Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07

bearing, hairy and BEARDED Nth eoId.
60 oyercoat and Muscoyite can. intend
@ talk good deal with 4his gallant tol-
T.a TOE ten years he has been on the
az ~ Span between Uzun Ada and
I sne Eanirs, and during the last month he
ras Deen al along the line to Pedn.
: Gaii nam No. 7 in my notebook.
= occurs to me to have look at the
= MYSTERIOUS box. Has it not a right to
e % called? Yes, certainly. l must
reaily md out where it has been put
"l =, now to get at it easily.
Inc Famous box was still on the plat
1orm. In looking at it closely | observe
Cnat air holes have been bored on each
OF ITS sides, and that on one side II has
TWO panels, one Of which can be made to
snde on the other from the inside. And
! am led to think that the prisoner has
hau It made SO in order that he can. If
necessary, leave his prison-probably
during the night.
!. Susr now TIE porters are beginning to
MT the box l have the satisfa elton of
seeing that they attend to the direc-
uons inscribed on it. 1t is placed with
ereal care near the entrance to the van.
.he slde with the panels outward. as If
We're the door of a cupboard. And is
not Che box cupboard cupboard
propose to open?
There 1t is all rightY' said one Of the
porters, looking to see that the case was
as it should be, top where top should
be, and so on.
There is no fear Of its moving" said
another porter; "the glass will reach Pc
kin all right, unless the train rms Of
the metals"
The American came up to me and took
a last look at his stock Of incisors, mo-
lars and CANNES.
You know, Monsieur Bombarnac."
ne said to me, "that the passengers are
going to dine at the Hotel du Gear be-
fore the departure of the train. It is
time now. Will you come with me?"
Il follow you"
The dinner ends ten minutes before
the time fixed for our departure. The
bell rings and we all make a move for
the train, the engine Of which is blowing
off steam.
The Baron Observation-Disclosures is not
behind hand this time. On the contrary.
1t is the Grain this time which is five
minutes late in starting; and the German
has begun to complain, to chafe and TO
threaten to sue the company for dam
ages. Ten thousand roubles-not a
penny less!-if it causes him to fail.
Fail in what, considering that he is 60
ing to Pekin2
At length the last shrek OF the whis-
tie cleaves the air; the cars begin to
move, and loud cheer salutes the de-
parture of the Grand Transasiatic ex-
press.
For fifteen years our guard had been
in the Transcaspian service. He knows
the country up to the Chinese frontier,
and five or six times already he has been
over the whole line known as the Grand
Transasiatic.
asked him if he knew anything of
our fellow travellers. 1 meant those who
were going through to China, and in the
FIRST splaee of Major Noltitz.
''The major" said Popof, ''has lived
long time in the Turkestan provinces,
and he is going to Pekin to organize the
staff of a hospital for our compatriots,
with the permission Of the Gear, of
course"
81 like this Major Noltitz," said,
''and hope to make his acquaintance
very soon. And these two Chinese, do
you know them?"
"Not in the least, Monsieur Bombar-
nae; all know is the name on the lug
gage"
What is thatT"
'"The younger mans name is PAN
Chao, the elders is Tio-King. Probably
they have been travelling in Europe for
some years. AS to saying where they
come from, 1 cannot. 1 imagine that
Pan-Chao belongs to some rich family,
for he is accompanied by his doctor"
"And the two French people, that cou-
pie so affectionate," 1 asked. "Who
are they?
"Stage people who are going to a the
alter in Shanghai, where they have an en-.
gagement at the French theater."
That is capital. l will talk about the
theater, and behind the scenes, and such
matters, and 1 shall soon make the ac-
qauintance of the CHEEKY comedian and
his charming wife.
As to a certain scornful gentleman
aboard, our guide knew nothing beyond
that his luggage bore the address in full;
Sir Francis Trevellyan, Trevellyan Hall,
Trevellyanshire.
"a gentleman who does not answer
when he is spoken to-" added Popof.
"Now we get to the German" said 1.
Baron Observation-Disclosures
"He is on a trip round the world"
"a trip round the wOrld?"
"In rhirty-nine days"
And so after Mrs. Bisland, who did
the famous tour in seventy-three days,
and Citizen George Francis Train, who
did 1t in seventy, this German was at
tempting to do it in thirty-nine?
HE will never do it!' l exclaimed.
"Why not?' asked PopOf.
because he is always late"
Go be eOntinued.'
Perseverance Rewarded.
"Mebby yOuse won't believe it,