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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 58182 ***











INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF

THOMAS DIXON



Compiled by David Widger





CONTENTS

##  THE FOOLISH VIRGIN

##  THE ONE WOMAN

THE MAN IN GRAY

##  A ROMANCE OF THE REAL JEFFERSON DAVIS

##  A ROMANCE OF LINCOLN, THE SOUTHERNER

##  THE ROOT OF EVIL

A MAN OF THE PEOPLE

##  THE CLANSMAN

##  COMRADES

##  THE SINS OF THE FATHER

##  THE FALL OF A NATION

##  THE LEOPARD'S SPOTS

##  THE TRAITOR







TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES









THE FOOLISH VIRGIN
By Thomas Dixon



CONTENTS


    LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

    THE FOOLISH VIRGIN


    CHAPTER I.   A FRIENDLY WARNING

    CHAPTER II.   TEMPTATION

    CHAPTER III.   FATE

    CHAPTER IV.   DOUBTS AND FEARS

    CHAPTER V.   WINGS OF STEEL

    CHAPTER VI.   BESIDE THE SEA

    CHAPTER VII.   A VAIN APPEAL

    CHAPTER VIII.   JIM'S TRIAL

    CHAPTER IX.   ELLA'S SECRET

    CHAPTER X.   THE WEDDING

    CHAPTER XI.   "UNTIL DEATH�

    CHAPTER XII.   THE LOTOS-EATERS

    CHAPTER XIII.   THE REAL MAN

    CHAPTER XIV.   UNWELCOME GUESTS

    CHAPTER XV.   A LITTLE BLACK BAG

    CHAPTER XVI.   THE AWAKENING

    CHAPTER XVII.   THE SURRENDER

    CHAPTER XVIII.   TO THE NEW GOD

    CHAPTER XIX.   NANCE'S STOREHOUSE

    CHAPTER XX.   TRAPPED

    CHAPTER XXI.   THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE

    CHAPTER XXII.   DELIVERANCE

    CHAPTER XXIII.   THE DOCTOR

    CHAPTER XXIV.   THE CALL DIVINE

    CHAPTER XXV.   THE MOTHER

    CHAPTER XXVI.   A SOUL IS BORN

    CHAPTER XXVII.   THE BABY

    CHAPTER XXVIII.     WHAT IS LOVE?

    CHAPTER XXIX.   THE NEW MAN





THE ONE WOMAN
A Story Of Modern Utopia
By Thomas Dixon, Jr.
Illustrated By B. West Clinedinst



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I � THE MAN AND THE WOMAN

CHAPTER II � VISIONS IN THE NIGHT

CHAPTER III � THE BANKER AND HIS FAD

CHAPTER IV � THE SHORTHORN DEACON

CHAPTER V � THE CRY OF THE CITY

CHAPTER VI � THE PUDDLE AND THE TADPOLE

CHAPTER VII � A STOLEN KISS

CHAPTER VIII � SWEET DANGER

CHAPTER IX � THE SPIDER

CHAPTER X � THE BLACK CAT

CHAPTER XI � AN ANSWER TO PRAYER

CHAPTER XII � OUT OF THE SHADOWS

CHAPTER XIII � A BROKEN HEART-STRING

CHAPTER XIV � THE VOICE OF THE SIREN

CHAPTER XV � GOEST THOU TO SEE A WOMAN?

CHAPTER XVI � THE PARTING

CHAPTER XVII � THE THOUGHT THAT SWEEPS THE CENTURY

CHAPTER XVIII � A VOICE FROM THE PAST

CHAPTER XIX � THE WEDDING OF THE ANNUNCIATION

CHAPTER XX � AN OLD SWEETHEART

CHAPTER XXI � FREEDOM AND FELLOWSHIP

CHAPTER XXII � A SCARLET FLAME IN THE SKY

CHAPTER XXIII � THE NEW HEAVEN

CHAPTER XXIV � COURTIER AND QUEEN

CHAPTER XXV � THE IRONY OF FATE

CHAPTER XXVI � AT CLOSE QUARTERS

CHAPTER XXVII � VENUS VICTRIX �

CHAPTER XXVIII � THE GROWL OF THE ANIMAL

CHAPTER XXIX � BULLDOG AND MASTIFF

CHAPTER XXX � THE CLOUD�S SILVER LINING

CHAPTER XXXI � A LACE HANDKERCHIEF

CHAPTER XXXII � A LIFETIME IN A DAY

CHAPTER XXXIII � THE VERDICT

CHAPTER XXXIV � THE APPEAL

CHAPTER XXXV � BETWEEN TWO FIRES

CHAPTER XXXVI � SWIFT AND BEAUTIFUL FEET

CHAPTER XXXVII � THE KISS OF THE BRIDE





THE VICTIM
A Romance Of The Real Jefferson Davis
By Thomas Dixon
Illustrated By J. N. Marchand
1914




CONTENTS
		PAGE
PROLOGUE 		3
CHAPTER
I 	The Curtain Rises 	69
II 	The Parting 	82
III 	A Midnight Session 	100
IV 	A Friendly Warning 	107
V 	Boy and Girl 	109
VI 	God's Will 	115
VII 	The Best Man Wins 	120
VIII 	The Storm Center 	125
IX 	The Old R�gime 	137
X 	The Gauge of Battle 	145
XI 	Jennie's Vision 	156
XII 	A Little Cloud 	164
XIII 	The Closing of the Ranks 	166
XIV 	Richmond in Gala Dress 	179
XV 	The House on Church Hill 	189
XVI 	The Flower-Decked Tent 	195
XVII 	The Fatal Victory 	201
XVIII 	The Aftermath 	219
XIX 	Socola's Problem 	233
XX 	The Anaconda 	242
XXI 	Gathering Clouds 	245
XXII 	Jennie's Recruit 	257
XXIII 	The Fatal Blunder 	264
XXIV 	The Sleeping Lioness 	274
XXV 	The Bombardment 	284
XXVI 	The Irreparable Loss 	305
XXVII 	The Light that Failed 	315
XXVIII 	The Snare of the Fowler 	326
XXIX 	The Panic in Richmond 	336
XXX 	The Deliverance 	350
XXXI 	Love and War 	360
XXXII 	The Path of Glory 	363
XXXIII 	The Accusation 	385
XXXIV 	The Turn of the Tide 	392
XXXV 	Suspicion 	406
XXXVI 	The Fatal Deed 	409
XXXVII 	The Raiders 	417
XXXVIII 	The Discovery 	424
XXXIX 	The Conspirators 	440
XL 	In Sight of Victory 	447
XLI 	The Fall of Richmond 	459
XLII 	The Capture 	470
XLIII 	The Victor 	484
XLIV 	Prison Bars 	487
XLV 	The Master Mind 	496
XLVI 	The Torture 	501
XLVII 	Vindication 	506
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"The man in front gave a short laugh and advanced on the girl" 	Frontispiece
"'You have given me new eyes�'" 	47
"'We have won, sir!' was the short curt answer" 	217
"Dick saluted and sprang into the saddle� 'I understand,sir'" 	310
"Jennie thrust her trembling little figure between the two men and confronted Dick" 	390
"'Do your duty� put them on him!'" 	491





A ROMANCE OF THE REAL LINCOLN
By Thomas Dixon

CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER
I. 	The Man of the Hour
II. 	Jangling Voices
III. 	In Betty's Garden
IV. 	A Pair of Young Eyes
V. 	The first Shot
VI. 	The Parting of the Ways
VII. 	Love and Duty
VIII. 	The Trial by Fire
IX. 	Victory in Defeat
X. 	The Awakening
XI. 	The Man on Horseback
XII. 	Love and Pride
XIII. 	The Spires of Richmond
XIV. 	The Retreat
XV. 	Tangled Threads
XVI. 	The Challenge
XVII. 	The Day's Work
XVIII. 	Diplomacy
XIX. 	The Rebel
XX. 	The Insult
XXI. 	The Bloodiest Day
XXII. 	Beneath the Skin
XXIII. 	The Usurper
XXIV. 	The Conspiracy
XXV. 	The Tug of War
XXVI. 	The Rest Hour
XXVII. 	Deepening Shadows
XXVIII. 	The Moonlit River
XXIX. 	The Panic
XXX. 	Sunshine and Storm
XXXI. 	Between the Lines
XXXII. 	The Whirlwind
XXXIII. 	The Brothers Meet
XXXIV. 	Love's Pledge
XXXV. 	The Darkest Hour
XXXVI. 	The Assassin
XXXVII. 	Mr. Davis Speaks
XXXVIII. 	The Stolen March
XXXIX. 	Victory
XL. 	With Malice Toward None
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"From a thousand throats rose the cry: 'Lee to the rear!'" Frontispiece.

'Be a man among men, for your mother's sake�'"

"'Good-bye�Ned!' she breathed softly."

"Betty glanced at the stolid, set face and firm lips."

"'You're a brave man, Ned Vaughan.'"

"Waving his plumed hat ... he put himself at the head of his troops and charged."





THE ROOT OF EVIL
A NOVEL
By Thomas Dixon




CONTENTS

Book I�The Seed
CHAPTER 	  	PAGE
I. 	A Star Boarder 	3
II. 	Things Beyond Price 	15
III. 	A Lovers' Quarrel 	20
IV. 	Mr. Bivens Calls 	33
V. 	An Issue is Forced 	41
VI. 	The Forgotten Man 	48
VII. 	A Vision 	57
VIII. 	Struggle 	64
IX. 	Despair 	82
X. 	Groping 	90
XI. 	Illumination 	96

Book II�The Root
I. 	An Old Perfume 	110
II. 	An Intruder 	123
III. 	A Straight Tip 	127
IV. 	Every Man's Shadow 	133
V. 	Gathering Clouds 	143
VI. 	The Storm Breaks 	153
VII. 	At the King's Command 	162
VIII. 	A Ray of Sunlight 	168
IX. 	Beneath the Skin 	174
X. 	The Demigod 	184
XI. 	The Lamp of Aladdin 	187
XII. 	Temptation 	201
XIII. 	The Forbidden Land 	209
XIV. 	An Aftermath 	221
XV. 	Confession 	230
XVI. 	The Unbidden Guest 	235
XVII. 	Some Inside Facts 	242
XVIII. 	The Dance of Death 	259
XIX. 	The Last Illusion 	272
XX. 	The Parting of the Ways 	287
XXI. 	A Plea for Justice 	303

Book III�The Flower
I. 	The Devil Smiles 	315
II. 	Beside Beautiful Waters 	321
III. 	The Tempter's Voice 	333
IV. 	The Mockery of the Sun 	348
V. 	A Trump Card 	353
VI. 	Through Purple Curtains 	366
VII. 	The Land of the Sky 	374
VIII. 	The White Messenger 	392
IX. 	The Eyes of Pity 	402
X. 	An Epilogue 	407



ILLUSTRATIONS
"He turned and saw Nan" 	Frontispiece
  	FACING PAGE
"'I was seeing a vision, little pal'" 	104
"He hurled him down the steps" 	180
"'I must save her. I must be cunning'" 	284
"Nan looked at him in despair" 	386





THE CLANSMAN
AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE OF THE KU KLUX KLAN
By Thomas Dixon
CONTENTS
BOOK I
THE ASSASSINATION
CHAPTER 		PAGE
I. 	The Bruised Reed   	3
II. 	The Great Heart   	19
III. 	The Man of War   	33
IV. 	A Clash of Giants   	38
IV. 	The Battle of Love   	56
VI. 	The Assassination   	61
VII. 	The Frenzy of a Nation   	80

BOOK II
THE REVOLUTION
CHAPTER 		PAGE
I. 	The First Lady of the Land   	90
II. 	Sweethearts   	101
III. 	The Joy of Living   	112
IV. 	Hidden Treasure   	115
V. 	Across the Chasm   	120
VI. 	The Gauge of Battle   	131
VII. 	A Woman Laughs   	136
VIII. 	A Dream   	148
IX. 	The King Amuses Himself   	152
X. 	Tossed by the Storm   	162
XI. 	The Supreme Test   	165
XII. 	Triumph in Defeat   	179

BOOK III
THE REIGN OF TERROR
CHAPTER 		PAGE
I. 	A Fallen Slaveholder�s Mansion   	187
II. 	The Eyes of the Jungle   	204
III. 	Augustus C�sar   	209
IV. 	At the Point of the Bayonet   	218
V. 	Forty Acres and a Mule   	235
VI. 	A Whisper in the Crowd   	244
VII. 	By the Light of a Torch   	254
VIII. 	The Riot in the Master�s Hall   	263
IX. 	At Lover�s Leap   	276
X. 	A Night Hawk   	284
XI. 	The Beat of a Sparrow�s Wing   	297
XII. 	At the Dawn of Day   	305

BOOK IV
THE KU KLUX KLAN
CHAPTER 		PAGE
I. 	The Hunt for the Animal   	309
II. 	The Fiery Cross   	318
III. 	The Parting of the Ways   	327
IV. 	The Banner of the Dragon   	337
V. 	The Reign of the Klan   	341
VI. 	The Counter Stroke   	351
VII. 	The Snare of the Fowler   	358
VIII. 	A Ride for a Life   	362
IX. 	�Vengeance Is Mine�   	369





COMRADES
A STORY OF SOCIAL ADVENTURE
IN CALIFORNIA
BY THOMAS DIXON, Jr.
Illustrated by C.D. WILLIAMS




CONTENTS
CHAPTER 	  	PAGE
I. 	The Woman in Red 	3
II. 	A New Joan of Arc 	19
III. 	The Birth of a Man 	31
IV. 	Among the Shadows 	37
V. 	The Island of Ventura 	48
VI. 	The Red Flag 	56
VII. 	Father and Son 	73
VIII. 	Through the Eyes of Love 	85
IX. 	A Faded Picture 	90
X. 	Son and Father 	93
XI. 	The Way of a Woman 	103
XII. 	A Royal Gift 	105
XIII. 	The Burning of the Bridges 	110
XIV. 	The New World 	118
XV. 	For the Cause 	123
XVI. 	Barbara Chooses a Profession 	130
XVII. 	A Call for Heroes 	134
XVIII. 	A New Aristocracy 	151
XIX. 	Some Troubles in Heaven 	166
XX. 	The Unconventional 	181
XXI. 	A Pair of Cold Gray Eyes 	186
XXII. 	The Fighting Instinct 	192
XXIII. 	The Cords Tighten 	207[viii]
XXIV. 	Some Interrogation Points 	212
XXV. 	The Master Hand 	224
XXVI. 	At the Parting of the Ways 	235
XXVII. 	The Fruits of Patience 	246
XXVIII. 	The New Master 	257
XXIX. 	A Test of Strength 	269
XXX. 	A Vision from the Hilltop 	274
XXXI. 	In Love and War 	283
XXXII. 	A Primitive Lover 	291
XXXIII. 	Equality 	295
XXXIV. 	A Brother to the Beast 	306
XXXV. 	Love and Locksmiths 	313
XXXVI. 	The Shining Emblem 	318





THE SINS OF THE FATHER
A ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH
By Thomas Dixon
Illustrated By John Cassel




CONTENTS

BOOK I�SIN

CHAPTER PAGE

I. The Woman in Yellow 3
II. Cleo Enters 26
III. A Beast Awakes 39
IV. The Arrest 46
V. The Rescue 58
VI. A Traitor's Ruse 71
VII. The Irony of Fate 78
VIII. A New Weapon 85
IX. The Words that Cost 93
X. Man to Man 98
XI. The Unbidden Guest 109
XII. The Judgment Bar 116
XIII. An Old Story 130
XIV. The Fight for Life 139
XV. Cleo's Silence 142
XVI. The Larger Vision 145
XVII. The Opal Gates 158
XVIII. Questions 163
XIX. Cleo's Cry 171
XX. The Blow Falls 174
XXI. The Call of the Blood 182


BOOK II�ATONEMENT

I. The New Life Purpose 195
[Pg x]II. A Modern Scalawag 199
III. His House in Order 211
IV. The Man of the Hour 217
V. A Woman Scorned 222
VI. An Old Comedy 235
VII. Trapped 247
VIII. Behind the Bars 259
IX. Andy's Dilemma 262
X. The Best Laid Plans 278
XI. A Reconnoitre 284
XII. The First Whisper 294
XIII. Andy's Proposal 299
XIV. The Folly of Pity 307
XV. A Discovery 319
XVI. The Challenge 329
XVII. A Skirmish 335
XVIII. Love Laughs 340
XIX. "Fight It Out!" 346
XX. Andy Fights 355
XXI. The Second Blow 365
XXII. The Test of Love 372
XXIII. The Parting 388
XXIV. Father and Son 399
XXV. The One Chance 414
XXVI. Between Two Fires 420
XXVII. A Surprise 423
XXVIII. Via Dolorosa 428
XXIX. The Dregs in the Cup 438
XXX. The Mills of God 449
XXXI. Sin Full Grown 454
XXXII. Confession 456
XXXIII. Healing 461





THE FALL OF A NATION
By Thomas Dixon




CONTENTS:


To The Reader

Prologue

Chapter I,
II,
III,
IV,
V,
VI,
VII,
VIII,
IX,
X,
XI,
XII,
XIII,
XIV,
XV,
XVI,
XVII,
XVIII,
XIX,
XX,
XXI,
XXII,
XXIII,
XXIV,
XXV,
XXVI,
XXVII,
XXVIII,
XXIX,
XXX,
XXXI,
XXXII,
XXXIII,
XXXIV,
XXXV,
XXXVI,
XXXVII,
XXXVIII,
XXXIX,
XL,
XLI,
XLII,
XLIII,
XLIV.

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"From every window they received a hail of bullets"
[
Page 315]
THE FALL
OF A NATION

A SEQUEL TO
THE BIRTH OF A NATION

BY
THOMAS DIXON
AUTHOR OF "THE CLANSMAN," "THE SOUTHERNER,"
"THE FOOLISH VIRGIN," ETC.

colophon

ILLUSTRATED BY
CHARLES WRENN

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK LONDON
1916


Copyright, 1916, by
THOMAS DIXON

Copyright, 1915, 1916, by The National Sunday Magazine

All rights reserved, including that of translation into
all foreign languages, including the Scandinavian

Printed in the United States of America



TO
MY FRIEND
JAMES B. DUKE
TO THE READER

THIS novel is not a rehash of the idea of a foreign conquest of America based on the accidents of war. It is a study of the origin, meaning and destiny of American Democracy by one who believes that the time is ripe in this country for a revival of the principles on which our Republic was founded.

Thomas Dixon.

Los Angeles, California
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"From every window they received a hail of bullets"
Frontispiece
  	Facing Page
" 'In God's name, what regiment's that?' "
200
" 'It's all love's victory, dearest' "
258
"Tommaso staggered to the breastworks and stood one man against an army"
276
"A battery of artillery cleared the barricades and the slaughter began"
316
"Angela swept close ... fired and circled to fire again"
360





THE LEOPARD�S SPOTS
A Romance Of The White Man�s Burden�1865-1900
By Thomas Dixon, Jr.
Illustrated By C. D. Williams



CONTENTS

HISTORICAL NOTE

LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

BOOK ONE�LEGREE�S REGIME

CHAPTER I�A HERO RETURNS

CHAPTER II�A LIGHT SHINING IN DARKNESS

CHAPTER III�DEEPENING SHADOWS

CHAPTER IV�MR. LINCOLN�S DREAM

CHAPTER V�THE OLD AND THE NEW CHURCH

CHAPTER VI�THE PREACHER AND THE WOMAN OF BOSTON

CHAPTER VII�THE HEART OF A CHILD

CHAPTER VIII�AN EXPERIMENT IN MATRIMONY

CHAPTER IX�A MASTER OF MEN

CHAPTER X�THE MAN OR BRUTE IN EMBRYO

CHAPTER XI�SIMON LEGREE

CHAPTER XII�RED SNOW DROPS

CHAPTER XIII�DICK

CHAPTER XIV�THE NEGRO UPRISING

CHAPTER XV�THE NEW CITIZEN KING

CHAPTER XVI�LEGREE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

CHAPTER XVII�THE SECOND REIGN OF TERROR

CHAPTER XVIII�THE RED FLAG OF THE AUCTIONEER

CHAPTER XIX�THE RALLY OF THE CLANSMEN

CHAPTER XX�HOW CIVILISATION WAS SAVED

CHAPTER XXI�THE OLD AND THE NEW NEGRO

CHAPTER XXII�THE DANGER OF PLAYING WITH FIRE

CHAPTER XXIII�THE BIRTH OF A SCALAWAG

CHAPTER XXIV�A MODERN MIRACLE

BOOK TWO�LOVE�S DREAM

CHAPTER I�BLUE EYES AND BLACK HAIR

CHAPTER II�THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER

CHAPTER III�FLORA

CHAPTER IV�THE ONE WOMAN

CHAPTER V�THE MORNING OF LOVE

CHAPTER VI�BESIDE BEAUTIFUL WATERS

CHAPTER VII�DREAMS AND FEARS

CHAPTER VIII�THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE

CHAPTER IX�THE RHYTHM OF THE DANCE

CHAPTER X�THE HEART OF A VILLAIN

CHAPTER XI�THE OLD OLD STORY

CHAPTER XII�THE MUSIC OF THE MILLS

CHAPTER XIII�THE FIRST KISS

CHAPTER XIV�A MYSTERIOUS LETTER

CHAPTER XV�A BLOW IN THE DARK

CHAPTER XVI�THE MYSTERY OF PAIN

CHAPTER XVII�IS GOD OMNIPOTENT?

CHAPTER XVIII�THE WAYS OF BOSTON

CHAPTER XIX�THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT

CHAPTER XX�A NEW LESSON IN LOVE

CHAPTER XXI�WHY THE PREACHER THREW HIS LIFE AWAY

CHAPTER XXII�THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT

BOOK THREE�THE THE TRIAL BY FIRE

CHAPTER I�A GROWL BENEATH THE EARTH

CHAPTER II�FACE TO FACE WITH FATE

CHAPTER III�A WHITE LIE

CHAPTER IV�THE UNSPOKEN TERROR

CHAPTER V�A THOUSAND-LEGGED BEAST

CHAPTER VI�THE BLACK PERIL

CHAPTER VII�EQUALITY WITH A RESERVATION

CHAPTER VIII�THE NEW SIMON LEGREE

CHAPTER IX�THE NEW AMERICA

CHAPTER X�ANOTHER DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

CHAPTER XI�THE HEART OF A WOMAN

CHAPTER XII�THE SPLENDOUR OF SHAMELESS LOVE

CHAPTER XIII�A SPEECH THAT MADE HISTORY

CHAPTER XIV�THE RED SHIRTS

CHAPTER XV�THE HIGHER LAW

CHAPTER XVI�THE END OF A MODERN VILLAIN

CHAPTER XVII�WEDDING BELLS IN THE GOVERNOR�S MANSION





THE TRAITOR
A Story of the Fall of the Invisible Empire
By Thomas Dixon, Jr.
Illustrated By C. D. Williams




CONTENTS

LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

THE TRAITOR

BOOK I-THE CRIME

CHAPTER I�THE THREAT

CHAPTER II�MR. HOYLE RECEIVES A SHOCK

CHAPTER III�A BLOW IS STRUCK

CHAPTER IV�THE OLD CODE

CHAPTER V�GRAHAM VS. BUTLER

CHAPTER VI�SCALAWAG AND CARPETBAGGER

CHAPTER VII�THE REIGN OF FOLLY

CHAPTER VIII�THE MASQUERADERS

CHAPTER IX�A COUNTER STROKE

CHAPTER X�THE STRENGTH OF THE WEAK

CHAPTER XI�THROUGH THE SECRET PANEL

BOOK II�A WOMAN�S REVENGE

CHAPTER I�STELLA�S RESOLUTION

CHAPTER II�WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING

CHAPTER III�THE TRAP IS SET

CHAPTER IV�ACKERMAN SECURES A PLEDGE

CHAPTER V�IN THE TOILS

CHAPTER VI�THE TRAIN FOR THE NORTH

CHAPTER VII�THE DAUGHTER OF EVE

CHAPTER VIII�THE TRACKS AT THE DOOR

CHAPTER IX�A TEST OF STRENGTH

CHAPTER X�BEHIND BOLTED DOORS

CHAPTER XI�A VOICE IN WARNING

CHAPTER XII�THE TRAP IS SPRUNG

CHAPTER XIII�FOR LOVE�S SAKE

CHAPTER XIV�THE JUDGMENT HALL OF FATE

BOOK III�PRISONER AND TRAITOR

CHAPTER I�THE ARREST

CHAPTER II�THROUGH PRISON BARS

CHAPTER III�A WOMAN�S WAY

CHAPTER IV�THE HON. STEPHEN HOYLE

CHAPTER V�ACKERMAN CORNERED

CHAPTER VI�THROUGH DEEP WATERS

CHAPTER VII�THE PRISONER AT THE BAR

CHAPTER VIII�THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS

CHAPTER IX�THE DAY OF ATONEMENT

CHAPTER X�UNDER BRIGHT SKIES�AN EPILOGUE





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