Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-08

to talk a good deal with this gallant fol-
low. For ten years he has been on the
Transcaspian between Uzun Ada and
the Pamirs, and during the last month he
has been all along the line to Pekin.
call him No. 7 in my notebook
1t occurs to me to have a look at the
mysterious box Has it not a right to
be so called? Yes. certainly. 1 must
really find out where it has been put
and how to get at it easily.
The famous box was still on the plat
form. In looking at it closely l observe
that air holes have been bored on each
of its sides, and that on one side it has
two panels, one of which can be made to
slide on the other from the inside. And
l am led to think that the prisoner has
had it made so In order that he can, if
necessary, leave his prison-probably
during the night.
Just now tie porters are beginning to
lift the box. l have the satisfaction of
seeing that they attend to the direc-
tons inscribed on it. 1t is placed with
great care near the entrance to the van,
the side with the panels outward as if
1t were the door of a cupboard. And is
not the box a cupboa rd-a cupboard
propose to open?
There it is all rightv' 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 it's moving" said
another porter; ''the glass will reach Pc
kin all right, unless the train runs off
the metals"
The American came up to me and took
last look at his stock of incisors, mo-
lars and CANNES.
you know, Monsieur Bombarnac,"
he said to me- that the passengers are
going to dine at the Hotel du Gear be-
fore the departure of the train. 1t is
time now. Will you come with me?"
81 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,
it is the train 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 8
penny ess!-if it causes him to fail
Fail in what, considering that he is 60
ing to Pekin?
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 beer
in the Transcaspian service. He knows
the country up to the Chinese frontier
and five or six times already he has beer
over the whole line known as the Grand
Transasiatic.
l asked him if he knew anything oil
our fellow travellers. l meant those who
were going through to China, and in tn,
first place of Major .Noltitz.
The major" said Popof, has LIVED
a long time in the Turkestan provinces
and he is going to Pekin to organize tn,
staff of a hospital for our compa triots
with the permission OF the Gar. o.
course
II like this Major Noltitz," said
land hope to make his Acquaintance,
very soon. And these two Chinese, d.
you know them?"
mot In the least. Monsieur Bombar
nae; all l know is the name on the lug
gage"
What Is that?"
1.-The younger mans name is Pan
ChaO, the elders is I1o-king. PrOba bl,
they have been travelling in Europe 70
some years. As to saying where the,
come from, 1 cannot. I imagine tina
Pan-Chao belongs to some rich family
for he is accompanied by his doctor"
And the two French people, that cou
pie so affectonate," 1 asked. "Wh
are they?"
Stage people who are going to the
alter in Shanghai where they have an en-
gagement at the French theater."
That Is capital. l will talk about tn
theater. and behind the scenes, and sue
matters, and l shall soon make the &C
qauintance of the CHEEKY comedian an
his charming wife.
AS to a certain scornful gentlema
aboard, our guide knew nothing beyon
that his luggage bore the address in full
Sir Francis Trevellyan, Trevellyan Hal
Trevellyanshire.
"A gentleman who does not answe
when he is spoken to-" added Popof
Now we get to the German" said
Baron Observation-Disclosures?
HE Is on a trip round the world"
"a trip round the worid?"
I'm thirty-nine days"
And so after Mrs. Bisland. who di
the famous tour In seventy-three day:
did it in seventy, this German was al
tempting to do 1t in thirty mine?
HE will never do it," 1 exclaimed.
why not?' asked Popof.
Because he is always late
Go be continued.l
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