Then, seeing Jed for the first time, he asked: "Who is this man and what is he doing here ?" "That's just what I was askin' him, sir," blustered the workman.
"I found him here with this fire goin' and I asked him who he was and what he was doin'.

I asked him first if he'd seen the plan--" "Had he ?" broke in the young officer, eagerly.

Then, addressing Jed, he said: "Have you seen anything of the plan ?" Jed slowly shook his head.

"I don't know's I know what you mean by a plan," he explained.

"I ain't been here very long.