A few minutes later, two warriors sat down on the log.

They noticed how good a hiding place it would be for the white man, and one of them leaned over to peep in.

As he did so, he saw the spider web.

He was sure that it would not be there if the man was inside, and did not search further.

When the warriors left, the man crawled out and got safely away.
You know that the home of the Ripleys was on the eastern shore, which they left that same morning.