By Thomas Dixon, Jr.
By Thomas Dixon, Jr.
Illustrated By B. West Clinedinst
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER
(1834-1902)
TO WHOSE SCOTCH LOVE OF ROMANTIC LITERATURE
I OWE THE HERITAGE OF ETERNAL YOUTH
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I — THE MAN AND THE WOMAN
CHAPTER II — VISIONS IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER III — THE BANKER AND HIS FAD
CHAPTER IV — THE SHORTHORN DEACON
CHAPTER V — THE CRY OF THE CITY
CHAPTER VI — THE PUDDLE AND THE TADPOLE
CHAPTER VII — A STOLEN KISS
CHAPTER VIII — SWEET DANGER
CHAPTER IX — THE SPIDER
CHAPTER X — THE BLACK CAT
CHAPTER XI — AN ANSWER TO PRAYER
CHAPTER XII — OUT OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER XIII — A BROKEN HEART-STRING
CHAPTER XIV — THE VOICE OF THE SIREN
CHAPTER XV — GOEST THOU TO SEE A WOMAN?
CHAPTER XVI — THE PARTING
CHAPTER XVII — THE THOUGHT THAT SWEEPS THE CENTURY
CHAPTER XVIII — A VOICE FROM THE PAST
CHAPTER XIX — THE WEDDING OF THE ANNUNCIATION
CHAPTER XX — AN OLD SWEETHEART
CHAPTER XXI — FREEDOM AND FELLOWSHIP
CHAPTER XXII — A SCARLET FLAME IN THE SKY
CHAPTER XXIII — THE NEW HEAVEN
CHAPTER XXIV — COURTIER AND QUEEN
CHAPTER XXV — THE IRONY OF FATE
CHAPTER XXVI — AT CLOSE QUARTERS
CHAPTER XXVII — VENUS VICTRIX —
CHAPTER XXVIII — THE GROWL OF THE ANIMAL
CHAPTER XXIX — BULLDOG AND MASTIFF
CHAPTER XXX — THE CLOUD’S SILVER LINING
CHAPTER XXXI — A LACE HANDKERCHIEF
CHAPTER XXXII — A LIFETIME IN A DAY
CHAPTER XXXIII — THE VERDICT
CHAPTER XXXIV — THE APPEAL
CHAPTER XXXV — BETWEEN TWO FIRES
CHAPTER XXXVI — SWIFT AND BEAUTIFUL FEET
CHAPTER XXXVII — THE KISS OF THE BRIDE
Leading Characters of the Story
Scene: New York-Time: The Present
RUTH GORDON . . . The One Woman
REV. FRANK GORDON . . A Social Dreamer
KATE RANSOM . . . The Other Woman
MARK OVERMAN . . . .A Banker
MORRIS KING . . Ruth’s Old Sweetheart
ARNOLD VAN METER . . A Shorthorn Deacon
BARRINGER . . Assistant District Attorney