too quick to judge--and the reconciliation is made sweeter by
his willingness to have Florence do her will with the remodeling of
the tenement, while the Watchdog finds comfort in the smiles of Ella.

CAST OF CHARACTERS[37]

FLORENCE A sweet, innocent girl, whose environment
shapes her conduct;
sympathetic type.

BLINKER Rich, idle, careless of responsibility,
and as much a victim to his
own station as is Florence; slightly
affected; but must not lose sympathy
or create distaste.

ELLA Snappy, shop-girl type; keen contrast
to Florence, and used to build
up and emphasize the fine nature of
Florence.

BILL[38] A typical slums character--gang
leader; generally living by his wits,
but possessed of a deep-rooted devotion
to anybody who is "square"
with him.

FRANK A typical street-flirt.

LAWYER OLDPORT A quizzical man of the "old school."

Types of the tenement district. Police, etc.

Typical crowds at Coney Island, and on boat.

[Footnote 37: It will be observed that Mr. Powell uses now and then
slightly different methods of type-arrangement and nomenclature from
those used by Mr. Leeds. These are all unimportant variations.]

[Footnote 38: Bill is the interpolated character, whose purpose will
be seen in script.]

SCENARIO, OR CONTINUITY OF SCENES

_Leader--_

THUS DOES FLORENCE COAX A FEW RELUCTANT DOLLARS INTO HER
WEEKLY PURSE.

1--Interior small hat-trimming shop.

The diaphragm opens to show Florence trimming a hat. She is
a pathetic figure as she looks down at the hat and realizes
that such finery is beyond her owning. She looks up and
smiles gratefully as the owner of the place comes from
paying others in view, and drops an envelope on table before
her.[39]

[Footnote 39: Nothing important happens here, but the scene is devised
to gain sympathy for the girl at once.]

_Leader--_

THE SHOP GIRL'S CONSTANT PROBLEM--MAKING ENDS MEET--HELPS
FLORENCE WEAR OUT MANY A PENCIL.

2--Boarding house steps.

Florence is discovered sitting on step, figuring out her
accounts with a stubby pencil on back of an old