But it will do no harm to take a look, and then we'll be satisfied."
"If we find him, what will we do with him?" asked Bob, who had a habit
of looking ahead.
"Let's find him first," said Jerry. "Maybe it is some man who works
for Blowitz, and who would not do just as his boss wanted him to.
Blowitz can get angry very easily, as was proved by his actions when
we refused to make that trip. Maybe he hit the man in a fit of
passion, and the man cried out in surprise, and ran away."
The sky was more cloudy now, and the moon was oftener obscured by
masses of dark vapor. Still, there was light enough for the boys to
make out landmarks, and distinguish objects when they came near the
low cliff, on which they had seen Blowitz and the other man.
"There's the place," called Ned suddenly, from his position near the
wheel.
"That's right," admitted Jerry. "Better put us in near that rock where
we talked to Blowitz. We can fasten the boat there and go ashore.
There's no swell in here."
In a short time the three boys were on the rocky shore. Jerry carried
a lantern and Ned had a coil of rope, as he thought if the man had
fallen over a cliff, and was unable to help himself, they might need a
line to hoist him up.
"Go easy now," cautioned Jerry, as they moved forward. "We don't want
to send out notice that we have arrived. Blowitz may still be sneaking
around."
As cautiously as possible they advanced. They found there was a rough
path leading from the beach up the cliff, on top of which the two men
had stood.
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