He had collected all the tools and lighter machinery into a pile ready for removal, and was now marking with his own stencil such of the filled cases as remained on the lower floor.
So dreaded was the power of France on that English coast that up to that moment no one had dared interfere with him, but Cabot Grant was not troubled by a fear of France or any other nation, and, as he realised what was going on, he sprang into the building.

The next instant our young football player had that Frenchman by the collar and was rushing him towards the doorway.

From it he projected him so violently that the man measured his length on the ground a full rod beyond it.
Livid with rage at this assault, the Frenchman scrambled to his feet, whipped out an ugly-looking knife, and started towards Cabot with murderous intent.
[Illustration: Livid with rage, the Frenchman whipped out an ugly-looking knife.] "No you don't," shouted Captain Bland, and in another moment Monsieur Delom's arms were pinioned behind him, while he struggled helplessly in the iron grasp of the Yankee skipper.
"I think we'd better tie him," remarked the latter quietly.

"'Tain't safe to let a varmint like this loose on any community." White produced a rope and was stepping forward with it, but Cabot took it from him, saying: "For the sake of your family you mustn't have anything to do with this affair." So he and Captain Bland bound the Frenchman hand and foot, took away his knife, and carried him for present safe keeping to a small, dark building that was used for the storage of fish oil.

Here they locked him in, and left him to meditate at leisure on the fate of those who have done to them, what they would do to others if they could.
"Well," said Captain Bland, at the conclusion of this incident, "you young fellers always seem to have something interesting on hand; what are you going to do next?
Are you going to skin out, or wait for the return of the French and English fleets?
I'd like to know, 'cause I want to be getting a move on; but if there's going to be any more fun I expect I'll have to wait and take it in." "I expect our next move depends very largely on you, captain," replied White.