Book III�The Flower

I. The Devil Smiles 315 II. Beside Beautiful Waters 321 III. The Tempter's Voice 333 IV. The Mockery of the Sun 348 V. A Trump Card 353 VI. Through Purple Curtains 366 VII. The Land of the Sky 374 VIII. The White Messenger 392 IX. The Eyes of Pity 402 X. An Epilogue 407

ILLUSTRATIONS "He turned and saw Nan" Frontispiece FACING PAGE "'I was seeing a vision, little pal'" 104 "He hurled him down the steps" 180 "'I must save her. I must be cunning'" 284 "Nan looked at him in despair" 386

THE CLANSMAN AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE OF THE KU KLUX KLAN By Thomas Dixon CONTENTS