The Black Colonel

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Black Colonel, by James MilneThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Black ColonelAuthor: James MilneRelease Date: June 14, 2007 [EBook #21834]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BLACK COLONEL ***Produced by Al HainesTHE BLACK COLONELBYJAMES MILNEBY THE SAME AUTHORTHE ROMANCE OF A PRO-CONSUL THE EPISTLES OF ATKINS JOHN JONATHAN AND COMPANY NEWS FROM SOMEWHERE MY SUMMER IN LONDONTHE GORDON HIGHLANDERS "A tale of the times of old, of the deeds of the days of other years." Ossian.JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LIMITEDLONDONMCMXXI.TO J. T. M., WHO KNOWS THESTORY OF THE BLACK COLONELChapters and ContentsI. WE MEET IN THE PASS II. TRAPPED BY THE RED-COATS III. OVER THE HILLS OF HOME IV. THE OPENINGROAD V. A CAIRN OF REMEMBRANCE VI. THE FINGER OF FATE VII. A PARLEY AND A SURPRISE VIII. THECONQUERING HERO IX. 'TWIXT NIGHT AND MORN X. THE WAY OF A WOMAN XI. THE CRACK OF THUNDERXII. RAIDERS OF THE DARK XIII. THE WOUND OF ABSENCE XIV. THE CARDS OF LOVE XV. NEWS FROMSOMEWHERE XVI. THE WOOIN' O'T! XVII. A SONG OF OTHER SHORES XVIII. MY GARDEN OF CONTENTPersonal and ParticularThe strangest thing about this tale is that it happened, though not, may be, as I here relate it; ...