The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-28
NV.

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iety. Tonight l will try ard visit him. /
have taken care to lay in a few proyis-
ions at Sou-Tcheou.
We started at 3 o'clock. We nave got
a more powerful engine on. Across this
undulatlng country the gradients are &C.
casionally rather steep. Seven hundred
kilometers separate us from the impor-
ant city CT Ian Tcheou, where we ought
to arrive tomorrow morning, running
thirty miles an hour.
At dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Ephrinell, sit
ting side by side, hardly exchanged a
word. Their intimacy seems to have de-
creased since they were married. Per
,haps they are absorbed in the ~calcula-
ton Of their reciprocal interests.
We have had a bad night. The sky, of
purple, sulphury tint, became stormy to-
ward evening, the atmosphere became
sitting, the electrical tension excessive.
lit meant a highly successful storm, to
quote Caterna. In truth, the train ran
through a zone, so to speak. of vivid
lightning and rolling thunder, which the
Nechoes Of the mountains prolonged in
definitely. ! think there must have been
several lightning strokes, but the rails
acted as conductors, and preserved the
cars from injury. 1t was a fine specta-
Icle, a little alarming, these fires in the.
sky that the heavy rain could not put
lout--these continuous discharges from
the clouds, in which were mingled the
'strident whistlings of our locomotive as
we passed through the stations of Yanlu,
from Tcheng, Houlan-Sien and Da-
Fishing.
BY favor Of this troubled night, | was
able to communicate with Kinko, to take
him some provisions and to have a few
minutes conversation with him.
rs It the day after tomorrow he
asked, that we arrive ut Pekin?''
'Yes, the day after tomorrow, if the
train is not delayed.
"Oh, | am not afraid Of delays! But
when my box is in the railway station
at Pekin, l have still to set to the Ave
nue. Cha-Coua.'
What does it matter. viii not the fair
Zinca kiark come and cali for it?"
mo. / advised her not to do So
and whyT'
Women are SO inpressionable. She
would want to see the van in which |
had come, she would claim the box with
such excitement that suspicious would
be aroused. IN short, she would run
the risk of betraying me-"
You IRE right. Kinko.
Besides. we Shall reach the station
in the afternoon, very late in the after
noon, perhaps, and the unloading Of the
packages will not take place until next
morning
Probably
swell, Monsieur Bomharnac, if | am
mot takiItr *na. ,r1.na Z, li1,orft. tT,,-I AL.
a favor of your
What is it,"
THAT You viii be present at the de-
parture OF the ease. so as to avoid ans
mistake
Il will be there, Kinko, | will be
there. Glass, fragile, / will see that they
don handle it too roughly. And if you
like ! viii accompany the ease to Ave
nue. Cha-Coua.'' D.
Il hardly like to ask you to do that"
"You are wrong. Kinko. You should
not stand on ceremony with a friend,
and | am yours, Kinko. Besides, it will
be a pleasure to me TO make the ac- /,
Quaintance of Mademoiselle Zinco Klork.
! will be there when they deliver the
boa, the precious box ss=;i! help her
to get the nails out of it."
The nails out of it, Monsieur Bonn
barnac? My panel? All. / will jump
through my panel"
A terrible clap of thunder interrupt
ed our conversation. | thought the train
had been thrown off the line by the com
motion Of the air. l left the young
Roumanian and regained my place with
in the ear.
In the morning-26th Of May, Z a. M.
We arrived ut Ian Tcheop. Three
hours TO stop, three hours only.
Come. Major Noititz; come, Pan
Chao: come, Caterna; we have not Il
minute to spare"
But as we are leaving the station we
are stopped by the appearance of a tall,
fat, gray, solemn parsonage. 1t is the /
of the town in Il double robe
Of white and yellow silk. fan in hand.
buckled belt, and n mantil!a-a black
mantilla, which would have looked much
better on the shoulders of Il manola. Hell
Is accompanied by a certain number Of
mandarins, and the Celestials
him by holding out their two fists.
which they move up and down as they
nod their heads.
"Ah. What is this gentleman going
70 do? Is it some Chinese formality?
A visit TO the passengers and their bag
gage? and Kinko, what about himy' I
Nothing alarming, after all. 1t is only |
about the treasure of the Son Of Heav- (.
N. The governor and his suite have
stopped before the precious van. bolted
ind sealed, and are looking ut it with /
hat respectful admiration which is ex- :
,erienced, even i'll China, before Il box i
containing many millions.
] ask Popof what is meant by the gov !
presence, has it anything to do
With us? 4
Not at ALL says Popof; ''the order I