This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1898. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... I THE OLD WAY. BY MATTHEW WHITE, JR. A tale of a long separation and an expected reunion--What came of a woman's whim--A moonlight tryst into which there entered an unawaited element. London, June 23.--The brig Clio, from Zanzibar brings intelligence which, if true, will be of deep import to the members of the Geographical Society. The news concerns Arthur Marquand, who went out to Africa with the Jarvis Hook expedition ten years ago, was lost in the jungle, and has never been heard from since. The Clio's captain declares that Marquand has been held in captivity by a tribe of Souialis, and succeeded not long since in escaping. Captain Davidson's information comes through several hands, but as near as can be made out Marquand, if it was he, made his way to the coast and constructed a rude raft, on which he fearlessly embarked amid the breakers, and was picked up by some vessel, name and destination unknown. Of course a report of this sort is very vague, and the only reason for supposing the man to be Marquand is that this person was a white man and came from a point somewhere near the scene of Marquand's disappearance. The arrival of ships from southeast Africa at both English and American ports will be attended with unusual interest during the next few weeks. Arthur Marquand was a native of Massachusetts, and was the youngest member of the Jarvis Hook expedition, being only twenty three when he sailed with it. It will be remembered that the expedition returned four years later, with some important data for the Geographical Society, and with the loss of five men out of the original sixteen, four of them by fever, and one--this Marquand--by disappearance. HE foregoing item, printed among the foreign despatches in a Boston paper, was read with varying degr...