We had better lie
down, or on this jutting point we may catch the eye of any one down
there before we can see him. Keep a sharp lookout lads; it will save
us a world of trouble if we can see one of them."
For half an hour they lay quiet, then Desmond suddenly exclaimed:
"There is a man among those fallen rocks halfway up the side. There!
he is gone. Perhaps we shall see him again in a moment."
For five minutes they lay with their eyes fixed on the rocks that
Desmond pointed out, but there were no signs of life.
"Are you sure you were not mistaken, Desmond?" O'Connor asked.
"Quite certain. He suddenly appeared by the side of that gray bowlder,
stood there for a moment, and sunk down again. I expect he must have
got a view of one of the men somewhere along the top."
"We will wait another ten minutes," O'Connor said, "and then we will
take a party to the spot and search it thoroughly. There is the
coast-guard boat, so there is no fear of their getting away by water."
Another quarter of an hour passed.
"It is no use waiting any longer. Go along the line, one each way, and
bring ten men from points where they can be spared. We will leave them
at the top of the path and take the party there down with us. There
are only four or five of them, and ten men beside ourselves are ample
for the business.
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