“How did he ever save that much money?” Case asked.
“Why did he give it to us?” was what Jule said. “It is remarkable,” Frank added.
“Perhaps he wrote something and put it in with the money,” suggested Case, in a moment.
“Never thought of that!”
Alex bounced into the cabin and came back in a moment pushing Clay in front of him. Clay, looking half ashamed, half triumphant, held a sheet of writing paper in one hand.
“Just read it!” Alex cried out.
Clay held it out so that the large, irregular character written on it might be seen from a distance.
“KEEP HER HEAD ON!”
That was the message!
It seemed to the boys, all of whom were greatly affected, that the words had come directly from the kindly lips of the Captain, straight over four thousand miles of sea and land, to put them all in good cheer again.