One character in this novel remarks that southerners have lost the "Walter 
One character in this novel remarks that southerners have lost the "Walter Scott dignity and chivalry" possessed by earlier generations.  Another character who has a pet bird named Gypsum speaks highly of the Miss Woodburn and her father, a pro-slavery retired army officer.  Other characters in this novel include a one-armed socialist and the charity-inclined Margaret Vance.  Names considered for the central endeavor of this novel include "The Lone Hand" and "The Syndicate," though it is eventually named for the frequency of its appearance.  Conrad is killed while trying to save Mr. Lindau during a streetcar riot, which leads to him moving to Europe after selling Every Other Week to Mr. Fulkerson and Basil March.  For 10 points name this novel in which the Dryfoos family's use of their recently acquired wealth goes awry, a work of William Dean Howells.
One character in this novel remarks that southerners have lost the "Walter Scott dignity and chivalry" possessed by earlier generations.  
A Hazard of New Fortunes