er the war lying on the bottom of the
harbor, about one hundred feet from the wreck of the _Housatonic_,
with her bow pointing toward the sloop of war and with every man of her
crew dead at his post,--just as they all expected.

I shall be happy if this novel serves to call renewed attention to this
splendid exhibition of American heroism. Had they not fought for a
cause which was lost they would still be remembered, as, in any event,
they ought to be.

For the rest, here is a love story in which the beautiful Southern girl
does not espouse the brave Union soldier, or the beautiful Northern
girl the brave Southern soldier. They were all Southern, all true to
the South, and they all stayed so except Admiral Vernon, and he does
not count.

CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY.

BROOKLYN, N.Y.,
February, 1904.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Hero _versus_ Gentleman 15

II. She Hates them Both 33

III. A Strife in Magnanimity 51

IV. Opportunities Embraced 65

V. What happened in the Strong Room 81

VI. An Engine of Destruction 103

VII. The Hour and the Man 115

VIII. Death out of the Deep 125

IX. Miserable Pair and Miserable Night 141

X. A Stubborn Proposition 157

XI. The Confession that Cleared 171

XII. The Culprit is Arrested 185

XIII. Companions in Misery 199

XIV. The Woman Explains 223

XV. The General's Little Comedy 241

ILLUSTRATIONS

"Miss Fanny Glen detested a masterful man" _Frontispiece_

PAGE

"'Ah, Sempland, have you told your little tale?'" 43

"The door was suddenly flung open" 95

"Poor little Fanny Glen ... she had lost on every hand" 153

"'You were a traitor to the South!' said General
Beauregard, coldly" 191

"'Would they shoot me?' she inquired" 219

A Little Traitor to the South