A Murder, A Mystery, and a Marriage.

John Gray- old farmer
Deer Lick- village with 600-700 inhabitants
John Hurley- Reverend
Mary Gray- daughter of John
Hugh Gregory- Mary's love interest
Sarah/Sally Gray- John's wife
Tom- brother of Mary
$$Dave- brother of John
-Hugh prevented Dave from stealing land and Dave hates Hugh
-Dave won't leave money for Gray's esp. now he wouldn't because he favored Mary and so does Hugh (Thought Dave might leave money for Gray's because of Mary)
-Dave's will says to leave everything to Mary
-John says he won't let Mary marry Hugh because he wants the money
-John storms off and meets a man laying in the snow. He spoke many languages trying to speak to the man (even sign language). Until he found John was English.
George Wayne- stranger
-he has money word has it his father is a lord
-has his eye on Mary
-Gray's mostly John have a wanting or greed for money
Count Hubert Dee Fountingblow- stranger
-John immediately wants them to get together for the money, but Sally is still all "but what about Mary's love for Hugh"
-Stranger says his love for Mary, but she loves Hugh and he says he just has to get over it and give her up. Then Mary is like "oh.. maybe I do like him"
-Hugh comes up to talk to the count/stranger and it causes a fight between him and Dave gray. Dave remarks that he would take Mary out of his will.
-Count confesses his love to Mary and how he just cannot give her up when John bursts into the room informing them that Dave was murdered and Hugh was in jail for it
-evidence- knife under mattress, will, blood on pants, part out of coat
-Tom, Hugh, and Mary are trying to communicate, but John Gray keeps getting in the way
-Mary knows nothing of the trial against Hugh or the outcome (hanging) and Mary is to be wed to Count the same day as the hanging
-The truth is uncovered the Count did it and his side-kick ratted him out. Hugh and Mary's love is restored and John learned his lesson with greed
Jean Mercier- Count/stranger
-Story of how the stranger got into the pasture of John Gray and is was at the fault of a Jules Vern (also writer that cheated Mark Twain out hence why the name is used as getting back at this man)