The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-02
SYNOPSIS OF TIE STORY.

1hls story is supposed TO be founded upon a
manuscript found in the papers of Allan Quater-
man. which were given To the author as literary
>executor In it Quatermain tells the story OF his
marriage.
CHAPTER describes Allan's first meeting
when child with Stella Carson, at a Christmas
gathering. Stellas dress caught fire and Allan
extinguished the flames. Stella's mother was
Spanish, and she eloped with a cousin, leaving
Stella with her father, Squire Carson. He de-
ternired to leave England on account of the dis
grace, and at about the same time Allan's mother
died and Allan's father took him to South Africa
where Mr.. Quatermain became a missionary
among the Kaffirs. When Allan was 20 his father
died.
CHAPTER I--Allan sold the effects and decided
togo ION journey oftrade and adventure. Among
his men a Kaffir named Indabazimbi a witch
doctor Between him and another witch doctor
there had two years before been lightning con-
test which resulted in the death of his contestant
4 CHAPTER III.-Details the start of the expedi-
Ssion- Quatermain describes his first elephant
hunt
CHAPTER V.-Quatermain discovered large
body of Zulus, and was surprised by two of their
scouts. Acting upon the impulse of the moment,
he shot both of them and retreated. The Zulus
had been following party of Dutch Beers, con-
sisting of seventeen or eighteen men, their women
and children, and large number of cattle, with
which they were removing to the north. For
Safetys sake the cattle and some of the women
and children were sent away, while Quatermain,
the witch doctor and some of the Beers remained
The next morning, by a ruse, Quatermain and
Indaba-zimbi were captured by the Zulus.
CHAPTER V.-Quatermain discovered that Inda-
ba-zimbi had betrayed him into the hands of the
Zulus, who at first offered him no harm. The
camp of the Beers was attacked and destroyed
One little child only was saved alive and Quater-
main preserved her by fighting duel with and
killing Zulu warrior The witch doctor had said
that Quatermain a spirit The ZuuS deter
mined to XIII him, but were prevented by Indaba
who pretended himself to kill Quatermain and
then bring him to life again. This frightened the
Zulus, and Indaba and Quatermain, with the
child made their escape.
CHAPTER VL-Describes the manner of escape
of Quauermain with the witch doctor and Tota,
the child Indaba said go north, - prophesying
that friends would be found there Quatermain
obeyed, though against his judgment. They
crossed n broad desert. where there was no wa
ter, and at its end they became unconscious.
When they recovered, they were being cared for
by Stella Carson, whose life Quaterman saved
when a enid, ana Who was now beautiful young
woman. Since early childhood she had lived in
the wilds of Africa with her father, never having
seen but one other Enalishman.
CHAPTER VII.-Stella was accompanied by
woman called Hendrika, who was captured by
balloons when a child and rescued by Stella's
father. Hendrika and Indaba quarreled, and
Hendrika objected to Quatermain's being taken to
Stella's home. but was overruled. The home of1Ir
Carson, who sick at this time vas marvel of
white marble buildings built Ike Zulu huts
only much larger. No one knew who built them;
Carson found them ready to his hand when he
settled there.
CHAPTER VII is devoted to a description of Mr.
CarsOn's place. He had thousand natives With
him, planted coffee. oranges, etc, and had edu-
Gated his daughter though she had never left the
vicinity. Old mines were near and Stella showed
them TO Quatermain, when rather alarming
encounter with baboons who swarmed round
about, occurred Hendrika queled the disturb
ance and Indaba warned Quaternain of her.
saying, 'She is jealous of Stella, the STAR and
IL.