Journalistic Sagacity of a Daniel 506

THE PEOPLE OF THE STORY

THE MISSOURIAN, known in every fight as the Storm Centre. His
real name is John D. Driscoll, familiarly shortened to Din Driscoll. At
the close of the Civil War he finds himself a lieutenant-colonel in
General Joe Shelby's brigade of Confederate daredevils, sent by his
comrades as emissary to the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico.

JACQUELINE, who is the Marquise Jeanne d'Aumerle, on a mission
of high politics from Napoleon III. to the Court of Mexico.

BERTHE, her maid.

MAXIMILIAN, archduke of Austria, occupant of the New World
throne created for him.

CHARLOTTE OF ORLEANS, the Empress.

ANASTASIO MURGUIA, a Mexican hacendado, who acquires riches by
running Federal blockades into Southern ports. He is both a coward and a
miser.

MARIA DE LA LUZ, his daughter.

RODRIGO GALAN, brigand and guerrilla.

TIBURCIO, blackmailer of the highway, scout, and "loyal
Imperialist."

AUGUSTIN FISCHER, "the Fat Padre," a renegade priest of subtle
parts.

MICHEL NEY, grandson of the "Bravest of the Brave."

THE MARSHAL BAZAINE, commander-in-chief of the French Army of
Occupation in Mexico.

MADAME LA MARECHALE, his bride.

COLONEL DUPIN, the "Tiger of the Tropics," chief of the Contra
Guerrillas.

MIGUEL LOPEZ, colonel of Dragoons, a favorite of the Emperor.

MONSIEUR ELOIN, the Emperor's secretary.

MARQUEZ, MIRAMON, MEJIA, MENDEZ,
Imperialist officers.

REGULES, ESCOBEDO, Republican officers.

DANIEL BOONE, first scout among the Missourians, one-time
editor and editor yet to be.

"OLD BROTHERS AND SISTERS," "TALL MOSE" BLEDSOE,
OF THE COUNTY OF PIKE, and yet more of the Missouri colonels.

BENITO JUAREZ, president of the Mexican Republic.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"JACQUELINE" "She was the spirit of the enigma, the
very personification of the Napoleonic sphinx" _Frontispiece_

Facing page

"MURGUIA" "He had evidently passed through salty spray, had
braved the deep, this shrinking old man in frayed black" 16

"RODRIGO GALAN" "The fierce stranger, however, seemed
undecided. His brow furrowed, and for the moment he only
stared" 18

"JOHN DINWIDDIE DRISCOLL, THE MISSOURIAN" "His cheeks were
smooth, but they were tight and hard and brown from the
weathering of sun and blizzard"