THOMAS DIXON
AUTHOR OF
THE LEOPARD'S SPOTS, THE CLANSMAN,
COMRADES, THE ROOT OF EVIL, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
JOHN CASSEL
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS :: :: NEW YORK
Copyright, 1912, by
THOMAS DIXON
All rights reserved, including that of translation into
foreign languages, including the Scandinavian.
Published March, 1913.
Printed in the United States of America.
TO
THE MEMORY OF
RANDOLPH SHOTWELL
OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOLDIER, EDITOR, CLANSMAN
PATRIOT
TO THE READER
I wish it understood that I have not used in this novel the private life of Captain Randolph Shotwell, to whom this book is dedicated. I have drawn the character of my central figure from the authentic personal history of Major Daniel Norton himself, a distinguished citizen of the far South, with whom I was intimately acquainted for many years.
THOMAS DIXON.
NEW YORK
MARCH 8, 1912