Well--don't they know very well that Marston Greyle is under suspicion?
All right--they want to clear him.

So they close their ruins and make a search--a private search, mind you--and at the end they announce that nothing's been found--and there you are! And--supposing they did find something--supposing they found Bassett Oliver's body--What is it ?" he asked suddenly, seeing Copplestone staring hard across the sands at the opposite quay.

"Something happened ?" "By Gad!--I believe something has happened!" exclaimed Copplestone.

"Look there--men running down the hillside from the Keep.

And listen--they're shouting to those fellows on the other quay.