Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23

The YerihcatiOn or the papers OF young |
Pan Chao and DR.. Tio-King gave rise
to no difficulty, and on leaving they ex-
changed s'ten thousand good-mornings"
with the more amiable of the Chinese |
representatives.
When it came to the turn of Major |
Noltitz a slight incident occurred. Sir |
Francis Trevellyan, who came to the |
table at the same moment, did not seem
inclined to give way. However, nothing |
resulted but naughty and provoking |
looks. The gentleman did not even take
the trouble to open his mouth. The Rus
sian and the Englishman each received
the regulation visa, and the affair went
no further.
My lord Faruskiar, followed by Chan
CIR, then arrived before the man in spec
taeles, who looked at him with a certain
amount of attention. Major Noltitz and
watched him. How would he submit
to this examination? Perhaps we were
to be undeceived regarding him.
But what was our surprise, and even
our stupefaction, at the dramatic aout-
burst which at once took place. After
throwing a glance at the papers present
ed to him by Ghangir the Chinese func-
tionary rose and bowed respectfully to
Faruskiar, saying:
MAY the general manager of the
Grand Transasiatic deign to receive my
ten thousand respectsv
General manager, that is what he is,
this lord Faruskiar. All is explained.
| During our crossing of Russian Turkes-
tan he had maintained his incognito like
| great parsonage in foreign country;
but now on the Chinese railways he re-
sumed the rank which belonged to him.
| And I had permitted myself to iden-
| tify him with the pirate Ki-Tsang. And
Major Noltitz, who had spent his time
suspecting him! At last I have some one
of note in our train-I have him, this
somebody; will make his acquaintance,
I will cultivate it like a rare plant, and
if he will only speak Russian 1 will in
terview him down to his boots. l am
completely upset, and 1 could not help
struggling my shoulders, when the major
whispers to me:
Perhaps one of the bandit chiefs with
whom the Grand Transasiatic had to
make terms"
/ "Come, major, be serious"
The visit was nearing its end when
Baron Observation-Disclosures appeared.
He is preoccupied, he is in trouble, he is
anxious, he is confused, he is fidgety.
Why is he shaking, and bending, and
diving into his pockets like man who
has lost something yaluable?.
"Your papers," demands the interpret
er in German.
"My papers," replies the baron; ST am
looking for them; they were in my letter
case.''
And he dived again into his trousers
coat pockets, his great-coat pockets
there were twenty of them, at least
} and he found nothing.
"Be quick-be quickw said tie inter
} prefer. "The train cannst waltz
81 object to its going without mel"
exclaimed the baron. "These papers
: how have they gone astray? I must have
, tlet them drop out of my case. They
should have given them back to me-
= At this moment the gong awoke the
echoes of the interior of the railway sta.
tion.
3 ssWait! wait! Donner yetter! CAM
t you wait few moments for man who
is going round the world in thirty-nine
:. days ?"
"The Grand Transasiatic does mo-
!, wait" says the Interpreter.
Without waiting for any more, Majol
e Noltitz and l reach the platform, while
e the baron continues to struggle in tn,
: presence of the impossible Chinese func
tionaries.
: Ny first care is to look into the from
van. The custom house officers are abou
to visit it, and tremble for poor Kinko
e It is evident that the fraud has no
= been discovered yet, for there would hav
: been great stir at the news. Suppos
e the case is passed? Will it's position b
j. shifted? Will it be put hind side befor
i or upside down? Kinko will not thel
e be able to get out, and that would be 4
: complication.
The Chinese officers have come out O
d the van and shut the door, SO that
cannot give glance into it. The essen
r tial point Is that Kinko has not bee
caught in the act. As soon as possibl
y will enter the van, and, as banker
e say, verify the state of our safe"
l. Before getting into our car, Major No
Is titz asks me to follow him to the rea
g of the train.
'e The scene we witness is not devoid 9
l, interest; it is the giving over of tn
Il corpse of the mandarin Yen Lou by th
II Persian guards to detachment of so
diers of the Green Standard who for1
le the Chinese gendarmerie. The defune
Is passes into the care Of twenty Celestial.
le who are to occupy the second-class ca
q in front Of the mortuary van. The
L are armed with guns and revolvers, an
le commanded by an officer.
ss "Well," said to the major, 'thi
s. mandarin must be some very exalte
sr parsonage if the Son of Heaven send
If him a guard of honor
to ..sOr of Defense" replies the major.
Faruskiar and Ghangir assist at thes
proceedings, In which there is nothin
A. surprising. Surely the general manage
ct of the line ought to keep an eye on tn
; illustrious defunct intrusted to the cal
" of the Grand Transasiatic
lnI The gong was struck for the last tim
III we hasten into our cars. And the barol
3? what has become of him !? Here he come
ar out on to the platform like whirlwin
He has found his papers at the botto
r. of his nineteenth pocket He has o
ut tanned the necessary vist-and it ws
re time.
u Day~;r @o1~o -,