Jim Powell can't help but be defined as a "jelly-bean"-a man who spends his life in a state of idleness. Not particularly sociable and ill at ease around women, Jim decides to dedicate his life to his work. Yet, after returning from service in the First World War, Jim meets an old classmate by chance, and through him, may evolve into something more than just a jelly-bean. "The Jelly-Bean" references the locale and some of the characters that were...

A teenager from a small Mississippi River town is, sent to a private boarding school near Boston, surrounded by wealthy classmates, but has a secret that would amaze them all.

Utilizing the May Day Riots of 1919 as historical backdrop, and the themes of lost youth and wealth as well as two distinct yet interrelated plots, this story contrasts the lower class fighting for their causes, while a group of privileged Yale alumni, meet for a dance.

In this sketch, that features a young mountain girl, her family, and the feuding family across the street, Fitzgerald closes out his collection of Tales of the Jazz Age with this light and entertaining piece.

A product of Fitzgerald's undergraduate days at Princeton, this short story featured in Tales of the Jazz Age was published in Smart Set in 1921.