possession of the enemy."

"That was proved?"

"Yes, sir."

"Was the Regiment alluded to?"

"Yes. But at no great length."

"And the pass?"

"It was there. The Regiment was the motive for the pass. The affair of
the recruiting was scarcely mentioned."

There was an abrupt silence.

"What was the next charge?" Mr. Allison asked.

"That of the wagons."

"Yes."

"The prosecution made a strong point. Jesse Jordan was introduced.
Testimony was given by him to the effect that he himself had drawn back
a train of twelve wagons loaded with stores from Egg Harbor."

"Where?"

"Egg Harbor. Where the traffic between the British Army and the Tories
of the city was carried on."

"Was this sustained?"

"The General denied most of the accusation, but he was found imprudent
in his actions. In regard to the other two charges, that of the shops
and that of the militia, absolute acquittal was decided. The verdict was
announced the following morning and the sentence was published
immediately after adjournment."

"He was sentenced to be reprimanded, you tell me?"

"Yes. By General Washington."

"That will break Arnold's heart. He will never endure it."

"Others were obliged to endure it," sounded a soft voice.

"Yes, I know," replied the father of the girl. "But you do not know
General Arnold. Undoubtedly the city has the news."

"Yes," said the sergeant. "I have told several. All know it ere this."

II

And what subject could possibly afford more of concern or consequence to
the city folk than the court-martial of General Arnold! Those of the
upper class, because of their intimate association with the man; those
of the middle class, interested more or less in the great significance
attached to the event itself and the influence it would exert upon the
future; those of the lower class because of their supreme contempt for
the erstwhile Military Governor and the biased manner of his
administration, all, without exception, found themselves manifesting an
uncommon interest in the progress and the issue of the trial.

It was commonly known that General Arnold had requested a court-martial;
but it was not so commonly understood that the matter of his guilt,
especially his collusion with the Catholic Regiment and the matter of
its transportation, was so intricate or profound. Stephen's speech at
the meeting house had given the public the first inkling of the
Governor's complicity in the affair; still this offen