Character Relationship Map: The Single Track

Characters

• Janette Gildersleeve (played by Corinne Griffith) — protagonist

  A New York society belle whose Alaskan property is threatened unless a railroad is built to her other holdings. She closes her town house and travels under an assumed name to work as a clerk at the No...

• Barney Hoyt (played by Richard Travers) — supporting

  A civil engineer in charge of building the single-track railroad line in Alaska. He protects Janette from Jim Mallison's unwanted attentions and later becomes involved in a hand-to-hand fight with Mal...

• Andrew Geddes (played by Charles Kent) — supporting

  Janette Gildersleeve's uncle, who tells her that her property in Alaska is threatened unless a railroad line is built to her other holdings. His warning prompts Janette to leave her New York town hous...

• Jim Mallison (played by Matthew Betz) — supporting

  A man who attempts to force his attentions on Janette, prompting Barney Hoyt to intervene and protect her. Mallison later engages Barney in a hand-to-hand fight on the trestle while the bridge and rai...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Janette Gildersleeve → Andrew Geddes (Family Niece And Uncle) — Andrew's warning prompts Janette to leave her New York town house and go to Alaska.

  Andrew Geddes is identified as Janette Gildersleeve's uncle and informs her that her Alaskan property is threatened unless a railroad is built.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Barney Hoyt → Jim Mallison (Conflict Physical Opponents) — Their conflict culminates in a fight on the trestle, where Janette and her companion rescue Barney.

  Barney and Mallison engage in a hand-to-hand encounter on the trestle while the bridge is in danger.

• Janette Gildersleeve → Jim Mallison (Conflict Adversaries) — Jim's unwanted advances make him a threat to Janette.

  Jim attempts to force his attentions on Janette, and Barney saves her from further annoyance.

• Janette Gildersleeve → Barney Hoyt (Alliance Protected Ally) — They protect one another as the railroad project and its bridge face danger.

  Barney saves Janette from Jim Mallison's unwanted attentions, and Janette later helps rescue Barney during his fight with Mallison on the trestle.

Story Analysis

Janette travels to Alaska to protect her property as danger threatens the railroad being built to connect it to her other holdings.

Plot Progression

1. A Threat to Her Holdings — Andrew tells Janette that her Alaskan property is threatened unless a railroad connects it to her other holdings. She responds by closing her New York town house and traveling to Alaska under an assum...
2. A New Life in Katalak — Janette takes a clerk's job at the North Star Mining Company's store in Katalak. There she encounters Barney Hoyt, the engineer responsible for building the single-track line.
3. Mallison's Threat — Mallison attempts to force his attentions on Janette, but Barney intervenes and saves her from further annoyance. The account then describes a threat to the railroad bridge and tracks as the right-of-...
4. The Bridge and Trestle — A raft carrying dynamite is floated against the bridge in an attempt to destroy it and the tracks. Janette and her companion destroy the raft and save the bridge, then rescue Barney during his fight w...