“Shut up. It is none of your business.”
“Thee had better come down and let the man search thee,” said Luke to the farmer.
CHAPTER X
FOX ASTONISHED
Ezekiel Mason had been waiting for a hint from Luke, in whom he recognized a master spirit. His only hope was in his companion.
“Art thee Mr. Fox?” asked Luke in a tone of mild inquiry.
“I’ll let you know who I am,” was the swaggering reply.
Though he was but one man opposed to two he had no fears. The farmer was evidently cowed and terrified, while the Quaker seemed, though large, to be peaceable and harmless.