▁causing ▁their ▁divor ce . ▁Despite ▁her ▁br us que ▁nature , ▁El iza ▁is ▁kind ▁to ▁Ari ana ▁McC une , ▁taking ▁her ▁in ▁and ▁car ing ▁for ▁her ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁ill ▁and ▁has ▁no ▁place ▁else ▁to ▁go . ▁ ▁Thomas ina ▁Ball ard ▁Tra vers ▁– ▁The ▁well - ed uc ated , ▁but ▁tim id , ▁sick ly ▁and ▁rom antic ▁daughter ▁of ▁Judge ▁Ball ard . ▁She ▁unexpected ly ▁mar ries ▁church ▁organ ist ▁Samuel ▁Tra vers , ▁despite ▁his ▁being ▁relatively ▁poor . ▁ ▁† Sam uel ▁Tra vers ▁– ▁A ▁local ▁church ▁organ ist ▁and ▁music ▁teacher ▁who ▁mar ries ▁Thomas ina . ▁Although ▁he ▁is ▁at ▁first ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁married ▁her ▁for ▁her ▁money , ▁the ▁two ▁remain ▁happ ily ▁married ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁until ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Low rey / Ed wards ▁family ▁ ▁† M rs . ▁Reb e cca ▁Low rey ▁and ▁† Pro f essor ▁Low rey ▁– ▁O wn ers ▁and ▁operators ▁of ▁the ▁Way nes bor o ▁Fem ale ▁College ▁and ▁parents ▁of ▁K itt y ▁Low rey ▁Edwards . ▁Mrs . ▁Low rey ▁spe ar head s ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Club . ▁Although ▁well ▁educated , ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁poor ▁house keeper ▁who ▁sp ends ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁time ▁dealing ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁Ellen ' s ▁un r uly ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁the ▁Low re ys ▁close ▁the ▁College , ▁which ▁has ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁finan cially