The Scarlet Feather

The Scarlet Feather

Houghton Townley

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The Scarlet Feather by Houghton Townley

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I The Sheriff's Writ 9

II The Check 21

III The Dinner at the Club 33

IV Dora Dundas 39

V Debts 50

VI A Kinship Something Less Than Kind 66

VII Good-bye 82

VIII A Tiresome Patient 89

IX Herresford is Told 93

X Hearts Ache and Ache Yet Do Not Break 102

XI A House of Sorrow 117

XII A Difficult Position 125

XIII Dick's Heroism 135

XIV Mrs. Swinton Confesses 147

XV Colonel Dundas Speaks His Mind 168

XVI Mr. Trimmer Comes Home 173

XVII Mrs. Swinton Goes Home 190

XVIII A Second Proposal 195

XIX An Unexpected Telegram 204

XX The Wedding Day Arranged 221

XXI Dick's Return 226

XXII The Blight of Fear 237

XXIII Dora Sees Herresford 249

XXIV Dick Explains to Dora 262

XXV Tracked 280

XXVI Mrs. Swinton Hears the Truth 288

XXVII Ormsby Refuses 297

XXVIII The Will 307

XXIX A Public Confession 320

XXX Flight 333

XXXI Dora Decides 340

XXXII Home Again 348

XXXIII The Scarlet Feather 353

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THE SCARLET FEATHER

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