Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-07


ed overcoat and Muscovite cap. l intend
to talk good deal with this gallant fol-
low. For ten years he has been on the
Transcaspian between Uzun Ada and
the Pamirs, and during the last month he
has been all along the line to Peldn.
l call him No. in my notebook
1t occurs to me to have a look at the
mysterious box. Has it not a right to
be so called2 Yes, certainly. / must
really find ont where it has been put
and how to get at it easily.
The famous box was still on the plat
form. In looking at it closely observe
that air holes have been bored on each
Of its sides, and that on one side it has
two panels, one Of which can be made to
slide on the other from the inside And
l am led to think that the prisoner has
had it made so in order that he can, if
necessary, leave his prison-probably
during the night.
just now tie porters are beginning to
lift the box. l have the satisfaction Of
seeing that they attend to the direc-
tons Inscribed on it. 1t is placed with
great care near the entrance to the van,
the side with the panels outward, as if
it were the door of a cupboard. And is
not the box a cupboard-a cupboard /
propose TO open?
There it is all rightv' said one of the
porters, looking to see that the case was
MS it should be, top where top should
be, and so on.
There is no fear Of its moving" said
another porter; ''the glass will reach Pc
kin all right, unless the train runs off
the metals"
The American came up to me and took
a last look at his stock of incisors mo-
lars and CANNES.
'You know, Monsieur Bombarnac,"
he said to me, that the passengers are
going to dine at The Hotel du Car be-
fore the departure of the train 1t Is
time now. Will you come with me?"
II follow you"
The dinner ends ten minutes before
the time fixed for our departure. The
bell rings and we all make a move for
the train, the engine Of which is blowing
off steam.
The Baron Observation-Disclosures is not
behind hand this time. On the contrary,
1t is the train this time which is five
minutes late in starting; and the German
has begun to complain, to chafe and to
threaten to sue the company for dam
ages Ten thousand roubles-not
penny lessl-if it causes him to fail.
Fail in what, considering that he is go
ing to Pekin?
AT length the last shrek Of the whis-
tie cleaves the air; the cars begin to
move, and loud cheer salutes the de-
parture of the Grand Transasiatic ex-
press.
For fifteen years our guard had been
in the Transcaspian service. He knows
the country up to the Chinese frontier.
and five or six times already he has been
over the whole line known as the Grand
Transasiatic.
l asked him if he knew anything of
our fellow travellers. l meant those who
were going through to China, and in the
first place of Major Noltitz.
1.-THE major" said Popof, "has lived
a long time in the Turkestan provinces.
and he is going to Pekn to organize the
staff of a hospital for our compatriots,
with the permission of the Car. of
course"
II like this Major Noltitz," 1 said,
land l hope to make his acquaintance
very soon. And these two Chinese. do
you know them?"
Not in the least, Monsieur Bombar-
nae; all l know is the name ON the lug
gage"
What is that?
"The younger mans name is Pan
Chao, the elders is Tio-King. Probably
they have been travelling in Europe for
some years. AS to saying where they
come from, l cannot. l imagine that
Pan-Chao belongs to some rich family,
for he is accompanied by his doctor"
"And the two French people. that cou-
pie so affectionate," l asked. "Who
are they?"
Stage people who are going to the
alter in Shanghai, where they have an en-
gagement at the French theater"
That is capital. l will talk about the
theater, and behind the scenes, and such
matters. and 1 shall soon make the ac-
qauintance of the CHEEKY comedian and
his charming wife.
As to certain scornful gentleman
aboard, our guide knew nothing beyond
that his luggage bore the address in full:
Sir Francis Trevellyan, Trevellyan Hall,
"A gentleman who does not answer
when he Is spoken to-" added Popof.
Now we get to the German" said l.
Baron Observation-Disclosures
He Is ON a trip round the world"
"a trip round the world?"
I'm thirty days"
And so after Mrs. Bisland. who did
the famous tour In seventy-three days,
and Citizen George Francis Train, who
did 1t in seventy, this German was at
tempting to do it in thirty nine?
He will never do itl' l exclaimed.
why not?' asked Popof.
Because he is always late"
Cro be continued,