Principal Characters in the Novel

• Curtis Jadwin, capitalist and speculator.

• Sheldon Corthell, an artist.

• Landry Court, broker’s clerk.

• Samuel Gretry, a broker.

• Charles Cressler, a dealer in grain.

• Mrs. Cressler, his wife.

• Laura Dearborn, protégé of Mrs. Cressler.

• Page Dearborn, her sister.

• Mrs. Emily Wessels, aunt of Laura and Page.