| Show WRATH oa can rikan lotion tle following facts concerning AI stanlea Stan lej hate never becu iu jirout they were given to ino by william bradford the iii arino arliet and af die explorer la the amr 1873 mr returned from espo rat iuna aoa io anlin In lin publishing laid ui the arctic Ue giona it wai brought nut boiler the of vicioria Vic iuriA at sla per copy at this tune he met stanley who was in a lowering rage he liia just luck said the arlist from ing and was now very augry at the cavalier way which lie ha I 1 been treated about publishing hia book through murray it that jolin murray was away i and the present had re stanley quite nonchalantly raid be was not icile sure aliey auld publish his book or not ami anyway nothing cirild bo done about it until mr murrays Mur rays return I 1 aid to liim mr stanley are you particular to have mr murray publish your book no well I 1 can tell you of sonie very good publishers who I 1 would be glad to publish it fand that is the firm of S low co they are publishing my book and I 1 think would be glad to get hold ol 01 yours if you with I 1 will see them about it D so mr bradford ill be glad to have you so I 1 went down and saw mr maraton of the tinn and said to him mr marston would you like to publish stanleys Stan leys diew book of africa yea sir indeed we would but I 1 thought murray was going to have it no I 1 guess not would you tir very well ill bring him dofan this afternoon As I 1 was gorog out be said mr bradford do you suppose that mr stanley is ready ti consider an offer for bu book 1 I think so sir 1 I took stanley down ethem and asked him if he was prepared to consider an kofl er then and there ye sir well mr stanley we will give you for it and a liberal share of ahe profits ill do it eau stanley and a happier roan youve seldom wen now mr stanley said mr marston when can you begin to furnish us cop tomorrow to morrow morning sir and every day thereafter till its done jut one word more mr stanley will you say nothing about this for four week ive A special reason for asking yes sir that fruita me aard stanley and BO the bargain was closed and marston have been stanleys Stan leys publishes ever binco A few later stanley went in to gee john murray and the following conversation occurred mr murray ive come to see about your ny book do you ciali t yes I 1 think that we may bo able to mr stanley but ve cannot aai urd to give you much for it as it is a kind of experiment but well publish it mr stanley no you wont broke in stan ey with an oath and turning on liia alicel publisher astounded at the african explorer s audacity on another occasion ears mr bradford 1 I was sitting at a great banquet of the british association at brighton it was in the evening after the african afternoon co called stanley had been down for a speece late in the afternoon after several english geographers geographer a had spoken but I 1 noticed during the second speech by mr C R royal geographic cal society that stanleys Stan leys wrath wa the speaker in alluding to had just said a won reflecting upon him aa markham was done stanley at two hound was iu the centre of the platform and leaning forward and stretching out hia forefinger with concentrated toward markham began you easy chair geographers grap hers on your cushioned velvet carpets what do you know abou t it li v ingato nc af ter a long arduous perilous march saye 1 think I 1 have found the I 1 the nile but you from the ae elusion of we know that bo baa not what right have you to decula eboh a question and then he gave it to abero hot and yet in fifteen atea he had them all badiea and gentlemen on their feet crying hear hear acarl alie bruneio Bron eio hundelt coutta waved her haud kerchief d the emperor who was present with alia arose and handed brauley card I 1 tell you stanley was the moat scat biag man I 1 ever listened to when ho waa mad so inobe evanine eve nine before go jog to the banquet I 1 Q him how Bt anley keep your temper pont disgrace yourself youre elf dont bay a word to for I 1 knew this very markharo was going to preside well stanley promised he aay one word but they placed him at Mar kLama liht hand I 1 sat acroca the table chere I 1 could see him aretty soon I 1 noticed that he and Mark liam ceru talking earnestly then the bulldog look came into stanleys Stan leys face and then be jumped up and off he went it seems that had urged him to speak but stanley hail declined when ohp following ensued but mi bt anley you roust speak that 12 the purpose fur which they invited you here Is that the reason they invite me here certainly mr stanley we expect you to favor ua with a well I 1 wont but thrusting hu hand deep into his a guinea for roy launer li uner and oil he stalked ill a towering rage |
