It's a sort of community.

They're really little better than conchs, though they fight any one who calls them conchs." "But what-- ?" "Oh, Milo and Rodney Hade leased some land from the government, down there.

And that started the trouble." Brice whistled, softly.
"I see," said he.

"I gather there had been rumors of treasure, among the Caesars--there always are, along the coast, here--and the Caesars hadn't the wit to find the stuff.
They wouldn't have.

But they guarded the place and always hoped to trip over the treasure some day.