Contents
chapter page I. On the Shore of the Hudson 3 II. A Puzzling Interview 15 III. An Adventure with the Cowboys 27 IV. The Thirteen 39 V. A Case of Mistaken Identity 51 VI. Into the Night 63 VII. A Defenceless Household 75 VIII. Hidden 87 IX. A Renewed Search 99 X. The Contest 111 XI. Fort Montgomery 123 XII. A New Message 135 XIII. Ashes 147 XIV. Jacob Gunning's Tavern 159 XV. Unexpected Guests 171 XVI. Robert's Whereabouts discovered 183 XVII. A Place Of Refuge 195 XVIII. A Companion On The Journey 207 XIX. In the American Camp 218 XX. At Jacob's Tavern once more 230 XXI. The Search 242 XXII. In Peril 254 XXIII. At The Fork In The Road 266 XXIV. The Disappearance of Jacob 279 XXV. The Counterfeit Money 291 XXVI. An Interrupted Meal 303 XXVII. Tar and Feathers 315 XXVIII. The Army in the North 327