The Traitor (Dixon, 1907)
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The Traitor
A Story of the Fall of the Invisible Empire
Illustrated by
C. D. Williams
New York
Doubleday, Page & Company
1907
Copyright, 1907, by Thomas Dixon, Jr.
Published, July, 1907
All Rights Reserved
Including that of Translation into Foreign Languages
Including the Scandinavian
Dedicated to
the men of the South
who suffered exile, imprisonment and death
for the daring service they rendered our country
as citizens of the Invisible Empire
This volume closes, as originally planned,
"The Clansman" ended with the political triumph of the Klu Klux Klan, or Invisible Empire. The story of "The Traitor" opens with the order of dissolution by General Forest and is set in the atmosphere of the fierce neighborhood feuds which marked the Klan's downfall in the Piedmont region of the South.
Thomas Dixon, Jr.
New York, 1907.
Contents
Book I.
The Crime
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | The Threat | 3 |
| II. | Mr. Hoyle Receives a Shock | 27 |
| III. | A Blow Is Struck | 36 |
| IV. | The Old Code | 57 |
| V. | Graham vs. Butler | 61 |
| VI. | Scalawag and Carpetbagger | 74 |
| VII. | The Reign of Folly | 95 |
| VIII. | The Masqueraders | 99 |
| IX. | A Counter Stroke | 105 |
| X. | The Strength of the Weak | 110 |
| XI. | Through the Secret Panel | 122 |
Book II.
A Woman's Revenge
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | Stella's Resolution | 135 |
| II. | Weighed and Found Wanting | 142 |
| III. | The Trap Is Set | 150 |
| IV. | Ackerman Secures a Pledge | 162 |
| V. | In the Toils | 165 |
| VI. | The Train for the North | 172 |
| VII. | The Daughter of Eve | 175 |
| VIII. | The Tracks at the Door | 193 |
| IX. | A Test of Strength | 197 |
| X. | Behind Bolted Doors | 207 |
| XI. | A Voice in Warning | 214 |
| XII. | The Trap Is Sprung | 222 |
| XIII. | For Love's Sake | 234 |
| XIV. | The Judgment Hall of Fate | 239 |
Book III.
Prisoner and Traitor
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | The Arrest | 255 |
| II. | Through Prison Bars | 268 |
| III. | A Woman's Way | 275 |
| IV. | The Hon. Stephen Hoyle | 283 |
| V. | Ackerman Cornered | 290 |
| VI. | Through Deep Waters | 295 |
| VII. | The Prisoner at the Bar | 304 |
| VIII. | The Ministry of Angels | 318 |
| IX. | The Day of Atonement | 325 |
| X. | Under Bright Skies—An Epilogue | 330 |
Scene: The Foothills of North Carolina.
Time: 1870 to 1872.
| John Graham | Ex-chief of the Klan |
| Major Graham | His Father |
| Billy | His Brother |
| Alfred | The Family Butler |
| Mrs. Wilson | Their Landlady |
| Susie | Her Daughter |
| Dan Wiley | A Mountaineer |
| Steve Hoyle | Chief of the New Klan |
| Judge Butler | Of the U. S. Circuit Court |
| Stella | His Daughter |
| Aunt Julie Ann | His Cook |
| Maggie | Stella's Maid |
| Suggs | A Detective |
| Ackerman | Of the U. S. Secret Service |
| Alexander Larkin | A Carpetbagger |
| Isaac A. Postle | A Sanctified Man |
| The Attorney General of the United States | Hon. Reverdy Johnson of Maryland |
| Hon. Henry Stanbery | Of Ohio |
| U. S. Grant | The President |
Illustrations
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