THE ROYAL REGIMENT AND OTHER NOVELETTES BY JAMES GRANT AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE LORD HERMITAGE," "VERE OF OURS," ETC. LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LIMITED BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL GLASGOW, MANCHESTER, AND NEW YORK 1879 LONDON: BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LIMD., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS. JAMES GRANT'S NOVELS. _Price 2s. each. Fancy Boards._ THE ROMANCE OF WAR. THE AIDE-DE-CAMP. THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER. BOTHWELL. JANE SETON: OR, THE QUEEN'S ADVOCATE. PHILIP ROLLO. THE BLACK WATCH. MARY OF LORRAINE. OLIVER ELLIS; OR, THE FUSILEERS. LUCY ARDEN: OR, HOLLYWOOD HALL. FRANK HILTON: OR, THE QUEEN'S OWN. THE YELLOW FRIGATE. HARRY OGILVIE; OR, THE BLACK DRAGOONS. ARTHUR BLANE. LAURA EVERINGHAM; OR, THE HIGHLANDERS OF GLENORA. THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD. LETTY HYDE'S LOVERS. CAVALIERS OF FORTUNE. SECOND TO NONE. THE CONSTABLE OF FRANCE. THE PHANTOM REGIMENT. THE KING'S OWN BORDERERS. THE WHITE COCKADE. FIRST LOVE AND LAST LOVE. DICK ROONEY. THE GIRL HE MARRIED. LADY WEDDERBURN'S WISH. JACK MANLY. ONLY AN ENSIGN. ADVENTURES OF ROB ROY. UNDER THE RED DRAGON. THE QUEEN'S CADET. SHALL I WIN HER? FAIRER THAN A FAIRY. ONE OF THE SIX HUNDRED. MORLEY ASHTON. DID SHE LOVE HIM? THE ROSS-SHIRE BUFFS. SIX YEARS AGO. VERE OF OURS. THE LORD HERMITAGE. THE ROYAL REGIMENT. THE DUKE OF ALBANY'S OWN HIGHLANDERS. THE CAMERONIANS. THE DEAD TRYST. THE SCOT'S BRIGADE. VIOLET JERMYN. JACK CHALONER. MISS CHEYNE OF ESSILMONT. THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS. COLVILLE OF THE GUARDS. DULCIE CARLYON. PLAYING WITH FIRE. DERVAL HAMPTON. LOVE'S LABOUR WON. CONTENTS. THE ROYAL REGIMENT. CHAPTER I. THE RUTHVENS OF ARDGOWRIE CHAPTER II. THE FATAL DAY OF THE RUTHVENS CHAPTER III. THE CABINET OF SCINDIA CHAPTER IV. "PONTIUS PILATE'S GUARDS" CHAPTER V. AURELIA DARNEL CHAPTER VI. COLONEL SMASH CHAPTER VII. "LOVE WAS YET THE LORD OF ALL" CHAPTER VIII. THE INSURRECTION CHAPTER IX. THE ABDUCTION OF AURELIA CHAPTER X. THE END GROWING NEAR CHAPTER XI. ST. EUSTACHE STORMED CHAPTER XII. CONCLUSION THE SECRET MARRIAGE THE STUDENT'S STORY CLARE THORNE'S TEMPTATION THE GREAT SEA SERPENT MILITARY "FOLK LORE." CHAPTER I. THE RED COAT; A FEW NOTES CONCERNING ITS ORIGIN AND HISTORY CHAPTER II. FURTHER NOTES ON ITS HISTORY AND ON REGIMENTALS CHAPTER III. FAMOUS AND ANCIENT BANNERS CHAPTER IV. FAMOUS AND ANCIENT CANNON STORY OF A MERCHANT CAPTAIN THE STORY OF RENÉE OF ANGERS ANNA SCHONLEBEN LAURA WENLOCK'S CHRISTMAS EVE THE ROYAL REGIMENT. CHAPTER I. THE RUTHVENS OF ARDGOWRIE. "Thank Heaven, then I am not too late!" exclaimed Roland Ruthven, as he sprung on the horse that awaited him at the door of the hotel where he had arrived but an hour before; "there is no message for me specially?" "None, sir," said the mounted groom, touching his hat, and shortening his gathered reins. "My father----"