Chapter 4

The man who was acting suspicious in the previous chapter caught Jim and Hugh and took them to a hideout in some thronbushes, where they were nearly invisible. He told them they were hiding to avoid getting caught by the British army who would be investigating what happened last night. If they found out, the night riders would be in trouble, and Jim might get killed, because that is what would happen if he told others about the night riders. The man who captured them was named Marah, and he taught them how to tie different types of knots, but he seems suspicious. A few hours later, he let them go home. He had strange tattoos and, of course, he captured Jim and Hugh. However, he seemed to try to act nice while being gruff. He is also a fortune teller, because he looked at a strange deck of cards and said "'You and I will know a power of strange times together, Jim.'" p. 53
Marah could be a major character, possibly even a pirate because the book said that he looked like a sailor. This chapter was very interesting because I learned more about the man. They still have not been on the pirate ship, so I do not know about the historical accuracy.