| 1 | Irving | Wensley | Adella's
husband, preacher |
| | Adella (Del)' | Wensley | Narrator |
| | Pearl | | Adella's oldest sister |
| | Benjamin | | Second youngest
child next to Adella |
| | Daniel | | Adella's father |
| | Anne-Celeste | Skaggs | Medicine
woman |
| 2 | Nadine | | Benjamin's wife |
| | M. M. | Logan | Senator |
| | Mr. | Knott | Played fiddle |
| | Jeanette | Greenup | Towns lady |
| | May | Jenkins | Made potato salad
at picnic |
| | Jim | | One of the hobos |
| 3 | Deborah | Carter | Towns lady |
| | Ruthie | Bell | Irving caught
kissing |
| 4 | John | Baker | Stranger searching
for work |
| | Margaret | Baker | John Baker's
wife |
| | Vernon | Baker | John Baker's son |
| 6 | Lindy | Wood | Towns lady |
| | Amanda | | Towns lady |
| | Jenny | | Towns lady |
| | Rue | | Towns lady |
| 7 | | Estills | Family with new baby |
| 8 | Mr. | Leslie | Preacher before
Irving |
| 9 | Louisa | Trout | Woman riding
train from Seattle |
| 12 | Mikey | | Pimp in Springfield |
| 13 | Howard | Trout | Louisa's husband |
| | Eddie | Trout | Louisa's son |
| | Uncle Burke | Trout | Louisa's
uncle has Eddie |
| 14 | Nonna | | Italian woman having
wedding party |
| | Bea | | Married, new bride |
| 15 | Harvey | | Cook in Omaha
"jungle" |
| | Skipjack | | Hobo with harmonica
in "jungle" |
| | Jenny | | Woman hobo with scarf |
| | Porter | | Hobo in "jungle" |
| 16 | Dogbone | | Stole watch chain |
| 20 | Bill | | Bum outside church |
| 22 | Jim | | Farmer's donkey |
| | Bethany | | Nurse, Women's
Charitable Society of Billings |
| | Jessie | | Member, Women's
Charitable Society |
| | Ann | | Member, Women's
Charitable Society |
| | Madoline | | Member, Women's
Charitable Society |
| 23 | Al | Werther | Homeless, from
Oklahoma Panhandle |
| | Frank | Werther | Homeless, Al's
brother |
| | Junior | Werther | Al's sick child |
| 24 | Dr. | Thomson | Treating family
with typhoid |
| | Billy | | Driver of kidnap car |
| | Dan | | Worked with Billy |
| 27 | Mr. | Henderson | Owns biggest
apple orchard |
| 29 | Al | Dimmick | Luisa's husband
after coming home |
