VIII. Tom Dare Acts
IX. The Brothers Together
X. In the Enemy's Camp
XI. Tom in Trouble
XII. Dick Does Wonderful Work
XIII. General Washington is Pleased
XIV. The Haunted House
XV. Dick Again Does Spy-Work
XVI. The Battle of Long Island



Chapter I

The Clang of the Liberty Bell


It was the fourth day of July of the year 1776. There was great
excitement in all of the colonies of America at that time, for on this
day the representatives of the people, gathered together in the city
of Philadelphia, were to decide whether the Declaration of
Independence, already drawn up, should be adopted and signed. In
Philadelphia, as may well be supposed, the excitement was so intense
that the people suspended business. They thronged the streets, walking
up and down, talking excitedly, and waiting, waiting for the decision
to be made, the determination that would mean so much to them.

The people talked and gesticulated, and there was considerable
arguing, some contending that the Declaration of Independence would be
adopted and signed, others that it would not.