At the beginning Scaramouche saves a woman from some nasty swordsmen who attempt to murder her , she is really a powerful countesss and Queen's friend . Along the way Scaramouche plays on stage with his troupe and his girlfriend : Freyberg , who wishes anxiously to marry him. Then Scaramouche is hired by a countess : Erna Schurer to avoid a scheme carried out by cunning conspirators.