THE R IV Ell THAT FLOWED NORTH, NORTH, NORTH. 415 
the short straws, and in leaving the long straws in my 
hands. 
“ It is of no use, Frank. TV e ll face our destiny, 
despite the rupee and straws. TV ith your help, my dear 
fellow, I will follow the river.” 
“ Mr. Stanley, have no fear of me. I shall stand by 
you. The last words of my dear old father were, ‘ Stick 
by your master.’ And there is mv hand, sir; you shall 
never have cause to doubt me.” 
“heads for the north and the lfalaba; tails for the south and 
THE KATANGA. 
“ Good, I shall go on then. I will finish this contract 
with Tippu-Tib, for the Wangwana, on seeing him 
accompany us, will perhaps be willing to follow me. 
We may also recruit others at Nyangwe. And then, if 
the natives will allow peaceful passage through their 
countries, so much the better. If not, our duty says, 
‘ Go on.’ ” 
The next night Tippu-Tib and his friends visited me 
again. The contract was written, and signed by the 
respective parties and their witnesses. The TVangwana 
