PEOPLE OF THE STORY IN THE ORDER OF THEIR APPEARANCE LOLA STEWART, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Stewart, returned from war work in France. RICHARD NORTON, son of James Norton, a veteran of the World War. OLGA MIROVICH, a worker in the factory. JAMES NORTON, the head of the Norton Manufacturing Company. HENRY CROSS the leading citizen of Norcross before the coming of the Norton Manufacturing Company. MARTHA CROSS, his wife. SARAH CROSS, his sister. BARRY O'CAROLAN, a one-legged ex-service man. Protégé of Lola's. WILLIAM STEWART, a wealthy resident of Norcross, and a director in the Norton Manufacturing Company. MRS. WILLIAM STEWART, his wife. WILLIAM TREADWAY, James Norton's private secretary. HANNAH, an elderly dependent in the Norton household. TONY LEMHOLTZ, a worker in the factory and radical labor leader. JOHN SIBLEY, a worker in the factory and veteran of the World War. ALEC STERLING, the superintendent of the Norton Manufacturing Company. DR. ALLEN THURBER, an adopted citizen of Norcross. PLACE: Norcross, a Massachusetts manufacturing town. |