| Mr. | Baylor | A society editor at Philadelphia Examiner. |
| Dr. | Berkins | Geraldine's doctor. |
| Clayton | Brauer | A top crime reporter at Philadelphia Examiner. |
| Calvin | Dillard | Ruby's brother. |
| Geraldine | Dillard | Ruby and Calvin's mother. Aka: Geri. |
| Ruby | Dillard | The girl who was sold by her mother. |
| Mickey | Duffy | Philadelphia's prohibition gangster. |
| Walter | Gale | A man who works at the train depot. Aka: Walt. |
| Ada | Gantry | Bob's wife. |
| Bob | Gantry | Ada's wife. The man who adopted Calvin. |
| Mr. | Klausen | A landowner. |
| Frederick | Lowell | The director at Warren County Home for children. |
| Dr. | Mannis | The town's doctor. |
| Alfred | Millstone | A banker from Long Beach. The man who bought Ruby. |
| Sylvia | Millstone | Alfred's wife. |
| Victoria Agnes | Millstone | The Millstone's late daughter. |
| Lillian | Palmer | Mr. Trimble's secretary. Aka: Lily. |
| Samuel | Palmer | Lily's son. |
| Ellis | Reed | Protagonist. |
| Myrna | Reed | Ellis's mother. |
| Governor | Roosevelt | The town's Governor. |
| Mr. | Schiller | A columnist at Philadelphia Examiner. |
| Mrs. | Stanton | Ruby's former teacher. |
| Doc | Summers | Geraldine's doctor. |
| Percy | Tate | Mr. Walker's assistant. |
| Giovanni | Trevino | Owner of a super club. Aka: Max. |
| Howard | Trimble | Lily's boss. Editor-in-chief of Philadelphia Examiner. |
| Mrs. | Trimble | Howard's wife. |
| Pete | Vernon | Ellis's new workmate. Aka: Dutch. |
| Stanley | Walker | The city editor at the Tribune. Ellis's new boss. |
| Miss | Westin | Geraldine's landlady. |
| Mr. | Wilson | The Palmer's long-time patron. |
| Orville | Wright | A famous inventor. |
| Blanche | | The train ticket cashier. |
| Claire | | The Millstone's maid. |
| Mildred | | Mr. Lowell's assistant. |
| Oliver | | Mrs. Stanton's student. |
| Stick | | A political reporter at Philadelphia Examiner. |
