While Thlucco was around Sam would tell them nothing except that he had sent Bob away on an errand.

When Thlucco went to the boat to arrange something about the fishing tackle, Sam briefly explained the matter, and cautioned the boys to talk of it no more.
An hour later they went fishing on a slack tide, and when it turned and began to run too full for the fish to bite they sailed their boat to the shore, with fish enough in it to satisfy the most eager of fishermen.
During the afternoon Sam sent Sid Russell, into the town, nominally to buy some trifling thing but really with secret instructions to find out what he could about the British forces, their movements, their purposes and their plans.
"Injun go town, too," said Thlucco, and without more ado "Injun" went.
When he returned, about ten o'clock that night, he brought with him a gun of superior workmanship, and a pouch full of ammunition.
"Where did you get that ?" asked Sam in surprise.
"Pensacola," said the young savage.
"How ?" "Injun 'list.

Big-hat-red-coat-white man give Injun gun, drill Injun." "What in the world did you do that for ?" asked Sam.
"Um.

Injun got eyes.

Sam got no guns.