XVIII SAINTS AMONG SAVAGES 310 The best apologetic—Mb’Obam—Sara—A matrimonial bureau—Angona—A pot-palaver—A narrow escape—Amvama—A clean knife—A bet—Proving himself—A dowry palaver—Opposing a chief—Robert Boardman—Son of a “prince”—Blindness—Incident of a pipe—His love of music—His wife—A near-elopement—Walking in the light. Illustrations AMVAMA, A FANG CATECHIST _Frontispiece_ _Facing page_ MISSION HOUSE AT BARAKA 22 WOMEN’S SECRET SOCIETY 41 TRADING-HOUSE AT GABOON 54 AN MPONGWE WEDDING 65 A FANG FAMILY 110 FANG TRADERS WITH IVORY 128 THE _DOROTHY_ 158 CREW OF THE _DOROTHY_ 171 THE PRIMARY CLASS 179 A LITTLE SCHOLAR 187 THE DAILY CLINIC 187 SCHOOLHOUSE AND DORMITORY AT GABOON 205 SEVERAL STRIDES TOWARDS CIVILIZATION 264 A FASHIONABLE WEDDING IN KAMERUN 283 ANYOROGULI 306 RETURNING FROM THE GARDENS 306 FANG CHRISTIANS 323 I THE WHITE MAN’S GRAVE For that matter the whole west coast of Africa is called by the natives _The White Man’s Grave_; and everywhere the fever stalks along the beach like a grim sentinel warning the stranger to stay away and ready to beat him into delirium and death if he lands. But the name, _The White Man’s Grave_, is especially attached to several of the oldest of the coast settlements. Notable among these is Gaboon, in the French Congo, almost exactly at the equator, where I lived for nearly six years, the period of my second term in Africa.