Theft

Margaret Chalmers. Twenty-seven years of age; a strong, mature woman, butquite feminine where her heart or sense of beauty are concerned. Her eyes arewide apart. Has a dazzling smile, which she knows how to use on occasion.Also, on occasion, she can be firm and hard, even cynical An intellectualwoman, and at the same time a very womanly woman, capable of suddentendernesses, flashes of emotion, and abrupt actions. She is a finished product ofhigh culture and refinement, and at the same time possesses robust vitality andinstinctive right-promptings that augur well for the future of the race.Howard Knox. He might have been a poet, but was turned politician. Inflamedwith love for humanity. Thirty-five years of age. He has his vision, and mustfollow it. He has suffered ostracism because of it, and has followed his vision inspite of abuse and ridicule. Physically, a well-built, powerful man. Strong-featured rather than handsome. Very much in earnest, and, despite his universitytraining, a trifle awkward in carriage and demeanor, lacking in social ease. Hehas been elected to Congress on a reform ticket, and is almost alone in fight he ismaking. He has no party to back him, though he has a following of a fewindependents and insurgents.Thomas Chalmers. Forty-five to fifty years of age. Iron-gray mustache.Slightly stout. A good liver, much given to Scotch and soda, with a weak heart.Is liable to collapse any time. If anything, slightly lazy or lethargic in hisemotional life. One of the "owned" senators representing a decadent NewEngland state, himself master of the state political machine. Also, he is nobody'sfool. He possesses the brain and strength of character to play his part. His mostdistinctive feature is his temperamental opportunism.Master Thomas Chalmers. Six years of age. Sturdy and healthy despite hisgrandmother's belief to the contrary.Ellery Jackson Hubbard. Thirty-eight to forty years of age. Smooth-shaven. Astar journalist with a national reputation; a large, heavy-set man, with large head,large hands—everything about him is large. A man radiating prosperity,optimism and selfishness. Has no morality whatever. Is a conscious individualist,cold-blooded, pitiless, working only for himself, and believing in nothing buthimself.