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men, at Yambuyu. as a rear guard, in
charge of supplies which they were to
bring forward by hurried marches so
soon as Tippu-Tib should supply suf-
fcient force of carriers.
Then. on June 2S, with $50 officers and
men, Stanley plunged into the forest
| Opposition at once confronted him.
Within twenty-four hours the natives
give him battle, but he lost no men, ana
made steady progress. He used the
river to advantage and had reached
Airsibba by August Is. Here he had five
days Of hard fighting. and his periIs ana
difficulties thereafter increased every
day
The Manyuma Arabs futtered around
him, enticing his men away and laying
waste the country before him so as to
render food scarce. When, on Novem-
Der u. he found himself in the land Of
the lbwiri, and amid peace and plenty.
MS force was reduced to ia men. Death
and desertion had robbed him of the
rest II was December 5. however. be-
fore he emerged from the dead. black
forest upon the high. grassy plains
above the Albert Nyanza.
Fighting His Way.
Before he reached the lake he had To
do much fierce fighting. but he was in
yariably successful II beating the ma
tives without serious loss to himself.
and on December ii the silver waters
Of the Nyanza lay before him His des-
tination was Wadelai. But the hostile
natives would give him no boats 10 get
up the lake, and his own had been left
at kilougolanga. 1870 miles behind him.
He thought il wiser TO go back Tor
them than to march northward over
land. SO he turned about, and. having
secured his boats, he reached the lake
again April 26. 1855
His courier meanwhile had penetrated
into Emin's province, carrying the news
OF his arrival. and when he returned 10
the lake he found that Emin was COM
ing up to meet him. They came toge -
er at Kavallis on April 20.
The meeting was cordial. as may be
supposed, and yet it left Stanley disap-
pointed. The Mahdi's expected attack
on Emin had been so long delayed that
the pasha had quite recovered from his
fears. Moreover. he was profoundly in
terested in his province and unwilling
TO quit the great work he was so sue
cessfully performing His army consist
ed of 1880 men. and. with the supplies
Stanley delivered. he felt strong. Stan
ley stayed with him a month, Emin all
the while engaged in a fruitless strug-
gle to come to a decision whether 20
go or to stay.
Rear Guard in Trouble.
Nothing as yet had been heard from
Major Barttelot and the rear guard. and
Stanley was painfully anxious for their
safety. He concluded to utilize the time
while the pasta was making up his
mind by going back TO meet him. Leav-
ing Mr.. Jephsoh with the pasha he hur-
ried off toward Yambugu. following tho
trail already made.
He went on and on and on. until he
had practically gone the whole distance
originally Travelled, for only at Bonalya
was the mystery solved There he met
Bonney and seVenty-one men. the rem |
nant Of his rear guard of 257, who. sing
ularly enough. while he had been trav-
cling 1000 miles. lighting all the while |
were able TO come only fifty.
Barttelot had been murdered. Ward
and Troup had gone home and jamie |
son was hunting up Tippu-Tib and re-
endorsements. The mismanagement of |
the rear guard is impossible to UNDER |
stand.
Stanley's arrival gave the survivors
courage. health. and strength, and they |
soon started back to the lake At Ugar- |
rowa the explorer left the river and de-
hected into the wilderness, where he en-
countered many trials. Swarms of Arabs |
and Wambutti dwarfs harassed him. and |
so denuded the country of game that he |
came near starving. But his bravery |
ana skill overcame everything. and on |
January 9, 1889. he was again beyord |
the forest and almost in sight of the
NyanZa.
Back TO Emin.
Up to this time not a word had been |
heard from Emin and Jephson, and he |
was now as anxious on their account as 1
he had been ia April on account of Bart
telot. Emtn's confidence in the devotion /
Of his Egyptians and his reluctance to |
leave the province has been incompre- |
hensible to Stanley. and he feared that /
the Mahdi had arrived and that Emtn /
and Jephson had shared Gordon's fate |
after all
He was half right. On January is a |
courier reached him with a package of |
letters from Jephson. telling him that |
IN August. 1888, Selim Bey. Emin's chief /
officer, had rebelled against the pasha. |