Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-08-05
CHAPTER XVI.

American clergyman bound to Pekin
This was the Rev. Nathaniel Morse of
Boston, one of those honest Bible dis
tributors, a Yankee missionary, in the
garb of a merchant, and very keen in
business matters At a venture | make
him No. IL in my note book.
The verifcation of the papers of young
Pan Chao and DIR. Tio-King gave rise
to no difficulty, and on leaving they ex-
changed "ten thousand good-mornings"
with the more amiable of the Chinese
representatives.
When 1t came to the turn of Major
Noltitz a slight incident occurred. Sir
| Francis Trevelyan, 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
tacles. who looked at him with 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 out
burst which at once took place. After
throwing n glance at the papers present
ed to him by Changer 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 respects
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
a great parsonage in a foreign country;
but now on the Chinese railways he re-
sumed the rank which belonged to him.
And | had permitted myself to iden-
tify him with the pirate Ki-Tsang. And
Major NoltitZ, who had spent his time
suspecting him! At last have some one
of note in our train-I have him. this
somebody; | will make his acquaintance.
| will cultivate it like a rare plant, and
if he will only speak Russian l will in
terview him down to his boots. l am
completely upset, and l could not help
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 it's 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 a man who
has lost something valuable?
Your papers," demands the interpret
er in German.
my papers," replies the baron; 81 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 quick said the inter
prefer. THE train cannot watr'
81 object to its going without mew
exclaimed the baron. These papers
how have they gone astray? | must have
let 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
ton.
'Wait! wait! Bonner vetter! Can't
you wait few moments for n man who
is going round the world in thirty-nine
days"
THE Grand Transasiatic does nor
wait" says the interpreter.
Without waiting for any more. Major
Noltitz and l reach the platform. while
the baron continues to struggle in the
presence of the impossible Chinese func-
tionaries.
My first care is to look into the front
van. The custom house officers are about
to visit it, and | tremble for poor Kinlko
1t is evident that the fraud has nor
been discovered yet, for there would have
been a great stir at the news. Sunnose
the case is passed? Will its position no
shifte3f VIII it be put hind side before
or upsjde down? Kinko will NOT tbon
be atan to get out, and that would he .
, complication.
The Chinese officers have come out ~
the van and shut the door, so that 7
cannot give glance into it. The essen.
tial poiat is that Kinko has nor beon
caught in the act. AS soon as possible
l will enter the van, and, as bankers
, say, verify the state of our safe"
. Before getting into our car. Major Mol
titz asks me to follow him to the rear
of ths train.
The scene we witness is not devoid o,
interest; it is the giving over of tbe
corpse of the mandarin Yen Lou nv me
Persian guards to a detachment Of col
diers of the Green Standard who form
the Chinese gendarmerie The defpnc,
a passes into the care of twenty Celestials
3 who are to occupy the second-class on,
! IN fNont Of the mortuary van. TbeT
T are armed with guns and rsvol,,or.