The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-12

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And then. before the weeping Zinca,
told my companions all about Kinko,
how he had travelled, how I had made
his acquaintance. l told them that if
he had defrauded the Transasiatic Com
pany, it was thanks to this fraud that he
was able to get on to the train at Uzun
Ada. And if he had not been in the
train, we should all have been ingulfed
in the abyss of the Tjon valley.
What an explosion there was of ex-
| clamatory obs! and abs! when l had fin
| ished my recital! And in a burst OF
| gratitude, somewhat of the theatrical
| sort. our actor shouted:
.'Hurrah for Kinko! He ought, to
| have a medal!'
Until the Son of Heaven accorded this
hero a green dragon of some sort, Nine.
Caterna took Zinca's hand, drew her to
her heart and embraced her without be-
| ing able to restrain her tears. Just think
of a love story interrupted at the last
| chapter!
But we must hasten, and, as Caterna
says, call on the scene for the fifth
| the fifth act, in which dramas generally
clear themselves up.
1--WE must not let this brave fellow
suffer- said Major Noltitz; I'VE must
see the Grand Transasiatic people, and
| when they learn the facts they will be
the first to stop the prosecution"
We left the young Roumanian to the
caresses Of the worthy actress. Madame
| Caterna would not leave her, declaring
that she looked upon her as her daugh-
| ter, that she would protect her like a
| Do
| Caterna and l went off to the company's
| Offices at the station.
The manager was in his office, and we
were admitted. He was a Chinese in
every acceptation of the word, and capa-
| BILE of every administrative Chinesery-
| functionary who functioned in a way
that would have moved his colleagues In
old Europe to envy.
Pan Chao told the story, and. as he
understood Russian, the major and l took
| part in the discussion. This unmistaka-
BILE Chinaman did not hesitate to con-
| tend that Kinko's case was q most seri-
GUS one. A fraud undertaken on such
conditions. a fraud extending over si4
| thousand kilometers, a fraud of a thou
sand francs on the Grand TRANSLATE
Company and it's agents.
We replied to this Chinesing Chinee
| that it was all very true. but that the
damage had been inconsiderable, that If
the defrauder had not been in the train
he could not have saved it at the risk of
his life, and at the same time he could
| not have saved the lives of the passen-
gers.
Well, would you believe it? This liv-
ing China figure gave us to understand
| that from a certain point of view it
| would have been better to regret the
deaths of hundred victims. In short,
| we get nothing. Justice must take its
course against the fraudulent Kinko.
"Gentlemen," said Pan Chao, II know
how things are managed in the Celestial
Empire. Two hours will not elapse from
| the time Kinko is arrested to the time
he is brought before the judge charged
| with this sort of crime. He will not
| only be sent to prison, but the basti-
nado-'
1--WE must stop that abomination,"
said Major Noltitz
I'VE can try, at least" said Pan Chao.
Il propose we go before the court, when
l will try and defend the sweetheart of
this charming Roumanian, and NAV I
lose my face If do not get him off,"
CHAPTER XXX.
We left the station, invaded a vehicle.
and arrived in twenty minutes before a
shabby looking shanty, where the court
| was held.
There was crowd. The affair had
got abroad. 1t was known that a swind-
| Ter had come in box in a Grand Trans
| asiatic van free, gratis. and for nothing
from Tif1is to Pekin. Every one wished
to see him; every one wanted to reco9-
nize the features of this genius-it was
| not yet known that he was hero.
There he is, our brave companion. be-
| tween two rascally looking policemen
yellow as ounces. These fellows are
ready to walk him off to prison at the
judges orders, and to give him a few
| dozen strokes on the soles of his feet if
he is condemned to that punishment
Kinko is thoroughly disheartened.
which astonishes me on the part Of ono
| l know to be so energetic. But as soon
| as he sees us his face betrays a ray of
hope.
Our young advocate was really pa
| thetic and amusing. He interested the
| Juu6C, AC CAClIcO Tie auO1o0Cc with the
story of the journey, he told them all
about 1t, and finally he offered to pay the
company what was due to them. IN
fortunately, the judge could not consent.
| There had been material damages, moral
| damages.
Thereupon Pan Chao became animated
| and, although we understood nothing he
said. we guessed that he was speaking
of the courage of Kinko, of the sacrifice
he had made for the safety of the trav-
elers, and finally, as supreme argument,
he pleaded that his client had saved the
| imperial treasure.
Arguments were of no avail with this
pitiless magistrate who had not acuuit-
ted ten prisoners in his life. He spared
| the delinquent the bastinado; but gave
him six months in prison, and condemn
ed him in damages against the Grand
Transasiatic Company. And then. at a
sign from this condemning machine, poor
Kinko was taken away.
Let not my readers pity Kinko's fate.
| may as well say at once that every
thing was arranged satisfactorily. Next
morning Kinko made a triumphal entry