"Is there any one with you?" asked Tom.
"No, I came alone," replied Jed.
"How did you find us?"
"I saw the light of that fire shining above the cliff".
Upon hearing this the governor glared so savagely at the mutineers, that those worthies, fearing that he was about to abandon his pacific policy, retreated a step or two and began to look around for something with which to defend themselves. But the wound caused by the mutiny was nearly healed, and Sam, after a moment's reflection, concluded that he could not afford to reopen it, or to stir up any new quarrels. He believed that he would soon have need of the services of all his men, and it was necessary to keep on good terms with them.
"I have lived on this farm all my life," continued Jed, "but I never knew before that there was a way to get down here."
"Well, there is," said Xury; "an' some day, when you are a free man, you can go down by this path to the rocks below, an' find the best fishing grounds in Newport harbor."
"Who's talkin' about fishin'?" interrupted the governor, whose brain was busy with more important matters. "What do you reckon your ole man will do with us if he ketches us?"
"If!" repeated Jed. "He is bound to ketch you. When I go home I shall bring him right down here."
"But mebbe you won't go back to the house in a hurry," said Sam.