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 Caesar 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

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LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

Scene: Washington and the Foothills of the Carolinas.

Time: 1865 to 1870.

Ben Cameron Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan
Margaret His Sister
Mrs. Cameron His Mother
Dr. Richard Cameron His Father
Hon. Austin Stoneman Radical Leader of Congress
Phil His Son
Elsie His Daughter
Marion Lenoir Ben's First Love
Mrs. Lenoir Her Mother
Jake A Faithful Man
Silas Lynch A Negro Missionary
Uncle Aleck The Member from Ulster
Cindy His Wife