Uncle Simon did not suffer any more from cold or hunger, for he was cared for by the Landon Skating Brigade.
[FOR KING OR COUNTRY.]
A Story of the Revolution.
BY JAMES BARNES.
CHAPTER XVIII.
A CONFUSION OF IDENTITY.
After Abel Norton had left the young man whom he supposed to be his friend George Frothingham, the spy, he hurried over to the westward toward the rocky shore of the Hudson. Abel had never seen the "other half," and did not know that George had a twin brother who might pass for his reflection in a mirror, even to the curve of his little finger-tip.
The scheme for the capture of General Howe or his brother had fallen through completely, and the two gentlemen, for some reason, had been more wary than usual about accepting promiscuous invitations. Abel's only wish now was to assist in relieving George (now that his wound enabled him some freedom) from the danger of being a "mysterious prisoner." He knew that if the latter's identity were disclosed he would get short shrift and no favor.