Twodaysafter,the20thofJuly,Mrs.WeldonandhercompanionsmetacaravangoingtowardEmboma,atthemouthoftheCongo.Thesewerenotslavemerchants,buthonestPortuguesetraders,whodealtinivory.Theymadethefugitiveswelcome,andthelatterpartofthejourneywasaccomplishedundermoreagreeableconditions.

           ThemeetingwiththiscaravanwasreallyablessingfromHeaven.DickSandwouldneverhavebeenabletodescendtheZaireonaraft.FromtheFallsofNtamo,asfarasYellala,thestreamwasasuccessionofrapidsandcataracts.Stanleycountedseventy-two,andnoboatcouldundertaketopassthem.ItwasatthemouthoftheCongothattheintrepidtraveler,fouryearslater,foughtthelastofthethirty-twocombatswhichhewagedwiththenatives.Lowerdown,inthecataractsofMbelo,heescapeddeathbyamiracle.

           Onthe11thofAugust,Mrs.Weldon,DickSand,Jack,Hercules,andCousinBenedictarrivedatEmboma.Messrs.MottaViegaandHarrisonreceivedthemwithgeneroushospitality.AsteamerwasaboutsailingfortheIsthmusofPanama.Mrs.Weldonandhercompanionstookpassageinit,andhappilyreachedtheAmericancoast.

           AdespatchsenttoSanFranciscoinformedMr.Weldonoftheunlooked-forreturnofhiswifeandhischild.Hehadvainlysearchedfortidingsofthemateveryplacewherehethoughtthe"Pilgrim"mighthavebeenwrecked.

           Finally,onthe25thofAugust,thesurvivorsoftheshipwreckreachedthecapitalofCalifornia.

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