COPYRIGHT, 1897, BY
G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers.
MDCCCXCVII.
[All rights reserved.]
CONTENTS.
| Chapter | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | The Strange Document | [7] |
| II. | Into the Heart of Africa | [17] |
| III. | In the Cavern | [27] |
| IV. | Death Faces Them | [35] |
| V. | The City of “On” | [43] |
| VI. | The Banquet | [50] |
| VII. | The Law of the Land of On | [59] |
| VIII. | The Royal Hunt | [73] |
| IX. | The Gold Mine and Cave of Ice | [81] |
| X. | The Journey to the Lake | [89] |
| XI. | The Fight of the Sea Monsters | [94] |
| XII. | The Night of Prayer | [101] |
| XIII. | The Accusation | [107] |
| XIV. | The Storm | [114] |
| XV. | In the Track of the Storm | [121] |
| XVI. | Enola Found | [129] |
| XVII. | “She is Mad.” | [134] |
| XVIII. | Onrai Visits the Priest | [139] |
| XIX. | Onrai Confesses his Love | [148] |
| XX. | The Agony of Onrai | [156] |
| XXI. | In Peril | [162] |
| XXII. | “They must Die” | [168] |
| XXIII. | A Message from the Priest | [179] |
| XXIV. | The Crisis Past | [185] |
| XXV. | “He will Marry You” | [189] |
| XXVI. | A Strange Discovery | [195] |
| XXVII. | In the Hole | [201] |
| XXVIII. | Prisoners in the Cavern of the Dead | [209] |
| XXIX. | The Death-Trap | [219] |
| XXX. | The Cave Dweller’s Funeral | [225] |
| XXXI. | Lost in the Cavern | [235] |
| XXXII. | The Tortuous Tramp | [248] |
| XXXIII. | Again in the World of Light | [256] |
| XXXIV. | Again with Friends | [261] |
| XXXV. | A Black Surprise | [265] |
| XXXVI. | Cleft by the Earthquake | [273] |
| XXXVII. | In the Crater | [280] |
| XXXVIII. | Killed in the Crevice | [290] |
| XXXIX. | The Field of Diamonds | [298] |
| XL. | The Camp of the Onians | [303] |
| XLI. | The Slaughter | [312] |
| XLII. | Buried Alive | [323] |
| XLIII. | Lost | [331] |
| XLIV. | Out of the Ashes | [339] |
| XLV. | Searching for Bodies | [347] |
| XLVI. | We Die Together | [358] |
| XLVII. | In the City Again | [366] |
| XLVIII. | No Hope of Escape | [376] |
| XLIX. | The Day of Resis | [385] |
THE DAY OF RESIS.
CHAPTER I.
THE STRANGE DOCUMENT.
The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
“Dear Miss Cameron:—You will probably be much surprised to hear from me in this out-of-the-way place, but knowing the pleasure you take in everything pertaining to Africa, I thought you might be interested in a matter which came before my notice recently.