Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer (played by Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams) appears in From Headquarters.
A Marine who accompanies Happy on the rescue mission. After initial conflict and blows with Happy, he arrests him based on Mary's dying testimony. Later, he learns the truth about Happy's past sacrifice and survives the brutal journey back, carrying Mary's baby alongside Happy. Mary Dyer (played by Gladys Brockwell) appears in From Headquarters.
An American woman lost at Rosita Mine who survives bandit attacks and gives birth to a child. She recognizes Happy, dies shortly after whispering the truth to Wilmer about his past status as a Marine captain and his sacrifice to protect her from a theft scandal. Señor Carroles (played by Lionel Belmore) appears in From Headquarters.
The American Vice-Consul in San Marealo. He informs Major Evans about the missing Americans and identifies Happy Smith as the only viable guide. He later delivers Happy's $5,000 fee to Evans. Innocencia (played by Ethlyne Clair) appears in From Headquarters.
The daughter of Vice-Consul Carroles who loves Happy Smith. After Happy's mission concludes, he chooses to remain in San Marealo with her to raise Mary Dyer's orphaned child.
A Marine who accompanies Happy on the rescue mission. After initial conflict and blows with Happy, he arrests him based on Mary's dying testimony. Later, he learns the truth about Happy's past sacrifi...
Mary Dyer
(played by Gladys Brockwell) — supporting
An American woman lost at Rosita Mine who survives bandit attacks and gives birth to a child. She recognizes Happy, dies shortly after whispering the truth to Wilmer about his past status as a Marine...
Señor Carroles
(played by Lionel Belmore) — supporting
The American Vice-Consul in San Marealo. He informs Major Evans about the missing Americans and identifies Happy Smith as the only viable guide. He later delivers Happy's $5,000 fee to Evans.
Innocencia
(played by Ethlyne Clair) — supporting
The daughter of Vice-Consul Carroles who loves Happy Smith. After Happy's mission concludes, he chooses to remain in San Marealo with her to raise Mary Dyer's orphaned child.
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Señor Carroles → Innocencia
(Family Father)
The plot identifies Innocencia as Señor Carroles's daughter.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer → Mary Dyer
(Narrative Bearer Of Testimony)
After Mary Dyer is fatally wounded, she whispers her story to Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer, who acts on her testimony.
Story Analysis
A rescue mission exposes a buried sacrifice and ends with a choice between military restoration and a new family life.
