dirty work for him. He has a disagreement with the man in a gray suit about poverty. A Charitable Lady – asked to give $20 to the man in the gray suit. John Truman, The President and Transfer Agent for the Black Rapids Coal Company – lives on Jones street in Saint Louis. A somewhat elderly person in Quaker dress – spreads his poetry about confidence in one another. A little dried-up man – Refuses to do anything outside his habits: no wine, no games, etc. The Shrunken Old Miser – sickly, he is afraid of losing his last savings, yet gambles in the Merchant's scheme of tripling returns, and ends up buying boxes from the Herb-doctor, paying in Mexican pistols and not dollars. Goneril – The wife of John Ringman, the man with the weed. She is said to be cold-hearted, to touch other men in a sly way, to take revenge for jealousy on her daughter. During the divorce procedures, she dragged her husband to court then was awarded his money. Shortly after, she dies. The sick man – The man is sick and tired of doctors offering ineffective remedies. The herb-doctor tries to convince him, with confidence, his herbs will work. After a philosophical debate about whether nature can be trusted, he agrees to try. The herb-doctor – Tries to sell "Omni-Balsamic-Reinvigorator" and "Samaritan Pain Dissuader". He tries to set the bones of Tom Fry. He gives part of his earnings to 'charity'. He helps the Old Miser to stand during a conversation with the Missourian. The Dusk Giant – A kind of invalid Titan in homespun. He violently attacks the Herb-Doctor, proclaiming 'there are pains only death can ease'. His child – The daughter of the Dusk Giant is bi-racial. Auburn-haired gentleman – Thinks the Herb-Doctor needs unmasking. An unhappy-looking woman – sobs after the Herb-Doctor asks if anybody needs charity. A man with a hooked nose – Thinks the Herb-Doctor is a fool for giving away some of his earnings to charity. A third person with a gossiping expression – Thinks the Herb-Doctor is a 'prowling Jesuit emissary'. Thomas Fry, aka, Happy Tom, the "soldier" – A beggar dressed in grimy old regimental coat. He passes off as a veteran of the Mexican wars, but claims his true story is he was crippled in prison while waiting to testify against a rich murderer. The said