Characters
- Basil March - Businessman from Boston who moves to New York city to start a new periodical.
- Fulkerson - Hopeful entrepreneur who claims to originate the idea of Every Other Week.
- Colonel Woodburn - Wealthy Virginia resident who was a colonel for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He believes slavery could work if they made the system more efficient.
- Berthold Lindau - German-born member of the lower class. He fought for the north in the Civil War and lost his hand. He advocates for workers' rights.
- Mr. Dryfoos - rich midwesterner who made his money on natural gas. He is anti-union and bankrolls Every Other Week as a way to encourage his son to go into business.
- Conrad Dryfoos - son of Mr. Dryfoos. He works at Every Other Week because of his father, who is trying to persuade him to become a businessman instead of an Episcopalian priest. He enjoys helping those who are less fortunate.
- Angus Beaton - an artist for Every Other Week.
- Alma Leighton - a beautiful aspiring artist who contributes drawings to Every Other Week.
- Margaret Vance - a New York society girl who leads a nontraditional life engaging in charity work. Plays banjo.
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