The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29
CHAPTER XII.

u
Tashkend. which would rival that Of
Nijni-Novgorod. Some twenty years later
the attempt would have succeeded. aud
as matter Of fact the fair now exists,
owing 20 the making Of the Transcapsian
% unite Samarkand and TRshkend. We
left Tashkend ut 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 Of
this other sweetheart who Is going 70
pay the expenses. am sure Major mol
tin 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
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 50 / am silent. and tonight will.
II possible. take a few provisions to my
packing ease-to my snail in his shell,
let US say. And il not the young Rou-
manian like a snail in his shell, for 1t is
as much as he can do to get out of itf
We reach Khodiend about three In the
afternoon The country is fertile. green.
carefully cultivated. Ii Is a succession
of kitchen gardens. which seem to be
well kept. immense fields sown with
clover, which yield four or Ave crops
a year The roads near the town are
bordered with long rows of mulberry
trees, which diversity the view with &c
centric branches.
Beyond kokhan we shall run due east.
and by Marghelan and Och pass through
the gorges Of the Pamirs, so as to reach
the Turkesto-Chinese frontier.
The train had only just started when
the travellers took their seats at the Ia
bic. where | failed to notice any fresh
arrival
Ephrinell is in his usual place With
cut going as far as familiarity. il ia
obvious that a close intimacy, founded
on a similarity in tastes and aptitudes,
exists between Miss HoFatiA Bluett and
the Yankee. There is 40 doubt, in our
opinion, but what II will end in we'd
ding as soon as the train arrives. Both
will have their romance Of the rail
Frankly, / like that Of Kihko and Zinca
klork much better. II Is true, the pref
y ROumanian is not here.
The dinner lasted till rather late, and
terminated in an unexpected manner By
an offer from CaternA to recite a mono
lcgue.
Our train more and more resembled a
small rolling town II had even It's
casino, this dining ear In which we were
gathered at the moment. And II was
thus In the eastern part of Turksstan.
four hundred kilometers from the Pamir
plateau, at dessert, after our excellent
dinner served in a saloon Of the Grand
Transasiatie. that the "Obsessionr was
given with remarkable talent by Mon
sieur Caterna, grand premier comique.
engaged at the Shanghai theater for the
approaching season.
Monsieur" said Pan Chao, my sin
ceFe compliments have heard young
Coquelin-"
"A master. monsieur; a master"' said
CaternA.
Whom you APPROACH"
'Respectfully-very respectfully
The braves lavished on Caterna had
no effect on Sir Francis Treyellyan, who
had been occupying himself with enoma-
topic ordinations regarding the dinner
which he considered execrable. He was
not amused. And yet nobody took any
notice Of this grumbling gentleman's re-
erimina tons
Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer had not
understood a single word of this little
masterpiece, and had he understood II,
be would not have been able to appreciate
this sample Of Partisan monologo-mania.
As TO my lord Faruskiar and his in
separable Changer, il seemed that. In
spite Of their traditional reserve, the sur-
prising grimaces. the significant gestures
the comical intOnations, had Interested
them to a certain extent.
The actor had noticed It, and appre-
ciated this silent admiration. As he rose
from the table be said to me:
He il magnificent. this Eignaur
What dignity! What a presence, What
type Of the furthest east. Ike his
companion less-a third-rate fellow at
the outside"
During dinner the train had passed
Kastakos Station, situatea In the center
Of a mountainous region. The road eurv.
ed a good deal, and ran over viadncta
and through tunnels, as we could tell BIZ
the noise.
We enter Kokhan Station at o'clock
In the evening. The stoppaRe Is to Iaat
two hours. We get out on to the plat
form. As we are leaving the car | am
near Major Noltitz, who asks young Pan
Chao:
Have you ever heard Of this man
DARN Yen Lou, whose body is being tax
err 10 PekinT r.
Never. Major"
But he ought to be parsonage of
consideration, to be treated with the
honor he gets"
THAT is possible" said Pan C'b.o.
''but we have 50 many persouagea Of con
sideration in the Celestial Empire"
And 50 this mandarin Yen T,0u-T'
II never heard him mentioned"
Why did Major Noltitz ask the China.
man this question: What was he think.
ing about7
CHAPTER XIII.
Kokhan, two hours to stop. Il Ia
night. The ma Iority of the travellers
have already taken up their sleeping
quarters In the car, and do not care to
alight.
Here am / on the platform. This IA