The times., 1897-04-11
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SYNOPSIS

The Sicur de la Renne is a young Frenoh
oohleu,an. who has brought poverty ana
disqrace upon himself through dissipa-
tion and extravaganza he mas oeen
dismissed the Regiment Gatenois, IN which
A.. t,,T q, c,pl,tncN I he regiment is
about to depart for America on bhe oheN
aiier de Ternay's fleet, and De la kenne
ts anxious to 90 with them. but a duel
inp~ euiSode has brought upon nam the
anger OF the Queen, and results IN MS pun
liz dismissal from the court. Inns oe-
strovs his last hope of restoration III 'he
rari,,cut In a disconsolate frame OF
mind ne throws himself upon the Srouhu
in the Park of Versailles ana rams asleep
he is awakened 10y the sound OF "oiii-
ans voice and arOuSes hillSeI 10 Soe
anproaching d beautiful girl ol eiehteeh,
She is Louise Moncueif. daughter Oh
one of the American onnnsSoHeIs WIZ
have gone to France to obtain ana iot tIIe
natriot cause. Louise has witnessed pe
la Reuue : ianishment from court anu
ont of pity speaks words oil nope ioi 0llo
future He is cheereI by hei hihui,ceo,
hut the future looks black 10 nun. ne ls
in debt to all his friends, ana even 10
sou,e yyho are not his friends, and VINO
mold him in their power through ms on-
li,ratious Such a one is the Count dc
Vitry. and De la Renne is much surprised
to receive from the count an Invitation
TO dine The latter unfolds n feilitfkd
nlot. 1t is this: 1t seems that Benedict
Arnold first approached the flehcl MN.
lister at Philadelphia with his plans OF
treachery. They were Indignantly re-
7ecred by the Count de Vergennes, and
theD Arnold went to the British. Inc
traitors plans. however, became KNOWN
10 a set of unScrupulcus rascais III farls
(among whom is the Count de Nluyl, ana
they tbrea tened Arnold with exposure 10
The Americans unless he divided WIN
them the money he was to get from the
Rritish The French rascals wish TO 20
still further They plot to abduct zen.
washington and deliver him to the Brit
ish for a large sum. They wish to send
some one TO America TO aid the scheme,
and this is what De Vitry wants De la
Renne to do. De Vitry asks the Marquis
de la Fayefte, who is enUlrely ignorant
of the plot. 10 request Benjamin Franklin
to recommend De la Renne to Congress as
a Capable officer. The recommendation
is obtained without arousing the suspi-
cions of those who give il. De la Renne
would reject the proposition, but he is too
completely in De Vitry's power to resist.
De la Renne's sense OF honor is much Of
Tended however, and he resolves 10
thwart the dastardly scheme. he goes TO
America with Baron Won Wadom, a Ger
man officer, also in the employ or the
French conspirators. Upon his arrival DE
La Renne becomes attached TO zen.
Washington'S SIalf ana becomes noted for
his faithful services. He is often tempted
to tell his secret, but feels that the tune
has not yet come. Returning from Hart
ford with Washington and some other OF
ficers, stop is made at Gen. Arnold
home for breakfast De la Renne finds
Louise MonCIieff at the house She Is
Mrs. Arnolds cousin. The Baron Won
Wadom is also there, and the plot to ao
duct Washington is apparently nearly npe.
At breakfast Arnold is summoned from the
table ana leaves the house IN great haste
Something terrible has evidently hap
pened Louise questions De la Renne ano
finds that Arnold is traitor. De la
Renne wants her TO tell WaShin gton and
the others, but she replied that he must
do il himself De la Renne finds himself
In an awkward plight. The secret has come
out in a way that he hardly expected.