▁labor ▁organ izer , ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁Mary ▁Gard iner , ▁un success fully ▁attempts ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁R aus ch ▁Cord age ▁Company ▁workers . ▁He ▁and ▁Mary ▁later ▁marry ▁and ▁move ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁work . ▁▁ ▁† N or ah ▁and ▁† E ll en ▁O ' Ne ill ▁– ▁Two ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁sister s ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁society ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁elder , ▁Nor ah , ▁becomes ▁Johnny ▁Gordon ' s ▁nur se ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁younger , ▁Ellen , ▁a ▁tal ented ▁music ian ▁just ▁out ▁of ▁convent ▁school , ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Paul ▁R aus ch ▁and ▁after ▁getting ▁pre gn ant , ▁becomes ▁his ▁wife ▁over ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁ob jections . ▁▁ ▁† Re ver end ▁Andrew ▁Pat ton ▁and ▁† M rs . ▁Deb or ah ▁Pat ton ▁– ▁A ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister , ▁recently ▁converted ▁from ▁Re formed ▁Pres by ter ian ism , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁who ▁arrive ▁in ▁Way nes bor o ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁The ▁father ▁and ▁ste pm other ▁of ▁Na omi ▁Pat ton , ▁they ▁also ▁have ▁two ▁children ▁of ▁their ▁own , ▁Mel issa ▁and ▁David . ▁▁▁ ▁† M el issa ▁Pat ton ▁– ▁The ▁P att ons ' ▁younger ▁daughter , ▁who ▁mar ries ▁Ludwig ▁Evans ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Writing ▁ ▁From