![]() ![]() They say the best lies always start with the truth. They order him to give his name and say that he’s looking for his brother. Homer is already weak from hunger when they send him to Brewster’s house. When they discover how well Homer lies, they decide to use him to find the slaves. ![]() The bounty hunters believe a group of missing slaves is staying on the property of a gemstone miner named Jebediah Brewster. They’ve also seized a free black man named Samuel Reed, who serves as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Harold hasn’t gotten far into the woods when he’s captured by Stink and Smelt, two bounty hunters in search of runaway slaves. Harold is sent to war, and Homer decides he must escape from Squint and find his brother. When Harold rouses Squint’s anger, the uncle lies to the officials that Harold is old enough to enlist in the Civil War. Figg and his 17-year-old brother, Harold, live with mean Uncle Squinton Leach in Maine. ![]()
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