The Project Gutenberg Works of Thomas Dixon

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

"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

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 Cæsar	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

THE ROOT OF EVIL