[Exit CLEVELAND.

ROSE.  You, Captain, search yonder bower.

ARBALD.  Were you there?

ROSE.  Or I should not send you. [Exit ARBALD.] Marvin, go hunt the rooms—­I cannot say what moment I dropped it.

MARVIN.  I obey Miss Elsworth. [Exit MARVIN.

ROSE.  Where can he be—­if my ruse has only given him time.

[Enter WALTER, hurriedly.]

Good heavens!  Not off!  Here yet!

WALTER.  Every outlet is guarded:  could I reach the house—­

ROSE.  This way—­we may steal in—­

WALTER.  I found your jewel, Rose!

[As they are hurrying off, enter MAJOR CLEVELAND.]

Caught, as I’m alive!

ROSE.  Quick! away—­

WALTER.  It shall be so—­[Rushes off in an opposite direction.

CLEVELAND.  Ha! ho!  Guard!  Corporal!

[Enter CORPORAL and GUARD rapidly, with torches.]

That way is your prisoner.  Find him, I charge you.

[Exeunt CORPORAL and GUARD.]

What am I to think, Miss Elsworth?

ROSE. [Vehemently.] Think!  That I would give the world for Captain
Armstrong to escape.

CLEVELAND.  Humph!  The gift would be useless.  Look for yourself.

ROSE. [Looking off; then suddenly burying her face in her hands.]
Good heavens!

CLEVELAND. [In her ear.] How’s this, Miss Elsworth? [She starts up, proudly.]

[Enter SOLDIERS, guarding WALTER.]

I rejoice, sir, that we meet again.

SOLDIER.  A jewel, sir, found upon the prisoner.

CLEVELAND.  Ha! what’s this? [Reading the inscription by a torch.] “To Rose, from Walter!” Madam, I understand you now.  I was deceived.  Permit me to be the means of restoring this valued token from a dear friend.  Would it not be a strange vicissitude if the finding of the trinket should be the means of losing the friend?  Conduct your prisoner hence.

[Exeunt all but ROSE and CLEVELAND.

ROSE.  Major Cleveland, Captain Armstrong must be allowed to go free.  I have your promise.  I hold you to it.

CLEVELAND.  My promise—­

ROSE.  Look! [Pointing to the signet received from the MAJOR.

CLEVELAND.  Aha!  Then it was Captain Armstrong, and not Captain Arbald, to whom you alluded in our interview.  I was beginning to suspect the trick.

ROSE.  Your shrewdness would have done you more credit if you had detected it before.  As it is, I have your signet and your promise to save Captain Armstrong.

CLEVELAND.  But the promise referred only to your husband.

ROSE.  Captain Armstrong is my betrothed husband.

CLEVELAND.  Ay, but at present is a prisoner.  You see, madam, I hold the cards.

ROSE.  Your pardon, sir, but I have the game.