The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-07-28
CHAPTER XIII

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without success, to establish o fair at
Tashkend, which would rival that Of
Nijni-Novgorod. Some twenty years later
the attempt would have succeeded, and
as q matter of fact the fair now exists,
owing to the making of the Transcapsian
to unite Samarkand and Tashkend. We
left Tashkend ut precisely il o'clock In
the morning. GkSS N#A
As soon as we are on the move be-
gin to think of Kinko. His little love
romance has touched me to the heart;
this sweetheart who sent himself Off
this other sweetheart who Is going to
pay the expenses. I am sure Major Mol
titz would be interested in these two
turtle doves, one of which is In a cage;
he would mot be too hard on this de-
frauder of the company, he would be In
capable Of betraying him. Consequently
have a great desire to tell him Of my
expedition into the baggage van. But
the secret ;s not mine. must do moth
ing that might get Kinke into trouble. !
And 50 am silent, and tonight will,
If possible. take a few provisions to my
packing case-to my snail in his shell,
let us say. And IL not the young Rou-
manian like a snail in his shell, for it is
as much as he can do to get out Of 1t ?
We reach Khodjend about three IN the
afternoon. The country Is fertile, green,
carefully cultivated. 1t Is a succession
of kitchen gardens, which seem to be
well kept, immense fields sown with
clover, which yield four or Eve crops
year. The roads near the town are
bordered with long rows Of mulberry
trees, which diversity the view with &C.
centric branches.
Beyond Kokhan we shall run due east,
and by MarGhelan and Och pass through
the gorges az the Pamirs, 80 as to reach
the Turkesto- Chinese frontier.
The train had only just started when
the travellers took their seats at the ta-
bic, where / failed to notice any fresh
arrival.
EphrinelI h In his usual place. With
out going as far as familiarity, it is
obvious that a close intimacy, founded
on similarity in tastes and aptitudes,
exists between Miss Horatia Bluett and
the Yankee. There Is no doubt, in our
opinion, but what it will end in we'd
ding as soon MS the train arrives. Both
will have their romance of the rail.
Frankly, like that of Kinko and Zinca
Klork much better. 1t is true, the pref
The dinner lasted till rather late, and
terminated in an unexpected manner by
an offer from Caterna to recite a mono
lcgue.
Our train more and more resembled a
small rolling town. 1t had even it's
casino, this dining car in which we were
gathered at the moment. And 1t was
thus In the eastern part of Turkestan,
four hundred kilometers from the Pamir
plateau, at dessert, after our excellent
dinner served in a saloon of the Grand
Transasiatic, that the "Obsession" was
given with remarkable talent by Mon
sieur Caterna, grand premier comique,
engaged at the Shanghai theater for the
approaching season. &
(. Monsieur" said Pan Chao, my sin
cere compliments. have heard young
Coquelin--" 45
"A master, monsieur; masterv' said
Caterna.
Whom you APPROACH"
"Respectfully-very respectfully
The braves lavished on Caterna had
no effect ON Sir Francis Trevellyan, who
had been occupying himself with enoma-
topic ordinations regarding the dinner,
which he considered execrable. He was
not amused. And yet nobody took any
notice Of this grumbling gentleman's re-
ordinations.
Baron Observation-Disclosures had not
understood single word Of this little
masterpiece, and had he understood it,
be would not have been able to appreciate
this sample Of Partisan monologo- mania.
As to my lord Faruskiar and his in.
separable Ghangir, 1t seemed that, in
spite of their traditional reserve, the sur.
prising grimaces. the significant gestures
the comical intonations, had interested
them to a certain extent.
The actor had noticed It, and appre.
ciated this silent admiration. As he rose
from the table he said to me:
HE ID magnificent, this signeur
What dignity! What presence! What
q type Of the furthest east! like his
companion less-a third-rate fellow at
the outside"
During dinner the train had passed
Kastakos Station, situated in the center
of a mountainous region. The road curv.
ed a good deal, and ran over viaducts
and through tunnels, as we could tell BY
the noise.
We enter Kokhan Station at 8 O'Clock
In the evening. The stoppage is to last
two hours. We get out on to the plat.
form. As we are leaving the car / am
near Major Noltitz. who asks young Pan
Chao:
''Have you ever heard of this man.
DARN Yen Lou, whose body is being tax.
en- to Pekin?"
"Never, Major"
"But he ought to be a parsonage Of
consideration, to be treated with the
honor he gets"
''That is possible" said Pan Chao
"but we have SO many personages of con
sideration in the Celestial Empire
"And so this mandarin Yen Lou-T
II never heard him mentioned"
Why did Major Noltitx ask the China
man this question: What was he think
ing about2
CHAPTER Kill,
Kokhan, two hours to stop. It 1,
night. The majority Of the traveller,
have already taken up their sleepin,
quarters in the car, and do not care t.
alight.
Here am l. on the platform. This 1,
rather an important station, and from
the engine house comes more powerful
locomotive than those which hav,
brought the train along since we lef
Uxun Ada. These early engines were al