"Was he flogged?" the leader asked.
"No, sir."
"Nor treated more severely than being put on the pillory?"
"No, sir."
"And yet he told where we could be found?"
"Yes, because he was eager one of us should have speech with Colonel Powers."
"If the British officers who board with your mother have sent you on this errand they will be disappointed at the result of their scheme. The Tories of Philadelphia are not giving out valuable information to those who are faithful to the cause."
The leader spoke so sternly that for the first time since he parted with his comrades Seth began to feel uncomfortable in mind.
"But I am not a Tory!" he cried stoutly.
"Then you have not taken due advantage of your surroundings," the officer said with a laugh. "A great hulking lad like you would be in the Continental army if he had any love for the cause, instead of playing the spy for the sake of British gold."