"And it could not be got without your knowledge?" "No, sur." "You are quite sure?" "Iss." "And you have given orders as I directed?" "Iss, that I 'ave for sure." "Very good; but keep a sharp look-out. I shall be at the Ship Inn at Sennen. If by any means they launch a boat let me know." "I've put six men to watch, sur." "That's all right." They passed within six feet of me, but they did not see me. A few seconds later they were out of sight. So far I was safe, then, but what did this conversation mean? Who was this man who had been watching my actions, and what could be his purpose? He spoke like an educated man, and I could not imagine why he should place six men to watch the coast. Was he a creature of Richard Tresidder, or did he belong to Cap'n Jack Truscott's gang? "I must go and find Eli," I thought, so I made my way toward the Irish Lady as fast as I was able. I had just reached a part of the cliff where it was safe to descend to the beach when I saw a dark object creeping toward me. I was about to rush toward it and grapple with it when I heard Eli's voice. "Summin in the wind, Maaster Jasper. Somebody 'ave hired all the booats." I was not surprised at his words; what I had heard previously prepared me for them. "I tried to stall one, but 'twas no use. All the cove is watched." "What have you done, then?" "Nothin'. I did'n want nobody to take notice of me." For once my slow-thinking mind was able to hit upon a plan. I remembered when I was with Cap'n Jack's gang hearing of a cave in Gramper Bay, not far from the Irish Lady, where smugglers landed their goods. One of Cap'n Jack's men had pointed it out to me, and had told me that a gang who worked with them sometimes often kept a boat in it. This I told to Eli, who immediately suggested our trying to find it. "What we do we must do dreckly, Maaster Jasper," he said; "they be watchin' for we." I felt the truth of his words, and a few minutes later we had accomplished a precipitous and dangerous descent to the shore beneath. We should have got down more quickly but for the tools which I carried. We searched very quietly, very cautiously, for I remembered what I had heard, and were not long in finding out the cave I have mentioned. I may say here that I visited the Land's End only last week, and I find that the place is now quite open to view. A great mass of cliff which formerly hid its mouth has during the last few years fallen away, so that it can be no longer regarded as secret. Then, however, the opening was fairly well hidden. On entering the place I was delighted to find two fairly large boats. I discovered, too, that oars were lying in them, also a small mast and sails. "Good, good!" cried Eli, in a hoarse whisper. "Lev us be off right away." "The moon has not yet risen, Eli," I said; "it'll be dangerous to go out among so many rocks." "All the better, they waant zee us."