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THE SINS OF THE FATHER
"She blushed scarlet, took the rosebud from her bosom andpinned it on his coat."[Page 246]
THE SINS OF THE FATHER
A ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH
BY
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 lifeof Captain Randolph Shotwell, to whom this book is dedicated. I have drawnthe character of my central figure from the authentic personal history ofMajor Daniel Norton himself, a distinguished citizen of the far South, withwhom I was intimately acquainted for many years.
THOMAS DIXON.
NEW YORK
MARCH 8, 1912
CONTENTS
BOOK I—SIN
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Woman in Yellow 3
II. Cleo Enters 26
III. A Beast Awakes 39
IV. The Arrest 46
V. The Rescue 58
VI. A Traitor's Ruse 71
VII. The Irony of Fate 78
VIII. ...