The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
SYNOPSIS.

Scarlet. an American soldier Of for
tune In the employ Of the French I'M
perlai Police at the outbreak OF the an
co-Prussian war, is ordered 70 ares
John Buckhurst a leader OF the com
munists and suspected OF having sIolSh
the French crown jewels. Whiie seaTcn-
Ing for Buckhurst Scarlet IS oroeIeo ~
arrest Countess de Nassart ana neF group
Of socialists and escort them to the Der
gfan border. Scarlet finds sylvia hiVeli
OF the Odeon disguised as peasant anu
carries her to La Trappe where me
countess and her friends are assempleo.
All are arrested. The countess saves
Scarlet from a fatal fall from the rooI
OF the house He denounces Buckhurst
as the leader or the Reds and the coun-
tess conducts him to where BuckhuTst y
Eecreted. German Uhlans descend on
the place and Buckhurst escapes curing
the melee Scarlet is wounded. lie re-
covers consciousness In the countess,
house al M0rsbronn, where he is cared
Tor by the countess. A herce patlle =
fought in the streets between french
and PTussian soldiers Buckhurst pro
fesses repentance and returns the crown
Jewels to Scarlet. He declares ne VIII
give himself up to the authorizes sea- :
lett doubts his sincerity. Buckhurst urges
the countess to 20 TO Paradise. BUCK
hurst admits that he receives pay from
the Prussians for information which ne
does not give. He secures passports 10
the French lines for Scarlet. the coun-
tess and himself Scarlet reports 10
the secret service In Paris and finds Nor
nae. shadow Of the emperor, in charge.
lie deposits the crown Jewels and later,
when making a detailed report, finds that
pebbles have been substituted for the real
Etones. Speed. a comrade in the service.
warns Scarlet that Mornac is dangerous.
He also Informs him that all the govern
rnent treasure is being transported TO the
coast for shipment out OF the country.
Scarlet and Speed escape to join a cir
Gus. The circus arrives at Paradise. An
order Is received by the mayor calling
the citizens to arms. Jacqueline. daugh-
ter OF the Lizard offers to join the circus
to give exhibitions in the character or a
mermaid. Scarlet makes friends with
the Lizard. Scarlet calls on the countess
ct her home in Paradise. He finds Sylvia
Tlven also there. He learns the countess
has withdrawn from the socialists. They
swear eternal friendship. The Lizard
learns for Scarlet. through one Trlc-
Trac, that MOrnac Is head Of communis-
tic conspiracy. Scarlet learns something
OF Sylvia Elven through a fellow per-
former named Kelly. Orders regarding
the treasure trains are changed, owing to
the discovery Of a plot at I4orient. Orders
are received for the expulsion Of the cir
Gus. Buckhurst appears in Paradise and
secures recruits for the red flag. Scarlet
admits ne IS in love with the countess.
Scarlet is injured by the circus lions and
taken TO the home of the countess. Prep
arations for the Wrecking Of the expected
treasure train are discovered by Scarlet.
Scarlet discovers Sylvia Elven sending a
MESA ge to the Prussans. He sends
warning or the plot to wreck the train
and asks that q warship be dispatched to
the port at once