In the present story I have endeavored to give you an idea of the state of things which prevailed in Yorkshire, where, among the croppers and others employed in the woolen manufactures, was one of the most formidable branches of the secret association.

The incidents of the murder of Mr.Horsfall and the attack upon Mr.Cartwright's mill are strictly accurate in all their details.
In this story I have left the historical battlefields, across so many of which I have taken you, and have endeavored to show that there are peaceful battles to be fought and victories to be won every jot as arduous and as difficult as those contested under arms.

In "Facing Death" my hero won such a battle.

He had to fight against external circumstances, and step by step, by perseverance, pluck, and determination, made his way in life.

In the present tale my hero's enemy was within, and although his victory was at last achieved the victor was well nigh worsted in the fray.