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Betsy Ross [first reel missing]

1 "Some day your father may  forgive my American  patriotism and consent    to our marriage."

2 ".... and if he doesn't, we shall declare war --- upon father!"

3 "Oh, my love! God guard thee and keep thee true, even as I have been true, always!"

4   LATE THAT EVENING

Misled by the red cape, Vernon's jealousy is aroused.

5 "In God's name, Master Ashburn,   thee has killed him!"

6 "He deserved to die!"

7 "Doubtless he did---but thee will be punished---and it will break      thy aunt's heart!"

8 "Thee does know the law.--- What chance has thee?---Thee       must flee!"

9 "A drop o' brandy an' a few stitches 'll fetch Master Vernon back---I'll call for help!"

10 ".... call for help, will ye?"

11 "Did the man I fought escape         unhurt?"

12 "Ye lost yer head an' struck out blindly.---Here's the result."

13 "No less than murder---but I can        save ye, lad!"

14 "The only witness to the murder can keep his mouth shut---if he's   paid handsome for it!"

15 The following morning.

16 "Betsy, are you sure you love Joseph?"

17 "Then never let him find  it out.---He will take advantage of it, just as      all men do."

18 The mother of Clarence Vernon, a proud, aristocratic American woman, whose sympathies are not with the cause of liberty

Kate Lester

19 "How much does your honorable protector demand for his silence?"

20 "And ye'll be enlistin' me in yer camp, as yer trusted friend!---       Ye'll need me!"

21 "But you are an American!"

22 "Aye!--And a well-informed one, lad! --'Tis reason enough for General    Howe to want me for a spy!"

23 ".... and the 'Salvator' has sailed    without Joseph Ashburn,---     tomorrow his body may be          washed ashore!"

24 "What is he to thee?"

25 "I loved him!"

26         A YEAR LATER Convinced that Joseph is dead---to please her father, Betsy has become the wife of John Ross.

27 "Thee has turned thy husband's head with thy patriotism, and thee will suffer accordingly!"

28 Joseph Ashburn, under the assumed name of Nathaniel Wheatley, has become a temporary aide to General Washington.

29 While in his own camp, Clarence Vernon sees Joel Radley receive a commission for his services rendered as an enemy of America.

30 The spirit of '76

31 The return of John Ross--

32  ANOTHER YEAR PASSES The widow Betsy Ross is now proprietress of the John Ross Upholstery Shop.

33 Mrs. Lemuel Bass, Betsy's dearest friend and loyal admirer Nellie Fillmore

34 Clarissa, forced to confess her marriage, fails to convince her father of its legality.

35 "If thee is married to the officer in whose arms I found thee months ago, where is thy certificate?"

36 "I have none.---We were secretly married by a chaplain, who has since returned to England!"

37 "....scarlet woman!"

38 "How offensively partisan this trades-person is!"

39 "Scipio, don't you dare kill that Vernon nigger---it will    ruin his new suit!"

40 For two days, a Dutch vendor has sung his wares through the streets of Philadelphia.

41 "In disguise!---Is thee sure he       is not a spy?"

42   "No, no!---He has regained his commission, and has promised to join the American Army---as soon as released   from the colors under which he             was serving!"

43 "My poor Clarissa!---I fear thee is the dupe of an unscrupulous man!"

44 ".... and some day, thee will have faith in him,       even as I!"

45  "Lieutenant Wheatley, madame, at your service.---General Washington presents his compliments to Mistress            Betsy Ross."

46 General George Washington

George MacQuarrie

47 "They are all of my handiwork and sent to thee anonymously.--- You see, General, I, too, can never           tell a lie!"

48 "Do you think, Mistress Ross, you could fashion our country's first flag?"

49 "May we ask, General, what inspired this  beautiful design?"

50 "Summoned before Congress to consult upon a flag, I looked up and beheld the sunlight streaming through the     diamond-paned  window of the gables,   falling upon the   table before me...."

51 ".... the framework separated the bars of light so they became stripes of red and    white ...."

52 ".... through the window I saw the blue sky, where at night glitter the silver stars---and   in those symbols    of the universe, I    saw---our flag!"

53 "You may remain to guard and protect Mistress Ross until her   duties are completed."

54 "Why did thee allow the report of thy death to break our hearts? ---And why is thee hiding under         another name?"

55 "I---I am a murderer!"

56 "Thy poor aunt would better think thee dead than ever know the unhappy truth.---I shall not        betray thee!"

57 A FEW DAYS LATER

Clarence Vernon, Junior.

58 "Have no fear. No one but friends knows thee is here."

59 Mrs. Vernon, hoping to serve General Howe, attends a   reception in honor of    General Washington.

60 "In order to protect all loyal Americans, it has become necessary to deport those who secretly        favor the enemy."

61 "Then, General, you would better look to Mistress Betsy Ross!---It is rumored that her shop is a safe      harbor for spies!"

62 "....and a shot might have alarmed some one who is  very ill, upstairs."

63 The last stitches in the beloved flag!

64 "I am your sister's husband!"

65 "Thee has tricked my sister and I shall protect thee only to make it possible for thee to right      the wrong done her."

66 "Withdraw---but maintain a close watch.---Should the spy seek to         escape---shoot!"

67 "The man is here!---Are you hiding him because you love him ---more than your honor?"

68 "Congress will reward you, Mistress Ross!"

69 "There can be no reward so great as the honor!"

70  "The occasion for the guard no longer existing, you may withdraw             your men."

71  "Your Excellency, may I be permitted to maintain the guard for          a time longer?"

72 "If a necessity exists, of what       nature is it?"

73 "I cannot reply, Your Excellency. ---I beg that you trust to my honor as a soldier, to do a soldier's duty."

74 "My honor and the honor of the nation depend upon the retention        of the guard."

75 "Your Excellency, I---I cannot     explain further!"

76 "Lieutenant Wheatley, you are       under arrest!"

77 "Deliver this note to General Arnold as instructed, then report your arrest to him in person."

78 Benedict Arnold.

79 "The General's written orders were for you to return with        the papers!"

80 "General Washington, there is an enemy officer hidden here---my     sister's husband!"

81 "....his presence was suspected by Lieutenant Wheatley, who because of his love for me, did not   wish to dishonor me!"

82 "Mistress Ross, will you produce       your prisoner?"

83 "Your position has been satisfactorily   explained by Mistress Ross."

84 "Mistress Ross, deliver your prisoner to Lieutenant Wheatley."

85 "To save a good man's honor--- and perhaps his life, I am forced      to give thee up."

86 "Clarence Vernon!---You have   come from the dead!"

87 Early the next morning.

88 "These papers belong to General Washington.---In the excitement of taking the prisoner, they were      overlooked!"

89 "He was to stop at Bordentown. ---I may overtake him there!"

90 Returning from General Howe's headquarters, Joel Radley arouses the suspicions of the American soldiers and is arrested.

91 "Ain't I always said wimin 'ud    be the death o' ye?"

92 "It is Captain Clarence Vernon's discharge from General Howe's army."

93 "Then he told the truth!---He is not a spy! I beg thee, General, to pardon him!---  He is eager to join the      American Army!"

94 "In times like these, the sentence of the Court Martial is quickly carried out.---I doubt if you can reach Philadelphia in time to save him!"

95 "And to think there is a little child---born of a murderer and a condemned spy!"

96 "Ye can die with a clear conscience as to the murder.---For 'twas I who killed Old Ketch, the crier!..."

97 "You have been found guilty! The  Court sentences you to be        shot at noon!"

98 "....guilty!"

99 Noon--

100 "It is too late!---The spy  has been executed!"

101 "Thank God! I can now return to my wife and child, an  honorable American!"

THE END

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