oldiers
the glory and the dangers of the war.

But he was not acquitted, and the verdict of the court came no less as a
surprise to the people of the city and of the nation than to the General
himself. The following morning they met to pronounce the verdict and
they found that on the first charge Major General Arnold had exceeded
his rights in giving permission for a vessel to leave port without the
knowledge of the City Authorities or of the Commander-in-chief; and as
such he was found to have violated technically Article Five, Section
Eighteen of the American Articles of War. The second and third charges
were dismissed, but he was found to have been imprudent in his temporary
use of the wagons. Because of his guilt on these two counts he was
sentenced to receive a reprimand from His Excellency, the
Commander-in-chief.

He left the court room without a word.

III

"It is precisely what I fear most," Mr. Allison said. "If he curried
less the favor of the public, little or naught would come of it, and the
reprimand would end the case. But you know Arnold is a conceited man;
one who carries his head high. Better to deprive him of life itself than
to apply vinegar and gall to his parched lips."

"His return will be hard," Sergeant Griffin observed. He, too, knew the
character of the man.

"I doubt if he will return. He has resigned, you know, and may dislike
the sight of the city which witnessed his misfortune. Still this is his
home and a man's heart is in his home regardless of its environment."

"Do not forget Peggy," Marjorie reminded them. "I know she will never
consent to live in the city. I know it. Dear me! The shame of it all
would confuse her."

"She might become accustomed to it," replied her father. "All school
themselves to the mutations of life."

"Not Peggy. I know her. She will not forgive. Why, I recall quite
vividly the violence of her temper and the terror of her wrath. Her own
aunt, with whom she was staying for a brief space, took occasion to
reprove her for a slight indiscretion. Peggy resented the correction
fiercely, and leaving the house at once vowed she never would set foot
into it again. That was seven years ago. She has, to my knowledge, never
violated that pledge."

Her father shook his head.

"I see it all quite clearly," continued Marjorie. "The General will
resent the wrong; Peggy will nurture a fierce indignation. Whatever
thoughts of revenge will come to his mind she will