The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-02
cuApTBR XVIII. tContinued.I

s,notion, Ny vehicle had stopped before
house of modest appearance. IT was
~ the first, floor that the young Rou-
Uaon;an lived, and where, having learned
bor trade as a milliner In Paris, che was
anon ped In it at Pekin. / read the name
If Nine. Zinca Klork ON door. knock.
The door Is opened.
am in the presence Of young lady |
who il perfectly charming, as Kinko
sold, She is blonde, of from twenty-five
70 twenty-three years old, with the black I
erea Of the Roumanian type. an agree
able figure, a pleasant, smiling face. In |
fact, has she not been informed that the
Grand Transasiatic train has been In the |
station ever since last evening, In spite
Of the circumstances of the journey, and
Is she not awaiting her betrothed from
one moment to another?
Mademoiselle Klork is evidently much
surprised at seeing a stranger In her
doorway. AS she has lived several years
IN France, she does not hesitate to rec
ognize me as Frenchman, and asks to
what she Is indebted for my visit.
"Mademoiselle Zinca," say, 81 arriv-
ell yesterday by the Grand Transasiatic."
The girl turned pale; her eyes became
troubled. 1t was evident that she feared
something. Had Kinko been found in
his box? Had the fraud been discov-
cred? Was he arrested2 Was he In
prison?
'Mademoiselle Zinca-certain circum-
stances have brought to my knowledge
the journey of young Roumanian--"
"Kinko-my poor Kinko-they have
found himY' she asks In a trembling
voice.
"No-no," say I, hesitating. "No one
knows, except myself. I often visited
him in the luggage van at night. We
were companions, friends. I took him
a few provisions"
"Oh thank you, sirv' says the lady,
taking me by the hand. with French
man Kinko was sure of not being be-
trayed, and even of receiving help.
Thank you Thank you'll He loves me
so much, and love him. We met each
other in Paris. He was SO kind to me.
Then when he went back to Tihis 1 ask
ed him to come to me in that box. Is
the poor fellow illT'
mo, Mademoiselle Zinca-no."
He asked you to come and tell me
he had arrived?"
"Yes-but-you understandable is
very tired after so long a journey"
is he i'll r
s-rather-rather ILL.,"
THE truth, monsieur, the truth! Hide
nothing from me-Kipko-"
"Yes-I have sad news-to give you. "
She Is fainting. Her lips tremble. She
can hardly speak.
I'VE have had accidents on the road.
The train was nearly annihilated--a
frightful catastrophe"
He is dead! Kinko is dead!'
The unhappy Zinca falls on to a chair
and to employ the imaginative phrase
ology of the Chinese, her tears roll down
like rain on an autumn night. Never
have seen anything so lamentable. But
it will not do to leave her In this state
poor grill She is becoming unconscious
I do not know where 1 am. l take hel
hands. | repeat:
"Hfademoiselle Zinca! Mademoiseht
Zincaw
Suddenly there is great noise in front
of the house. Shouts are heard. There
Is a tremendous to do, and amid the
tumult | hear a voice.
| cannot be mistaken. That is Kinko't
voice! l recognize it. Am in my righ
senses? Zinca jumps up, springs to th'
window, opens it, and we look out.
1ueFS Ib u cart at Inc OOOLs AAOAS A.
the case, with all its Inscriptions: Thi
side up, this side down, fragile, glass
beware of damp, etc. 1t is there-hal
smashed. There has been collision. Ih
cart has been run into by a carriage
as the case was being got down. TIL
case has slipped On to the ground, l
has been knocked In. And Kinko ha
jumped out like a jack-in-the-b Ox-bu
alive, very much alive!
can hardly believe my eyes! What
my young Roumanian did not perish il
the explosion? No! AS l shall soon hea
from his own mouth, he was thrown o.
to the line when the boiler went up, re
NAMED there inert for time, found him
self Observation-Disclosures ava
till he could slip into the van unperceiV
ed. l had just left the van after lookin
for him in vain, and supposing that h
had been the first victim of the catastrc
phe.
Then-oh! the irony of fate!-after az
complishing a journey Of six thousan
kilometers on the Grand TransasiatiC
shut up in a box among the baggage
after escaping so many dangers, attacke
by bandits, explosion of engine, he wa
here, by the mere colliding of a cal
anu carriage IN TeKln street, 0cpEi'
ed of all the good of his journey.
The carter gave yell at the sight {
human being who had just appeared
In an instant crowd had gathered, til
fraud was discovered, the police had ru
up. And what could this young Ro1
manian do, who did not know a word {
Chinese, but explain matters in the sig
ianguageT Zinca and ran down
him.
my zinca-my dear Zlncap' he e;
claims, pressing the girl to his heart.
MY Kinko-my dear Kinko," she r
plies, while her tears mingle with his.
Monsieur BombarnacW says the POI
fellow, appealing to my intervention.
"Kinko," 1 reply, take 1t coolly, ar
depend on me. You are alive, and v
thought you were dead"
But am not much better off,"
murmurs.
Mistake! Anything Is better than b
ing dead-even when one Is menaced
l. "a ~ rs--TKA