist Harry Houdini in Melbourne, Australia. Houdini made the first successful flight over Australia and Indy flew with him.[19] In August, the Jones family's world tour came to an end, and they returned to Princeton.

"It was just the two of us, dad. It was a lonely way to grow up. For you, too. If you had been an ordinary, average father like the other guys' dads, you'd have understood that." ―Indiana Jones discusses his upbringing with his father in 1938.[src]

When Indy was twelve, he accompanied his father to New Orleans where he got to listen to the jazz greats of that era, amongst others King Oliver. His parents had to, quite literally, drag him away from Preservation Hall.[20]

In the April of 1912, Indy visited England and was invited to tea with the famous Sherlock Holmes author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Soon after, Indy returned to the United States along with Miss Helen Seymour on the ill-fated ocean liner, the Titanic. He and his former tutor narrowly escaped the fate that claimed more than 1,517 lives.[21]

In May, Indy's mother Anna died of scarlet fever,[22] an event which created a rift in the family that survived her. Indy's relationship with his father had always been difficult, but with his mother gone they drifted further apart from each other. Indy realized that one of the only ways he could communicate with Henry Sr. was to speak to him in ancient Greek.[6]

The following month, Indy traveled with Miss Seymour along the New England coast and engaged in a treasure hunt after hearing tales of Captain Kidd's exploits.[23]

When he began teaching at Four Corners University, Henry Sr. moved with his son to Moab, Utah. During the summer Indy's father forced him to read Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival - an account of the Grail legend.[14]

The Cross of Coronado [ edit | edit source ]

"That cross is an important artifact. It belongs in a museum!" ―Indiana Jones[src]

In Utah, Indy kept busy as a member of the Boy Scouts, having achieved the rank of "Life Scout." One expedition, led by scout leader Havelock, was a planned overnight in Arches National Park. Indy and the scouts were told not to wander away in the vast Indian tunnels of the desert cliffs. However, Indy and his friend Herman Mueller accidentally stumbled upon a band of thieves, led by a man called Fedora, who were looting the caves. The object they unearthed was identified by Indy as the Cross of Coronado. Indy told Herman to go back and tell the local Sheriff, while he sneaked away with the Cross himself.

The thieves pursued Indy, who rode away on his horse. Luckily for him, the Dunn & Duffy circus train was passing by. Indy escaped onto the train, and it was here that he fell into a box of snakes, which led to his lifelong aversion to the creatures.[24] He also learned how to use a bull-whip when he had to defend himself against a lion — which left him his scar on the chin. Indy ultimately outwitted the thieves, and escaped home on foot — with the Cross.

At the Jones residence Indy desperately tried to get his father's attention, with no success. Herman arrived with the Sheriff to whom Indy gave the Cross. Fedora and his crew also turned up, and the Sheriff claimed that they were the rightful owners of the Cross. The thieves were given the Cross back, and in turn gave it to a mysterious man wearing a Panama Hat. Fedora, impressed by Indy's wit and determination took off his hat and put it on Indy's head.[6]

Later adventures [ edit | edit source ]

"A whip can come in real handy in tight spots." ―Indiana Jones[src]

That July, the young Jones travelled to the Far North with Miss Seymour and his boarding school pal Herman, searching for treasure, where he met writer Jack London.[25]

In August, while on a visit with his father to Durango, Colorado, Indy met an Anasazi man who claimed to be Billy the Kid. Together, they stopped a pair of bank robbers,[26] and in November Indy was in Paris where he solved the mystery surrounding a stolen bulb of radium from the Institute of Marie Curie.[27]

1913 found Jones in Arizona. Lost with his fellow scouts in Superstition Mountains, the group investigated a scream emanating from deep within the cavern.[28]

During the spring, Indy was with his father in Georgetown, while the senior Jones was lecturing at the university on medieval literature. Indy, however, traveled to the Carolinas where he followed the trail of a Civil War slave in the Underground Railroad together with his new friend Lizzie Ravenall.[29]

This year Henry made Indy re-read the Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, only now in its original language - German. This was followed by looking into Richard Wagner's opera of the same name. Everyday Henry would ask Indy questions to see if he understood the story - if he didn't know the answers, he had to go back and read the related section again. When he finished the book, he was awarded with other works that he had to read; Sir Thomas Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur, and Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. This research would provide Indy with information of the Grail legend that would come to use later in his life.[14]

Professor Jones' studies led to the pair traveling the world once more. As a consequence of his father's lectures and increasing searches into Grail lore, Indiana found himself on adventures with various people. In one of his first meetings with Marcus Brody, a friend of his father's, Indy joined him in his hunt for archaeological artifacts in Egypt. At the Great Pyramid of Giza, Indy met Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir for the first time. Together, Jones and Sallah found a valuable ring from the not-yet-officially-discovered tomb of King Tutankhamun. In the process, they also foiled a plot by archaeologist Gustav von Trappen to use the Valley of the Kings as a storage bunker for German weapons in a future war, and narrowly escaped the last major outbreak of the bubonic plague.[30]

In August, Jones visited the monastery of Tsadong in the Himalayas where the child Lama was removed and sequestered. To save his new friend, Indy took on those known to the Buddhists as harmful demons.[31]

The summer ended with a brief jaunt to St. Petersburg, Russia and a meeting with the hereditary Georgian princess, Tamar.[32] Afterward Indy rejoined his father in Armenia (his father was on a side trip studying the Crusades). Later, in October, Indy found himself in a boarding school in England while his father lectured at Cambridge University. This did nothing to slow down Indy's adventures, however. Between a corrupt mine owner, a ring that may have belonged to the court of King Arthur and the mystique of Samhaim (All Hallow's Eve), Indy had little trouble filling in the time between classes.[33]

The same year, while on a desert hike with his father, Indy met a Navajo medicine man called Changing Man, who took a liking to him, and told him that they would meet again.[34]

In December, Indy and Herman Mueller aided Herman's father on a research trip to Stonehenge. They soon discovered that someone was trying to sabotage the dig as they were confronted by a magic-wielding German spy. Indy and Herman barely escaped injury with some questionable help from the ancient stones themselves and the power of the rising sun focused through the saboteur's magic crown.[35]

1914 began with Indy being allowed to travel to London for one last vacation before returning to school. While there, Indy discovered (through a bit of misfortune) that an ancient Greek bowl was a forgery. Indy and his father then traveled back to Greece in search of the stolen artifact.[36]

Later, Indy discovered the power of an Italian curse placed upon a cross made from the sword hilt of a Norman warrior. He helped his old friend Lizzie Ravenall locate the cross while on break in New York City.[37]

Back in Utah in May, Indy's school burned down, ending the year early. Making sure that Indy didn't lose out on his studies, his father sent him off with a graduate assistant to southern France. The goal of their trip was to find a letter from King Louis IX, sent before the king's second crusade. Instead they found a jewel-encrusted crown stolen by Louis from a gypsy tribe.[38]

Immediately after his escapade in France, Indy was dragged to Constantinople as his father pursued the Holy Grail. Also joining him was Herman Mueller and together they investigated the trail of a knife believed to be linked to the legend of Cain and Abel. The Joneses left Turkey following the adventure when Indy's father heard of the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo as the professor was concerned that the European political climate was leading to war.[39]

Sometime during the latter half of 1914, Indy and his father moved back to Princeton.[14] Indy then spent the remainder of his summer break working as a coal shoveler on a train.[40] Indy also ran errands for Hobey Baker at Princeton University.[41]

In October, far from the problems in Europe, the Joneses traveled to China in search of more Grail clues. However, in Honolulu, one of their stopovers on the way, the war caught up. Indy's adventure in Honolulu pitted him against a very active volcano and a German agent intent on killing a British professor.[42]

Once they finally left Honolulu, they still encountered troubles as their steamer was intercepted by a Japanese naval vessel. Indy discovered soon after that someone had smuggled a golden Chinese dragon statuette in his luggage, which he hid from the Japanese inspectors. Once they reached the mainland, the statuette became the object of a desperate hunt by Chinese, Japanese and German factions.[43]

In December, Indy and his father traveled to India where he met and befriended Prince Kasim. The royal guard told Indy and Kasim not to touch the ancient tiger's-eye amulet, but Kasim refused to listen and began wearing it around his neck. When a tiger was seen stalking the area, Indy noticed that Kasim had mysteriously disappeared. He began to wonder if his friend could have changed into the dreaded legendary beast - the weretiger. Indy sat out to find the answer and save his friend from the curse of the amulet.[44]

In 1915, Indy spent another summer break working as a coal shoveler on a train. During this time Indy became a self-proclaimed expert on trains.[40]

Race to danger [ edit | edit source ]

"Bless my dynamo!" ―Indiana Jones[src]

February 1916 had Indy, now a junior in high school in Princeton, looking forward to taking Nancy Stratemeyer to the prom in her father's car - a beautiful Bugatti. Of course, his rival Butch didn’t believe him, so it had become a matter of pride. He was crushed when Nancy came to Harper's Ice Cream Parlor where he worked after school and told him that the car was broken. Her father had to take it to New York to get it fixed and it wouldn't be ready until after the prom. Indy went to see Nancy's father, Edward Stratemeyer (who would later become the author of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books). He was able to talk Mr. Stratemeyer into letting him take the car to a local garage. There, Indy was told that the generator would have to be rebuilt and the only place to get that done was in New York.

That night, Indy's father had dinner guests. One of them was a Dr. Thompson, a researcher at Edison Laboratories. He was working on a battery that would run a car. Such an invention could put the oil companies out of business. Later in the evening, Indy asked him if he could fix the Bugatti's generator. He said that he could and invited Indy to the labs in West Orange.

The next day Indy and Nancy loaded their bikes onto a train and journeyed to West Orange. When they arrived at the laboratory, Indy's eyes lit up when he saw a car whipping around a test track. Thompson took the generator into one of the labs to an assistant. While Indy was talking to the test car driver, a cry came from the lab. Indy and Nancy rushed inside to find that Thompson had been kidnapped by three men in a van. They also knocked out his assistant and stole some plans. The police arrived and the officer in charge was a Detective Frank Brady. The assistant told Brady that the kidnappers were speaking German and he repeated the phrase that he heard. Brady translated it as "Quick, the baby's burping," Indy suggested that it might have been "Quick, the chicken is burping," but that made no sense either. Brady told Indy to butt out and that he wouldn’t get the generator back until after the case was solved. Thomas Edison arrived and the assistant told him that certain Naval Research files on a submarine detection system and the files on the car battery had been stolen. Edison was more concerned with the stolen files than with Thompson's well being and told Brady to contact Naval Intelligence.

As Indy and Nancy walked their bikes back to the train station, Indy realized that the German phrase could also be translated to "Quick, the chicken farm." Nancy remembered seeing a chicken farm on the train ride in. They biked to it and there, they found the kidnappers' van covered in straw. There was also some oil stuck on the fender and a partial sticker with the letter groupings "IL," "CH" and "RY." In the loft of the barn they found Dr. Thompson tied up and called the police. Thompson told them that he had to co-operate or they would have killed him. He also heard the Germans mentioning the high and low tides and believed that they were being picked up in a submarine. Nancy and Indy rode back to the train station, not noticing two sinister men parked on the side of the road.

That night as Indy was having supper at Nancy's, he discussed the kidnapping with her father. They figured that the van was probably stolen from wherever the Germans landed. The next day at school, Nancy told Indy that she figured that the Germans landed near the oil refineries at Bayonne and she said she would be going out to investigate. After school, Nancy left for Bayonne, but Indy was held after class. As soon as he could, he followed her, finding her in the dunes along the beach. They picked a spot to hide and wait. High tide came and went, but no German sub showed up. Instead, they spotted two men with guns who turned out to be Brady and another officer.

That night at supper, Indy had a stroke of inspiration. He called Nancy and told her that it wasn't Germans who were after the submarine plans, but the oil companies after the battery plans. They met and headed out to the refinery. They sneaked in and overheard some men discussing Edison's battery. They also found the plans and learned that the letter groupings from the van were part of the phrase "oIL researCH laboratoRY." As they sneaked out, the theft of the plans was discovered. They were spotted by the two sinister men from the chicken farm who gave chase. Indy handed the plans to Nancy and told her to go to the police. Indy headed off their pursuers and was able to trick them into driving their car off a pier. The police showed up and arrested the two men. Brady allowed Indy and Nancy to take the plans back to Dr. Thompson themselves.

The next day at Edison Labs, Indy and Nancy told Thompson about how they deduced who had stolen the plans. Nancy grew suspicious when Thompson talked about the oil refinery since Indy never mentioned the refinery. When they confronted him with this, he made a run for it, stealing the experimental car. Indy and Nancy gave chase in an old Model T. They managed to catch up with him after Indy took a short cut across an old rickety bridge, forcing him off the road just as the police arrive. When asked why he did it, Thompson said that he wanted credit for the work he did on Edison's various projects. When Edison received the plans back from Indy and Nancy, he graciously rebuilt the Bugatti's generator. They arrived at the prom in style and Indy was able to show up Butch.[45]

Mexican Revolution [ edit | edit source ]

Henry Jones Sr: "And remember, Junior. Back by Sunday!" Indiana Jones: "Yes, Sir. Promise." ―Indy leaves for a short trip that will eventually turn into his four year involvement in World War I.[src]

Soon after, school was let out for spring break, so Indy and his father took a train to New Mexico to visit the family of his aunt Grace.[46] Indy and his cousin Frank decided to hitchhike past the Mexican border "to have a little fun with the senoritas", but upon their arrival, the Mexican town was attacked by men on horseback who robbed the bank and some local merchants. Indy gave chase on horseback, but was captured. He was taken to an old Mexican fort and was about to be shot with two other prisoners when the leader of the raiders, Pancho Villa arrived and set them free. It turned out that the bandits were some of Villa's men who were acting without orders. It was among Villa's men that Indy met Remy Baudouin, a Belgian national. The bandit's men were being forced south due to General Pershing's advance.

A few days later, Villa was negotiating with an unsavory man by the name of Claw for some rifles and explosives. Outside, Indy was helping with the unloading of weapons from Claw's wagon. He overheard Claw use an Arabic word and asked him if he ever spent time in Egypt, but Claw ignored him.

That night, Indy talked to some of the rebels about why they joined Villa's bans. Villa himself summed it up best when he said that they were fighting for the right to peacefully raise a family and have a decent life. This persuaded Indy to join the revolution. The next day, Indy was part of a detail that was to pick up weapons at Claw's. While there he confirmed his suspicions that Claw and Demetrios was the same person. During the time Indy spent with Villa's men, he learned the Quechuan language from some of them.[47]

Later, in a cantina Remy was helping Indy compose a letter to his father when in walked a U.S. Army lieutenant. It was George Patton, who proceeded to get into a gunfight with Julio Cardenas, who was killed. Patton reported back to General John J. Pershing on the movements of Villa's men. This confirmed what Claw has just finished telling Pershing.

Days later the rebels headed out with a train to attack Ciudad Guerrero. The attack went according to plan until Pershing staged a counterattack which forced the rebels to retreat. That night as the rebels hid from Pershing's men, Villa decided to attack William Randolph Hurst's Mexican hacienda. This, he hoped, would put Mexican President Carranza in a bad position with U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. They took the hacienda easily as there was no one there. As Indy watched the looting, he began to feel that he really didn't belong with the Mexican revolution.

That evening, Indy translated for the rebels the silent movies that were being shown in the basement. A newsreel was shown depicting the carnage being wrecked across Europe during the Great War. Remy was visibly upset by this. That evening, Remy, told Indy that he was leaving for Europe in the morning. He felt that if he was to die, he'd rather die fighting for his own homeland. Indy persuaded Remy to let him join him. Remy agreed and reminded Indy that they leave at dawn.

Indy rode out to Demetrios' ranch to steal back the Jackal headpiece. He found it in a locked cupboard, but was discovered by Demetrios. A fight ensued during which the house was set on fire. Indy escaped with the jackal's head but a trapped Demetrios was killed when the fire reached the ammunition and gunpowder stored in the basement. With the jackal's head safe, Indy caught up with Remy and they headed to Vera Cruz to catch passage on a ship to Europe and the Great War.[46] The two attempted to smuggle themselves aboard the ship by hiding in the rescue boats, but they were discovered, and thus had to work as deckhands to pay for the journey.[48] While crossing the Atlantic Ocean, Jones prevented a German agent from inciting a war between the USA and Mexico.[49]

World War I [ edit | edit source ]

"The truth is, when you're seventeen and ya' see a fight goin' on, ya' tend to think it'd be a good idea to join in." ―Indiana Jones speaking to Bob Traynor in 1993[src]

The Easter Rebellion [ edit | edit source ]

Remy Baudouin: "How can they hope to win?" Sean O'Casey: "They're not looking to win. What they are looking for is a glorious defeat." ―Discussing the Irish Volunteers.[src]

In April, Indy and Remy arrived in Queenstown on their way to London to enlist in the Belgian army. They got a ride to Dublin, where they planned on getting jobs so they could pay for the ferry. They managed to get employment in a pub, waiting on tables and washing dishes. One afternoon, Indy was out to buy food for himself and Remy when he passed a restaurant window and saw two pretty girls inside. He went in and joined them. They introduced themselves as Maggie and Nuala. They were also joined by Maggie's brother, Sean Lemass. Through their conversation, the girls got the impression that Indy was a millionaire and he did nothing to dispel that idea.

As they left the restaurant, Indy asked about some men who were marching down the street. Maggie explained that they were the Irish Volunteers, a group that wished to overthrow British rule. She said that Sean was a member. Indy and Maggie made plans to meet at the theater the next day. When Indy got back to the room where he and Remy were staying, Remy got upset that he spent their money on tea and cakes for the girls.

The next day, Indy met Maggie at the music hall. Inside, they were joined by Sean and Nuala. Indy enjoyed the show, especially a tenor who sang "When Irish Eyes are Smilin'". Afterwards, he excused himself and went off to work. While working, he hummed "Irish Eyes" to himself. He received some scorn from one of the patrons, a writer by the name of Sean O'Casey. O'Casey was disgusted with the stereotypical portrayal of the Irish that had made them the laughingstock of the world. He promised to show Indy some real theater by taking him to the Abbey the next day.

There, they saw some of the rehearsals for a new play by William Butler Yates. O'Casey explained to Indy that the play was symbolic of how Ireland was taken over by the British. Later, Indy met with Maggie and Nuala for a walk along the beach. That evening at work, he ran into Sean and O'Casey who were arguing about the fate of a free Ireland. O'Casey wanted a socialist Ireland, not one that would be run by the Catholics.

The next day, Indy and Remy met Maggie and Nuala. Remy took Nuala off so Indy could be alone with Maggie for a while. At work, Indy and O'Casey talked about theater. O'Casey loved the theater because being performed live, anything could happen. At its greatest moments, theater becomes life and life becomes theater. Sean arrived and O'Casey told him that he had quit the Irish Volunteers. Sean told Indy that he´d been invited to go swimming with Maggie.

At the pool, Sean and Indy discussed Indy's reasons for fighting in the war. Sean said that Ireland must be free, that home rule while swearing allegiance to the King of England was not enough. Sean got upset and left, taking Maggie with him. The next day, Sean and O'Casey were having an argument out on a sidewalk. O'Casey didn't want to hear anymore about the Irish Volunteers from Sean. Sean started to walk off as Indy happened by. He warned Indy not to see Maggie anymore, but Indy paid him no heed.

The next day, Indy, Maggie and Nuala spent some time together. They were spotted by Sean who didn't say anything. At the end of the afternoon, Indy told Maggie that he wasn´t a millionaire. She got upset and told him that she never wanted to see him again. Walking home from work, Indy met up with Sean. Sean pulled him into a warehouse to fight as a crowd began to gather. Indy tried to explain to Sean that he told Maggie the truth, but got a knuckle sandwich. Indy fought back and soon the whole crowd was swinging fists at each other. In the midst of the donnybrook, Indy and Sean called a truce. The days passed until Easter Monday arrived. Indy and Remy finally had enough money for their ferry tickets and planned on leaving the next day.

While they were walking home with Nuala, they saw a demonstration at the Post Office. Members of the Irish Volunteers had taken over the building and had issued a statement calling for a free Irish Republic. They headed back to the pub where O'Casey told him the Volunteers didn't expect to gain anything. They were looking to become martyrs for their cause.

The fighting continued through the week. Word arrived that the Volunteers had surrendered. Indy, Maggie and O'Casey rushed to the Post Office and saw Sean being led away by British soldiers. Later, British soldiers were executing members of the uprising at a nearby prison. Indy took Maggie there to see Sean. They were taken to his cell. Indy told him that most of the leaders of the uprising had already been shot. Sean wishes Indy good luck in Europe.

The next day Indy and Remy were ready to board the ferry to London. O'Casey arrived to wish them luck. He told them to take a good look around. Ireland was changing and it wouldn't look the same if they ever came back.

Love's sweet song [ edit | edit source ]

"Mr. Jones, you have struck a better blow for freedom, than if you'd spent a whole year in the trenches." ―Sylvia Pankhurst[src]

In May, Indy and Remy finally arrived in London to enlist in the Belgian army. Indy, fearful of being sent back to the U.S., used the false name of Henri Defense.[50] Later that evening, Remy met a war widow who invited him out for coffee, leaving Indy alone. He decides to visit his old tutor Miss Seymour.

On the bus to Paddington Station, he met Vicky Prentiss, a suffragette who was a faretaker. He was impressed when she remained unfazed after a Zeppelin attack. Indy decided that he wanted to see her again and went to a suffragette meeting. There, he was impressed with a speech given by Sylvia Pankhurst and even defended her against the jeers of some men.

After the meeting, Indy and Vicky went out for tea. While talking, the two discovered that they both traveled extensively as children, and they impressed each other with their extensive knowledge of foreign languages. At the end of their evening, Indy invited Vicky to join him on his trip to Oxford and she accepted.

Once at Oxford, they headed for Miss Seymour's home. There, she told Indy that his father was very worried about him and made him write a letter home. While Indy was busy writing, Miss Seymour and Vicky got into a heated discussion about the methods used by the suffragette movement. Despite this, Miss Seymour liked and admired Vicky and invited the couple along to a dinner party.

At the party, Vicky managed to get into another argument on the issue of women's suffrage, this time with Winston Churchill. Indy and Vicky spent an enjoyable few days in Oxford, biking, punting and growing closer. They then went to visit Vicky's parents who lived close by. Vicky's mother, a suffragette injured during a hunger strike in prison, told Indy more about the suffragette movement. After the two spent more time together, during which they confessed their love for each other, they headed back to London.

Once back in London, Indy learned that Remy had received their call up papers. The night before he was to leave for Europe, he and Vicky went out for dinner. Vicky anticipated that Indy would ask her to marry him. She refused before he could ask, saying that if they were to get married she would have to give up her dream of becoming a writer. Indy argued that it wouldn't have to be like that, but she persisted. Angry and heartbroken, Indy left.

The next day, Miss Seymour came down to the station to see Indy off. Remy arrived with the news that he got married that morning. As the train pulled out, Indy spotted Vicky in the crowd, but was unable to get to speak to her. Indy caught her eye as the train pulled out of the station and he and Remy headed off to fight in the "War to End All Wars."

In the trenches [ edit | edit source ]

"Your valor is beyond question. You must look into yourself to be the best soldier you can be. The second rate soldier lives with mediocrity and dies with regret, but the first rate soldier, he lives with honor. And when death comes, he dies with honor." ―Major Bilideau[src]

Indy and Remy attended basic training at Le Havre where also Indy gave his first attempt playing a Soprano saxophone. Indy and Remy saw their first action as they fought in the Belgian Army at Flanders. All the officers from their troop died in battle and the remaining soldiers were relocated to the Somme where they were to join with the French Army.

The Battle of the Somme, in August 1916, was one of the deadliest battles ever fought. As a corporal, Indy was the highest ranking member of his unit. The French commander was not keen on loaning the company any of his existing lieutenants so he promoted a French sergeant, Moreau, to lieutenant and placed him in command of Indy's unit. Moreau had some suspicions about one of the soldiers, a troublemaker named Jacques. Indy told him that he suspected Jacques was the one who killed their commander.

Orders came down to recapture the Chateau La Maisonette, with the Belgian company leading the charge. The attack commenced on schedule, but the men were soon pinned down in foxholes by machine gun fire. Indy and Moreau managed to get some grenades to some men who were closest to the gunners, who used them to knock out the machine gun nests. The charge continued. The soldiers met the Germans in the first trench and hand-to-hand fighting began. The Belgians were able to force the Germans to retreat. The troops worked quickly to secure the trench. They received a communiqué that they were the only group to make it to the trench. Jacques provoked a fight with Indy which Moreau broke up.

The troops were preparing for the second stage of the offensive when the Germans attacked with gas. Indy was forced to watch helplessly as a comrade who lost his gas mask in the charge died horribly. An eerie silence descended on the battlefield. Then the Germans slowly began their advance through the haze with a terrifying new weapon - the flame thrower. The Belgians retreated back to their own trenches, the entire offensive a failure.

Later, orders came down granting the company a two day leave. They headed for a nearby town where the men were able to bathe, wash their uniforms and unwind. Indy and another soldier challenged a pair of British soldiers to a game of tennis, but lost. After the game, Indy and the two British lieutenants, Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon, had a couple of beers and discussed literature.

When the company got back to the front, they were informed that a new attack was to be mounted on the chateau. The charge began and the Belgians took the first trench easily. Indy let Jacques know that Moreau suspected him of killing their officers. They charged the second trench but found it empty. Before the charge could continue, they were pinned down again by machine gun fire. Moreau decided to use an abandoned German tunnel to try to outflank the German gunners. Moreau, Indy and Jacques sneaked into the tunnel but were attacked by a German soldier. Indy was able to sneak up on him and kill him with a bayonet.

Once through the tunnels, they found that they were behind the machine gun nests, which they took out with grenades. The rest of the troops charged and took the chateau. Later, Moreau was anxious as no reinforcements had arrived. He couldn't hold their position with only thirty men. Without warning, the Germans attacked, killing Moreau. In the confusion, Indy saw Remy wounded, but couldn't get to him. Jacques saved Indy from an attacking German and informed him that even though he didn't kill their captain, his saving Indy didn't make them friends. He was then suddenly shot dead by the Germans. As German soldiers overran the chateau, the Belgian soldiers retreated. Indy, however, was captured and taken prisoner.

Prisoner of war [ edit | edit source ]

"The only way out of here is in a coffin." ―Indiana Jones[src]

Indy was taken to a holding area for prisoners. There, he met Emile, another soldier from his unit who had the uniforms of two dead French soldiers. They assumed the officers' identities with Indy becoming Lt. Pierre Blanc, as officers were treated better than enlisted men in the prisoner of war camps. Indy also moved through the other prisoners looking for Remy, but was unable to find him. While the prisoners were being transferred, the Allies started an artillery barrage. Taking advantage of the confusion, Indy and Emile tried to escape. Unfortunately they unwittingly seeked cover in a foxhole filled with German soldiers. They were recaptured and sent to a prisoner of war camp.

Upon arrival, Indy and Emile began to walk around, checking the layout. A prisoner kicked a ball too close to a fence and was almost shot by the guards as he attempted to retrieve it. Indy validated the man's story that it was an accident to a skeptical guard. The prisoner introduced himself to Indy and Emile as Captain Jean Benet and took them to a meeting of French officers who were planning an escape. The officers had run into a problem with the tunnel they were digging - they were out of tunnel supports and places to hide the dirt. Benet suggested one concentrated effort to finish the tunnel in one night. They agreed and Indy and Emile helped out. Although they first miscalculated the distance to the outside, they finally completed the tunnel.

As the men prepared to leave, the commandant came into the barracks on a surprise inspection. He almost discovered the tunnel, but Benet distracted him by provoking a fight. Benet was thrown into isolation, but the commandant did not discover the tunnel. The rest of the French officers moved through the tunnel. Indy and Emile brought up the rear but were spotted by the Germans as they left the tunnel. Emile was shot and Indy was recaptured.

The Germans, convinced Indy was Lt. Blanc — an officer who had a history of escape attempts — sentenced him to an inescapable prison known as Dusterstadt, an old castle located on a rocky island in the middle of the Danube River. It was a place for "incorrigible" prisoners. Upon arrival, Indy was introduced to the other prisoners who viewed him with suspicion, thinking he was a German spy. One prisoner, Captain Charles de Gaulle, called Indy's bluff. He caved and told them the whole story of how he assumed Lt. Blanc's identity. They then accepted him into their ranks.

The next day, Indy met Corporal Lambert, a British soldier in charge of the infirmary. Indy and de Gaulle also had a discussion about the changing art of war. As he returned to his room that night, Indy was approached by the Russian prisoners Yuri and Leonid, who wanted to know if he could throw a lasso just like a real American cowboy. They wanted his help with an escape plan of theirs. They had made a rope from all of the package string they had collected and would use it in their escape. Indy had his doubts, but agreed to go along anyway.

The following evening, Indy joined the Russians. Their plan called for Indy to lasso a spike on top of a building bordering the castle. They would then climb 