The present volume shows the Owens at Washington’s camp in northern New Jersey. Peggy’s further adventures are continued in “Peggy Owen at Yorktown” and “Peggy Owen and Liberty.” CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. On the Road to Philadelphia 11 II. The Home-Coming 24 III. An Old Time Advertisement 37 IV. A Girl’s Sacrifice 48 V. Up in the Attic 61 VI. Tea at Headquarters 69 VII. A Summer Soldier 87 VIII. Peggy’s Resolve 98 IX. The Tale of a Hero 107 X. Peggy Teaches a Lesson 119 XI. Peggy Pleads for Drayton 129 XII. Another Chance 141 XIII. Good News 151 XIV. The Camp at Middlebrook 159 XV. Harriet 176 XVI. The Two Warnings 188 XVII. A Letter and a Surprise 205 XVIII. Stolen Thunder 222 XIX. A Promise and an Accusation 232 XX. A Regretted Promise 247 XXI. The Reckoning 258 XXII. A High-Handed Proceeding 269 XXIII. In the Lines of the Enemy 281 XXIV. The Reason Why 291 XXV. The Alert That Failed 303 XXVI. The Battle With the Elements 319 XXVII. A Haven After the Storm 335 XXVIII. A Taste of Partisan Warfare 346 XXIX. Peggy Finds an Old Friend 361 XXX. An Interrupted Journey 376 XXXI. How the News was Received at Camp 387 XXXII. On the Altar of His Country 401 XXXIII. A Great Surprise 419 XXXIV. Home 429 ILLUSTRATIONS