THOMAS DIXON, Jr.

Illustrated by

C.D. WILLIAMS

GROSSET & DUNLAP
Publishers :: New York

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF TRANSLATION
INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN

COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY THOMAS DIXON, JR.
PUBLISHED, JANUARY, 1909

DEDICATED TO
THE DEAREST LITTLE
GIRL IN THE WORLD, MY DAUGHTER
LOUISE

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
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

LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

Scene: California. Time: 1898-1901

Norman WorthAn Amateur Socialist
Colonel WorthHis Father
Elena StocktonThe Colonel's Ward
Herman WolfA Socialist Leader
CatherineHis Affinity Wife
Barbara BozentaA New Joan of Arc
Methodist JohnA Pauper
Tom MooneyA Miner
John DiggsA Truth Seeker
Roland AdairBard of Ramcat

ILLUSTRATIONS

["Norman clasped her in his arms"]Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
["'Lift the flag back to its place!'"]72
[Barbara]214
["Wolf grasped her"]292