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 grasp his hands. "We do believe you!" they cried. "I am convinced,"
added Christie, "that you have acted as becomes an officer and a
gentleman, Bullen, bravely and according to your best judgment for the
honor and advancement of our cause. This I not only say now, but am
prepared to state and maintain hereafter, officially and publicly, and
there is my hand on it." "And I say," cried Donald, "that you are a
trump, Bullen, a genuine trump. Not only do I offer you my sincere
friendship from this time forth, but I hereby pledge all the powers of
the Metai--whatever that may be--so far as I can control them, and of
the totem, whose emblem I wear, to your service!" The effect of these
hearty assurances of faith in him, and of continued friendship, was such
that the little man's overstrained nerves suddenly gave way. He tried to
speak, failed to utter a sound, and sank down sobbing like a child.
CHAPTER XXIX DONALD AND THE PAYMASTER ESCAPE While Donald's fears for
Edith's safety were somewhat allayed by the paymaster's story, he was
still very anxious concerning her. He knew nothing of Pontiac's friendly
feeling toward his family, and feared that the prisoners were only being
held on the island until it shou