"Yes, we know all about that," the man interrupted, "but Grimshaw would never have told anybody where we might be found."
"But he did," Seth replied stoutly, "and it was under his advice that I came out here to see Colonel Powers."
It seemed strange that this statement should be questioned, yet the young messenger was quite certain from the expression on the faces of the horsemen that such was the case, and as they glanced at each other suspiciously and incredulously, he hastened to add:
"I have information which should be made known to the leaders of the Continental army, and Grimshaw told me to come here and repeat it to Colonel Powers."
"You have information?" the leader asked sharply. "And who may you be, sir?"
"Seth Graydon."
"Are you the son of that widow Graydon who keeps the boarding-house for English officers?"
"Yes," Seth replied without hesitation. "I heard—"
"How did you get speech with Grimshaw if he was on the pillory?" one of the men asked abruptly.
"I, with two friends, was near the town-house when those who made the capture brought him in, and by waiting until the curious ones had gone away it was not difficult to speak with him privately."