The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-23


more wilds to be pierced. more pal.les
to be fought, more big game to De kil lltal,
/ more tribes to- study. Stanley was
heading the Emin Pasha expeolIIo. 4.
| He asked Lieut.. JeDhson to be ms cnleI
aid.
| 1Hey were gone Ior nv -. ~, :.
year. In all that time not a word was
heard from the plucky party of white
| men who were penetrating the Iast-
nesses of Africa, fighting every day un-
/ der the tropie sun of the equator. RE
Ever fell to their lot. It didn't pass Dy
/ the heartsick lieutenant, either. his NE
was despaired of.
| Stanley. There's girl waiting for
me on the other side of the world.
| She was.
Stories of the loss of the entire party
reached the outside world. There
| were circumstantial reports too, that
young Lieut.. Jephson had been taken
/ captive by the savages and put to
| death under torture. -
II won't believe it," said Anna Head
| in San Francisco. HE is coming back
| to me; shall marry him when the
| time comes"
| How the Fathers Consent Was Won.
| Other suitors were paying their de-
voirs. Some had wealth, few had
| title; all had social position. Most OF
| them had the cordial approval OF "Ad
Head, the millionaire. The family be-
| sought the girl to give up the thought
| of the young Engllshman.
Hes dead,'' they told her over and
over again. showing her the cabled re-
| ports of his death in the jungle. Then
came the glad newsI
Il knew it," said Anna Head, quietly.
Stanley was safe, Jephson was Safe.
| There was joy on two continents. Stan
| ley, Jephsen-both had added new lau-
rels to the glories of the. white man in
| the African wildernesses.
In her joy at 1t all Anna Head rushed
to her father. Her promise of two
years before-she had vowed never to
| mention her lovers name again-was
| forgotten. I'll Il ~.
May I marry him. now ?" she plead
ed. aess1.
"Ad" Head. the miner, relented. The
enga cement was announced Young
Jephson hurried from England to CAL
| ifirnia to visit his bride-to-be.
Then the old miner suddenly changed
his mind once more. After all, a mere
! African explorer wasn't good enough
! for his beautiful daughter, now the
belle of San Francisco. The engage
ment was broken almost before it was
begun. 5s
Again Jephson went back to Eng
| land. Anna Head turned to society
once more, but therexWa promise be-
tween the two which they both meant
with all their hearts. 81
| Again Jephson plunged into Africa.
1 His physicians told him it was for the
best; they feared for his mind and
body to be kept SO long in loves sus-
| pense. He became famous, if he wasn't
| already so.
The expedition for the relief of Ernin
| Pasha was probably the most desperate
one in the annals of African adventure.
Half the men died or were killed. Maj.
Bartellot, who commanded the rear
| guard, and was second in command to
Stanley. was murdered. Stanley. ac-
cused Jameson, one Of the officers with
| the rear guard, Of having purchased a
| native girl for the sole purpose of hay-
| ing her murdered, so that he might
witness a cannibalistic scene to put in
his book.
Lieut.. Jephson Becomes Famous.
Counter charges were made against
| Stanley. Lieut.. Jephson made a ring
| ing defense for his chief. Eventually
| the charges. simn1ered, down and moth
| Ing more was heard from them.
Lieut.. Jephson's Sboeks began. to be
accepted by scientists and geographers
everywhere as standard authorities.
"Enlin Pasha and the Rebellion at the
I Equator became text book in Brit
| ish schools. u17ss
| And then followed a wait Of nine
years. n
II Never once was Jephson's maine
mentioned in the Head family in San
! francisco. The old miner showered
| his money on his sad-faced daughter.
More than once he begged her to marry
/ some wealthy young Californian. Each
| time the girl refused.
But time cannot stand out foreKer
against love. ,.s8Ic
His course run. his millions secure,
Addison E. Head, richer than ever,
| passed away. His daughter was at
| his bedside when he died, speaking the
| last word of love that only child can
! say. There was no bitterness in her
| heart. She dearly loved the father
| whose life had been devoted to her.
! She only regretted that he had not
been able to see things as she had.
| And when the will was read 1t was
! found that Anna Head. the only daugh-
| ter, was left with millions and more to
come at the death Of her mother. The
old mans last breathyWas to thank her
| for her devotion toi him.
Then the cable flashed to London.
| There were no hearts to be hurt now.
| Mr.. Head was dead. The engagement
of long ago was renewed AS soon as
| affairs could be settled the Heads
| Miss Anna and, her mother-came
East. They passed through Chicago,
hurrying on to New York and to Lon
don-and to Lieut., Jephs6n.