the discoverer of Livingstone and the founder of the
Congo „Free State, Mr. H. M. Stanley. But we will
now go back to my. first acquaintance with. Mr. Ward.
“ Thank you; I ’would have left England again
before this, but for the satisfaction of seeing you,
in case I might be of any service to Mr. Frank Hatton’s
parents, or give them any information that
might interest them.”
it .
“ You knew my son; he has a note in his last diary
referring to you. I am very glad,to see you.”
MU. HERBERT WARD.
“ I appreciate your thoughtful kindness. You are
the second of his Borneo friends who have talked to
me about him since his death; and if there is a bitter
pang now and then in the memories you revive, there
is real consolation in the tributes paid to his valour and
simple virtues. Where did you meet him firs t? ”
“ On board the 'steamer Borneo on the 14th of
November, 1882. We had just arrived alongside the
Kudat wharf. On shore there was a motley crowd of
natives, Chinamen, and Sikhs, in their varied costumes,
some in very scanty attire, for it was very hot. From
their midst a tall, handsome young fellow stepped out,
and came' aboard. He looked ill, but I noted his wiry
frame and distinguished manner. Mr. Edwards introduced
him to me as Mr. Frank Hatton, the company’s
scientific explorer. I had already heard of him at
Singapore and on board the steamer. He had a great
reputation for personal courage, was very popular with
the officials, had made a great hit in the way of controlling
natives, and his latest expedition was mentioned
as a very plucky business. I was, therefore,
much interested in him. When Edwards introduced
me, Mr. Hatton—”
“ Call him Frank,” I said. “ Forgive me for interrupting
you.”
“ Frank took me aside and asked me if I knew
Colonel Wilmer; and upon my answering in the affirmative,
we began to talk. In a short time we found that
we had both been at London colleges, and both lived in
the same great city of London, and that we were both
particularly familiar with Regent’s Park, the Zoo,
Hampstead, and all about there. He said he was ill,
had been laid up since his last expedition with jungle