Leading Characters of the Story
Scene: The Foothills of North Carolina.
Time: 1870 to 1872.
| John Graham | Ex-chief of the Klan |
| Major Graham | His Father |
| Billy | His Brother |
| Alfred | The Family Butler |
| Mrs. Wilson | Their Landlady |
| Susie | Her Daughter |
| Dan Wiley | A Mountaineer |
| Steve Hoyle | Chief of the New Klan |
| Judge Butler | Of the U. S. Circuit Court |
| Stella | His Daughter |
| Aunt Julie Ann | His Cook |
| Maggie | Stella's Maid |
| Suggs | A Detective |
| Ackerman | Of the U. S. Secret Service |
| Alexander Larkin | A Carpetbagger |
| Isaac A. Postle | A Sanctified Man |
| The Attorney General of the United States | Hon. Reverdy Johnson of Maryland |
| Hon. Henry Stanbery | Of Ohio |
| U. S. Grant | The President |
