Project Gutenberg's The River of Darkness, by William Murray Graydon

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

Title: The River of Darkness
Under Africa

Author: William Murray Graydon

Release Date: January 15, 2008 [EBook #24297]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE RIVER OF DARKNESS ***

Produced by Georges T. Dodds and Roger Frank.

[Illustration: A blazing torch in the Greek's hand lit up the scene
as Guy cocked his rifle and awaited an opportunity for a shot.]

------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE RIVER OF DARKNESS
OR,
UNDER AFRICA.

By
WILLIAM MURRAY GRAYDON

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Copyrighted 1890
by FRANK A. MUNSEY

Copyrighted, 1902,
by THOMPSON & THOMAS

------------------------------------------------------------------------

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

PROLOGUE. 5
I. THE STOLEN DESPATCHES. 9
II. A STRANGE MEETING. 16
III. THE ARAB'S WARNING. 23
IV. THE ALARM. 30
V. THE NIGHT ON THE ROOF. 38
VI. A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH. 44
VII. SOLD INTO SLAVERY. 51
VIII. THE SEPARATION. 57
IX. A CLOSE SHAVE. 62
X. THE SLAVE PRISON. 68
XI. CANARIS UNFOLDS A TALE. 76
XII. A DARING MOVE. 83
XIII. THE FLIGHT THROUGH THE TOWN. 91
XIV. OVER THE WALLS.