Characters
James Mayo, a farmer
Kate Mayo, his wife
Captain Dick Scott, of the bark Sunda, her brother
Andrew Mayo son of James Mayo
Robert Mayo son of James Mayo
Ruth Atkins
Mrs. Atkins, her widowed mother
Mary
Ben, a farm hand
Doctor Fawcett
| ACT I | ||
| Scene | I: | The Road. Sunset of a day in Spring. |
| Scene | II: | The Farm House. The same night. |
| ACT II | ||
| (Three years later) | ||
| Scene | I: | The Farm House. Noon of a Summer day. |
| Scene | II: | The top of a hill on the farm overlooking the sea. The following day. |
| ACT III | ||
| (Five years later) | ||
| Scene | I: | The Farm House. Dawn of a day in late Fall. |
| Scene | II: | The Road. Sunrise. |