_ To the great number of those who are seeking, in whatever manner or degree, from near at hand or far away, to bring the forces of enlightenment to bear upon the vexed problems which harass the South, this volume is inscribed, with the hope that it may contribute to the same good end.
       If there be nothing new between its covers, neither is love new, nor faith, nor hope, nor disappointment, nor sorrow. Yet life is not the less worth living because of any of these, nor has any man truly lived until he has tasted of them all.
       LIST OF CHARACTERS
       Colonel Henry French, A RETIRED MERCHANT
       Mr. Kirby, HIS FORMER PARTNER Mrs. Jerviss, HIS FORMER PARTNER
       Philip French, THE COLONEL'S SON
       Peter French, HIS OLD SERVANT
       Mrs. Treadwell, AN OLD LADY
       Miss Laura Treadwell, HER DAUGHTER
       Graciella Treadwell, HER GRANDDAUGHTER
       Malcolm Dudley, A TREASURE-SEEKER
       Ben Dudley, HIS NEPHEW
       Viney, HIS HOUSEKEEPER
       William Fettersv, A CONVICT LABOUR CONTRACTOR
       Barclay Fetters, HIS SON
       Bud Johnson, A CONVICT LABOURER
       Caroline, HIS WIFE
       Henry Taylor, A NEGRO SCHOOLMASTER
       William Nichols, A MULATTO BARBER
       Haynes, A CONSTABLE _

Dedication & Characters
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39