Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) GABRIEL TOLLIVER _A Story of Reconstruction_ By JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS _Author of "Uncle Remus," "The Making of a Statesman," etc._ McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO. NEW YORK 1902 COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS _Published, October, 1902 R_ * * * * * To James Whitcomb Riley * * * * * CONTENTS _Prelude_ CHAPTER ONE _Kettledrum and Fife_ CHAPTER TWO _A Town with a History_ CHAPTER THREE _The Return of Two Warriors_ CHAPTER FOUR _Mr. Goodlett's Passengers_ CHAPTER FIVE _The Story of Margaret Gaither_ CHAPTER SIX _The Passing of Margaret_ CHAPTER SEVEN _Silas Tomlin Goes A-Calling_ CHAPTER EIGHT _The Political Machine Begins Its Work_ CHAPTER NINE _Nan and Gabriel_ CHAPTER TEN _The Troubles of Nan_ CHAPTER ELEVEN _Mr. Sanders in His Cups_ CHAPTER TWELVE _Caught in a Corner_ CHAPTER THIRTEEN _The Union League Organises_ CHAPTER FOURTEEN _Nan and Her Young Lady Friends_ CHAPTER FIFTEEN _Silas Tomlin Scents Trouble_ CHAPTER SIXTEEN _Silas Tomlin Finds Trouble_ CHAPTER SEVENTEEN _Rhody Has Something to Say_ CHAPTER EIGHTEEN _The Knights of the White Camellia_ CHAPTER NINETEEN _Major Tomlin Perdue Arrives_ CHAPTER TWENTY _Gabriel at the Big Poplar_ CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE _Bridalbin Follows Gabriel_ CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO _The Fate of Mr. Hotchkiss_ CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE _Mr. Sanders Searches for Evidence_ CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR _Captain Falconer Makes Suggestions_ CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE _Mr. Sanders's Riddle_ CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX _Cephas Has His Troubles_ CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN _Mr. Sanders Visits Some of His Old Friends_ CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT _Nan and Margaret_ CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE _Bridalbin Finds His Daughter_ CHAPTER THIRTY _Miss Polly Has Some News_ CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE _Mr. Sanders Receives a Message_ CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO _Malvern Has a Holiday_ CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE _Gabriel as an Orator_ CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR _Nan Surrenders_ GABRIEL TOLLIVER _Prelude_ "Cephas! here is a letter for you, and it is from Shady Dale! I know you will be happy now."