I will go on, and explain matters to the chief." Lisle nodded, and Hallett hurried forward, while the others halted.
"Why, Mr.Hallett," Colonel Willcocks said, "we had given you up for dead; you and Mr.Bullen, whom I see over there.

Whatever have you been doing now ?" Hallett gave a brief account of their adventure.
"You will probably be annoyed at us for acting as your messengers but, as we have induced the two leaders of the large war camp to come in, I trust that we shall be forgiven.

We have promised them permission for their force to return, unmolested, to their villages; and I may say, from the formidable stockades they have made there, this result could not have been achieved, otherwise, without very heavy loss.
"I wish to say that the idea was entirely Bullen's.

It seemed to be the only chance of getting through; for we were both utterly exhausted, when we reached the village." "I think you have done extremely well, Hallett.

I was about to send a force to capture that camp; and I am glad, indeed, of being relieved of the necessity of doing so.