Virginia “cautiously pushed aside the portiere, then entered the room.”
An Oregon Girl
Alfred Ernest Rice
1914
SCENES: Portland, Oregon, and environs.
TIME: Within the last fifteen years.
PERSONAE:
John Thorpe: Director, Investment Co.
Constance: His wife
Virginia: His sister, An Oregon Girl
Dorothy: His five-year-old daughter
Hazel Brooke: His niece
Smith: His Irish coachman
Philip Rutley: Ex-president, Investment Co.
Jack Shore: Ex-secretary Investment Co.
James Harris: Retired merchant
Mrs. Harris: His wife
Sam Harris: His nephew, and hero
Joe Corway: Secretly engaged to Virginia, but forsakes her for Hazel
Mr. Williams: Attorney at Law
Dr. Mackay: The Harris family physician
Simms: A detective
Wells: Harris’ coachman
Gene, Spike: Boys
Ship’s officers, and others