Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-08
CHAPTER VI.


As may be imagined, 1t hardly takes
an hour to see Uzun Ada. the name OF
which means Long Island. 1t Is almost
q town, but a modern town, traced with
square, drawn with a line on a large
carpet of yellow sand.
As the train starts at four o'clock
this afternoon, l must telegraph to the
Twentieth Century, by the Caspian ca
BILE, that l am at my post at the Uzun
Ada station. That done, can see II
can pick up anything worth reporting.
Nothing Is more simple. II consists
In opening an account with those OF my
companions with whom l may have to
do during the journey. That is my Gus
tom, always find II answer, and while
waiting for the unknown, l write down
the known In my pocketbook, with a
number to distinguish each;
/. Fulk Ephrinell, American.
2. Miss Horatia Bluett, English.
3. Major Noltitz, Russian.
4. Monsieur Caterna, French.
| B. Madame Caterna, French.
9. Baron Observation-Disclosures, Ger
man.
As to the Chinese, they will have a
number later on when l have made up
my mind about them. AS to the in
dividual In the box, intend to enter
into communication with him, or her,
and to be of assistance In that quarter
IL can do 80 without betraying the
secret.
The train Is already marshaled In the
station 1t is composed of first and sec
ond-class cars, a restaurant car and two
baggage vans.
IL a..
tier of Turkestan, and Chinese will take
us through China. But there Is one rep
resentative OF the company who will not
leave his post, and that Is Popof, our
head guard, a true Russian OF soldierly
bearing, hairy and bearded, with fold
ed overcoat and Muscovite cap. intend
to talk n good deal with this gallant fol
low. For ten years he has been on the
Transcaspian between Uzun Ada and
the Pamirs, and during the last month he
has been all along the line to Pekin
call him No. in my notebook
1t occurs to me to have a look at th'
mysterious box. Has 1t not right t,
be so called? Yes, certainly. l mus
really find out where It has been pu
and how to get Mt 1t easily.
The famous box was still on the plat
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that air holes have been bored on eacl
of its sides, and that on one side 1t hal
two panels, one Of which can be made t,
slide on the other from the inside. An,
| am led to think that the prisoner ha
had II made so In order that he can, /
necessary, leave his prison-probabl
during the night.
Just now the porters are beginning t
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seeing that they attend to the direc
tons inscribed on it. 1t Is placed wit
great care near the entrance to the van
the side with the panels outward, as
1t were the door of a cupboard. And
not the box a cupboard-a cupboard
! propose to open?
"There 1t is all right" said one of tn
porters, looking to see that the case wa
rs 1t should be, top where top shout
t be, and so on.
'There Is no fear OF Its moving" sal
e another porter; 1.-THE glass will reach Pt
] kin all right, unless the train runs ol
the metals"
The American came up to me and too
4 last look at his stock OF incisors, me
lars and CANNES.
5 you know, Monsieur Bombarnac,
ne shlu 10 me. tnat the passengers ar
going to dine Mt the Hotel du Gar b'
! fore the departure Of the train. 1t
q time now. VIII you come with met"
D 81 follow you"
The dinner ends ten minutes befor
n the time fixed for our departure. III
e bell rings and we all make a move Il
: the train, the engine Of which Is BLOWN
G of steam.
J. The Baron WeissschnitzerdOrfe Is n,
behind hand this time. On the contrar
q IL Is the train this time which Is fN
o minutes late In starting; and the Germa
2. has begun to complain. to chafe and
IL threaten to sue the company for dan
Il ages. Ten thousand rOubles-not
penny less.--if il causes him to IA
e Fail In what, considering that he Is 3
ing to Pekinl
IT At length the last shrek OF the viii
lie tie cleaves the air; the cars begin
Al move, and a loud cheer salutes the
parture OF the Grand Transasiatic e
j. press.
IS For fifteen year. our guard had be-