Joe Greer and the Bearded Pirate's Enterprise
Joseph Greer a black bearded figure in a tale of corporate manipulation seeks wealth by controlling a flax fiber venture. Henry Craven a bank clerk tied to Greer’s scheme becomes treasurer to watch him. Craven learns of Greer’s plan to ruin his wife and push his daughter Beatrice into Chicago society.
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Joseph Greer
Erron
Greer
Joe
Jennie MacArthur
Henry Craven
John Williamson
New, Company
Williamson
Craven
Jennie
Beatrice
Chicago
Joe Reveals Long Marriage and Divorce Plan
Jennie learns Joe has been married for twenty years to Annabel and has not seen her in nineteen. he jokes about becoming respectable as his wife's lawyer hints at a divorce. The scene shows Joe's uneasy humor and the tension between past ties and present life.
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George Burns
Cravens
Joe
Henry
Jennie
Annabel
Gether
Menn
Chicago
Woodlawn
Fanning
Ike
Milwaukee
Art Institute
Mayb
Lima
States
Pamina
West Coast
San Pedro
Chile
New Orleans
Greer
Pasadena
Nathan
Jin
Pisadena
Ijn
Joy
Beatrice
Gil
Styre
Ma Manning
Williamson
Nerage
Rome
Craven
Beatrica
Jenole
Miss Craven
Tim
Burny
Burns
Tfm
Joe's plan to parent Beatrice tests a fragile bond
In a Chicago flat Jennifer and Joe discuss Beatrice Greer, Annabel's daughter, and a bold scheme to bring the nineteen year old into Joe's life. Joe fancies raising Beatrice with schooling in Pasadena and a cottage, while Jennie weighs the risks, proprieties, and Beatrice's potential perception of him as the father.
I know you're Mr. Greer I'm Mrs Williamson
A brief dialogue fragment presents two speakers identifying themselves as Mrs Williamson and Mr Greer. The line ends with an abrupt cue 479 BE CONTINUED suggesting a continuation in a serialized narrative.
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Mr. Greer
Mrs. Williamson
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Jenniny
Plankington
Geneek
Hyde
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