The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-07
WEDDING OF FAMOUS EXPLORER IN AFRICAN
WlLDS DRAMATICALLY TOLD BY DARING BRIDE

climate AZ the kongo. but the at
fractions OF the Journey we're too
great. In a fortnlghta time had
taken my farewella OF them all. and
been generally told they hoped
theY would see me again, had col
lected the stfanfest trousaeau OF
Khaki ever imagined. and. IN com.
pany with friend. Mas bailey.
was on my way Ia meet my nance
az MomhaAa.
Meanwhile he was working hia
way from the heart Of the forest 10
heni. a konEa station on ia eastern
edge. where the Telegram saying |
had decided to so oat WAS 90 await
him. Aud lively Journey u
proved. for the whole district was
IN revolt AM be never knew from
hour 20 hour whether hia caravan
would he attacked or not by rebels
Imagine. then. his diamay, on
safely reaching neni. 60 be told that
a telegram had arrived Tor him
some DAYS before. but that II had
been sent on into the forest To
make matters wore. oNinE 10 the
revolt. the runner charged with u
had sumo by long roundabout
route. and was not likely % be- bach
for a month. aut Ia less than an
hour the difficulty was solved, for
the native returned. bringing the
ali-important telegram with hia
u seemed he bad been met on the
way BY shower Of poisoned ar
rows and had fled back 10 bcni 70
save biz life
Thanks IL our steamer being a
day heyond her date. my nancc Just
managed 10 reach Iomhasa In time
10 meet ua The heat % Momhafa
vas No osurpowerink % newcomers
from home that Instead % atayins
there for the Wedding Ne oil three
took the Uganda railway 20 Nairohi.
the capital OF Eaat Africa Here. 80
a little tin church perchrd on the
hillside. tae marriage took place.
wlth only two oniookerx and three
friends. Gen. Sir william Manning.
Mr. Twyford and Mlha Bailey. "a
witnesses And Il vas AZ we'll. per.
hapa. that there was 40 greater
crowd. for nv tiaaeea wedding kit
eas unique.
ca the railway tourney from the
coast the trunk holding bis outfl
fer the day teHcept apply. the
rlngi. bad gone aatray Among 4
miscellaneous collection % Euasin a.
the little NAlrobl store. he bad dis.
covered starrhesi collar that
would. with little difficulty. have
gone twice around bis neck. and Is
this. a threadbare blue suit. whose
white lines had come sell 10 the
fore by dint of hard wear. and =
pair 81 thick saolsd shooting boots.
be awaited me- nj the altar Bat
these are trtalea In the eaaygulng
east.
Tbs ceremony over. We continued
up the Uganda railway to Port
Florence. It's terminus. on tho Vie.
toria NyAuKA. and crossed the lake
BY steamer. 70 land ~ Enisb6s.
where the nsw caravan vas 10 b.
gathered together
Ny husbands native postsrr had
nov hEFfe1 tAn tttfr RtlrMiAtfa 80
their coutraefa. but ~ was anxious
20 persuade mary of them 20 feusw
their service Wneu they had heard
however. that hts journey 10 she
coast Naa 70 iusfutnrs a white
woman into the sAfarl. their lndig
nation saa greet What dld b.
want with a white woman At ali Z
lie was a good bwaua fmRsfsri and
they would eeme back 20 him
smiling but they eouidnt stand q
whits womau IN the end. some
eight Of them returned 20 him. in.
cludlnK t.se serving boy wh0 FIRST
made u clearly understood that he
would 'try a month nf that white
woman" and see shat he thought %
a.
Ito b Continued