Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-16
CHAPTER XII.


Nijni-Novgorod. Some. twenty years later
the attempt would have succeeded, and
as a matter of fact the fair now exists,
owing to the making of the Transcapsian
to unite Samarkand and Tashkend. We
left Tashkend at precisely IL o'clock in
the morning.
AS soon as we are on the move l be-
gin to think of Kinko. His little love
romance has touched me to the heart;
this sweetheart who sent himself Off
this other sweetheart who is going to
pay the expenses. l am sure Major Mol
titz would be interested in these two
turtle doves, one of which is in a cage;
he would not be too hard on this de-
frauder of the company, he would be in
capable of betraying him. Consequently
I have a great desire to tell him of my
expedition into the baggage van. But
the secret is not mine. l must do moth
ing that might get Kinko into trouble.
And SO am silent, and tonight will,
If possible, take few provisions to my
packing case-to my snail in his SHE'LL
let us say And is not the young Rou-
manian like snail in his shell, for it is
as much as he can do to get out of it?
We reach Khodjend about three in the
afternoon. The country is fertile, green,
carefully cultivated. 1t is a succession
of kitchen gardens, which seem to be
well kept, immense fields sown with
clover, which yield four or five crops
a year. The roads near the town are
bordered with long rows of mulberry
trees, which diversity the view with &C.
centric branches.
Beyo Kokhan we shall run due east,
and by Marghelan and Och pass through
the gorges of the Pamirs, so as to reach
the Turkesto-C Chinese frontier.
The train had only just started when
the travellers took their seats at the ta-
BILE, where / failed to notice any fresh
arrival.
Ephrinell is in his usual place. With
out going as far as familiarity, it is
obvious that close intimacy, founded
on a similarity in tastes and aptitudes
exists between Miss Horatia Bluett and
the Yankee There is no doubt, in ouI
opinion, but what it will end in we'd
ding as soon as the train arrives. Both
will have their romance of the rail
Frankly, like that of Kinko and Zinca
Klork much better. 1t is true, the pret
ty Roumanian is not here.
terminated in an unexpected manner by
an offer from Caterna to recite a mono
lcgue.
Our train more and more resembled 6
small rolling town. 1t had even it.
casino, this dining car in which we were
gathered at the moment. And it wa.
thus in the eastern part of Turkestan
four hundred kilometers from the Pami
plateau, at dessert, after our excellen
dinner served in saloon of the Grant
Transasiatic, that the "Obsession" wa
given with remarkable talent by Mon
sieur Caterna, grand premier comique
engaged at the Shanghai theater for tn
approaching season.
Monsieur" said Pan Chao, "my sin
cere compliments. have heard youni
COQuelin@"
"a master, monsieur; a masterv sal
Caterna.
Whom you APPROACH"
Respectfully respectfully"
The braves lavished on Caterna ha
no effect on Sir Francis Trevellyan, VIII
had been occupying himself with enoms
topic exelamations regarding, the dinner
which he considered execrable. He wa
not amused. And yet nobody took an
notice of this grumbling gentleman's II
ordinations.
Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer had nc
understood single word of this littl
masterpiece, and had he understood i
be would not have been able to appreciat
this sample of Partisan monelogo-manis
AS to my lord Faruskiar and his il
separable Ghangir, it seemed that,
spite of their traditional reserve, the SUI
prising grimaces, the significant gesture
the comical intonations, had intereste
them to a certain extent.
The actor had noticed it, and appr,
ciated this silent admiration. As he ros
from the table he said to me-:
"He is magnificent, this signeu
What dignityi What presencei Whs
a type of the furthest east! I like h
companion less-a third-rate fellow .
the outside"
During dinner the train had passe
Kastakos Station, situated in the cent,
of mountainous region. The road cur
ed a good deal, and ran over viaduc
and through tunnels, as we could tell
the noise.
We enter Kokhan Station at 9 o'clot
IN the evening. The stoppage is to la
two hours. We get out on to the pla
form. AS we are leaving the car l a
near Major Noltitz, who asks young Pa
Chao:
"Have you ever heard of this ma
DARN Yen Isau, whose body is being ia
Ell to Pekin?"
"Never, Major"
"But he ought to be parsonage
consideration, to be treated with tt
honor he gets"
'That is possible" said Pan Cha
"but we have so many persnages of CO
sideration in the Celestial Empire.
"And sc this, mandarin Yen Lou
"I never heard him mentioned"
Why did Major Noltitz ask the Chin
man this question? What was he thin
ing about?
CHAPTER XIII.
Kokhan, two hours to. stop. 1t
night. The ma ajority of the travels
have already taken up their sleepi
quarters in the car, and do not care
alight.
Here am I on the platform. This
rather an important station, and fr,
the engine house comes a more power