E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) THE FOUR FEATHERS BY A. E. W. MASON AUTHOR OF "MIRANDA OF THE BALCONY," "THE COURTSHIP OF MORRICE BUCKLER," ETC. New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD. 1903 All rights reserved Copyright, 1901, By A. E. W. MASON. Copyright By Copyright, 1902, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Copyright By Set up and electrotyped October, 1902. Reprinted November, December, 1902; January, 1903; February, March, 1903. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A. To MISS ELSPETH ANGELA CAMPBELL June 19, 1902. June CONTENTS CHAPTER I. A Crimean Night CHAPTER II. Captain Trench and a Telegram CHAPTER III. The Last Ride Together CHAPTER IV. The Ball at Lennon House CHAPTER V. The Pariah CHAPTER VI. Harry Feversham's Plan CHAPTER VII. The Last Reconnaissance CHAPTER VIII. Lieutenant Sutch is tempted to lie CHAPTER IX. At Glenalla CHAPTER X. The Wells of Obak CHAPTER XI. Durrance hears News of Feversham CHAPTER XII. Durrance sharpens his Wits CHAPTER XIII. Durrance begins to see CHAPTER XIV. Captain Willoughby reappears CHAPTER XV. The Story of the First