Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-08-19
CTrAPTER XXI.

an nnpleasdnf ores m. The ba ndit chief
Ti-Tslng, had prepared a scheme for
the Seizure of the Chinese treasure; hs
had attacked the train in the plains Of
Gobis the car Is assaulted, pilinged, ran
eackeil; the gold and precious stones, q
the kvaluez Of fifteen millions, are torn
from the grasp Of the Celestiais, who
yield, after a coura geous defense. AS tc
the Passengers, another two minutes OF
sleep would have settled their fate
and mine.
But all that disappeared with the
vapors of the night Dreams are not
fixed photographs; they fade in the sun
and end by effacing themselves.
In taking ny stroll through the train
rs a good t1wnsrn nan takes bisS sttoil
through the town, l arn joined by Major
Noltitz. After shaking hands, he show
ed me Mongol in the Second class car
and said tome. e"That issnot one Of those
wepcked Up 1T Douchaks when we pick!
ed up Faruskiar and Changer"
eFhat is So" SAID |; ~ never saw that
face in the train before"
Popof, to whom | applied for@ipforr
nation, told me that the Mongol had got
IN sat Tchertchen. "When lie arrived.P
he said, the manager spqkesto him for
minute, from which l Concluded THAI
heEalso was one of the staff Of the Grand
Transasiatic." &c @H #
ihad not noticed Faruskiar during my
walk. Had he nlighted at one of the
small stat4ens between ToheEtehen aud
1clarka where ~swe--oH ght~eto haxo
been about l o'clock in the afternoon?
no, he and Changer were on the gang
way in front Of bur car Thes seen1ed
togbe in am hrbnm tedA cpayersation ana
only stopped to ttte-a good look toward
the northeastern horizon. Had the Mon
g9l brought~sopes neBsswhich had made
them throw Ibfft~theira usual reserye8and
gravity And l abandoned myself to my
imagination, foreseeing adventures, at
taeks of bandits and So ongaecording to
my dreah.A ~ Gu 4 ~ 80 =
was recalled to reality by the Rev
Nathanief MorseS who said to me: at
issfxed for te7iags Do n6tB forgeta'a "a
That meant TIE marriage of Fuk Fphe
rinell and Horatia Bluett Really, l was
not thinlang~of it. 1t is ,time~for me to.
&c. and dress for Tile occasion,a All II can
dc will be to change my SHIRT. It Is
enopgh that one of the husbands wit
nesses should be presentab bic. thegother.
1t was at o'clock that thisgmarrfa Se
was to take place, announced by the ben
OF the tender, which was to sound fun
clang as if it were chapel bell, With
little imagination we could believe we
were in village. But whittier did this
bell invite the witnesses and guests? Into
the dining car, which had been conyen.
iently arranged for the ceremony, as
nag takepCgpod earel9dt ii92 OF or
Al was no longer dining car; 1t was
hslii eqr, It the expression is admissible
1she big table had been taken away and
repiaced by small table which served
as desk. A few flowers bought at
Ichertchen had been arranged in the
corners of the car. which was large
enough 70 hold nearly all who wished to
be preseht4-and thoselMh could not get
inside could look op from the gangways.
a quarter to- nineJ mo- one has Cyet
seen the happy couple Miss Bluett is
10 one of the toilet eabiiets in the first
ynn' where she is probably preparing
herselt. h,ulk-~Ephrinell - is perhaps
struggling with his cravat and giving n
iast polish to his portable jewelry. | am
not anxious. We shall see them as soon
as. the {bell rings,
haSe but one regret. and that Is that
Faruskiarr and Ghangir should be to,
busy to join us. Why do they continu,
20 LOOK over the immense desert? BE
fofe their eyes there stretches not til,
cultivated steppe of the Lob-Nor regiot,
but the Cobb, which is barren. desolat
and gloomy. 1t may be asked why thes
people are keeping such an hobs6nat
lookout ~ "
eff my presentiments do not deceiv
me, said Major Noltitz, there is som
reason for it."
What does he mean?@ But the bell d
the tender, the tender bell. begins il
Joyous appeal. Nine o'clock; it is time I
SO into the dining car - JIlJ >
The passengers move in a procession
The four witnesses first, then the guest
from the end of the village mean {
the train; Chinese, Turkomans. Tartar
men and gwonlen,z all. curious to Assist {
the ceremony four Mongois renal
on the last gangway near the treasur
which the Chinese soldiers do not leay
for an instant. -..---.------.---
We reach the dining car. The clerg
man is seated at ttoirtle t9ble. ron VIII d
IL the certificate of marriage he h,
PREPARED according to the customa1
form He looks as though he ,yas A
.customed to this sort of thing, witch I
as much commercial as matrimonial
y Here is Mr.. Fulk, ,Eplripeu. dresse
this morning just as helpas dreksAdsA,.
ferday, with a pencil behind the lobe
his left ear, for he has just been makjr
out an account for his New York hons
Here is Miss Horatia Bluett. ms thi
as dry. as plain as ever. her dust-cla
over her travelling gown, and in-Aia,
of jewelry a noisy bunch of keys, viii,
hangs from her belt. p
The company politely rise as thekbH,
and bridegroom enter. They "mal
time, as Caterna says. Then they n
nyance toward the clergyman. who
etanding with his hand resting on
Bible, open probably at the place whe
1saac, sheasoas0f AbrahaEna uses Il
beech, the daughter Of Kactei. ass@'
We might fancy we were in n chap
IL we only had a f1armonfuni. And Il
music is here. If II is not harmoniur
1t isftha next thing ID fl An iahn0rdie