CHAPTER PAGE I. A Loyal Subject of His Majesty, George Third, Makes a Shirt 11 II. Harriet Makes a Present 25 III. A Glimpse of Clifford 38 IV. A Strange Presentiment 52 V. A Day of Note 60 VI. A Message of Indignation 73 VII. Harriet Takes Matters in Hand 90 VIII. Hospitality Betrayed 103 IX. The Dictates of Humanity 115 X. Farewell to Home 127 XI. On the Road 139 XII. The Home of Washington 149 XIII. The Appearance of the Enemy 164 XIV. The Journey’s End 174 XV. Peggy is Troubled 186 XVI. The Tables Turned 200 XVII. An Unwelcome Encounter 211 XVIII. Under the Lindens 220 XIX. Harriet at Last 234 XX. Vindicated 244 XXI. A Rash Resolve 254 XXII. For Love of Country 266 XXIII. A Question of Courage 280 XXIV. An Unexpected Encounter 289 XXV. Her Nearest Relative 301 XXVI. Tide-Water Again 310 XXVII. Peggy Receives a Shock 321 XXVIII. Verified Suspicions 333 XXIX. “I Shall Not Say Good-bye” 347 XXX. What the Night Brought 362 XXXI. The Dawn of the Morning 376 XXXII. “Lights Out” 395 Illustrations “Did Thee Put Thy Name On It?” Frontispiece “Thee Must be John Paul Jones” 70 “I Have Heard Nothing” 119 “Why Have You Come?” 183 “Benedict Arnold Forces His Presence Upon No One” 216 “Draw and Defend Yourself!” 298 She Stepped Into the Room 355 PEGGY OWEN AT YORKTOWN