Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-07-29
CHAPTER XII.

Nijni-Novgorod. Some twenty years later
the attempt would have succeeded, and
as a matter of fact the fair now exists
owing to the making of the Transcapsian
to unite Samarkand and Tashkend. We
left Tashkend ut precisely II o'clock In
the morning
AS soon as we are on the move l 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 / am sure Major Mol
titz would be interested in these two
turtle doves, one of which is in cage
he would not be too hard on this de-
fIauder of the company, he would be in
capable of betraying him. Consequently
i have Il great desire to tell him of my
expedition into the baggage van. But
the secret is not mine. | must do moth
Ing that might get Kinko into trouble
And SO | am silent, and tonight | WILL
If possible, take n few provisions to my
packing case-tO my snail in his she'll
let us shy. And Is not the young Rou-
manian like n snail in his shell, for it is
as much as he can do to get out of it?
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 five crops
a 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 of the Pamirs, so as to reach
the Turkesto-Chinese frontier.
The train had only just started when
the travellers took their seats at the Ia
bic, where | failed to notice any fresh
arrival.
Ephrinell is 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, ut what 1t will end in q wed
ding as soon as the train arrives. Both
will have their romance of the rail.
Frankly / like that of Kinko and Zinca
hlork much better. 1t is true, the pref
ty Roumanian is not here.
The dinner lasted till rather late, and
terminated in an unexpected manner by
an offer from Caterna to recite mono
lcgue.
Our train more and more resembled
small rolling town. 1t had even it's
casino, this dining car in which we were
gathered at the moment. And it was
thus in the eastern part of Turkestan,
four nundrrd kilometers from the Pamir
plattst:3s at dessert, after our excellent
dinner saved in a saloon of the Grand
Transass-t3c, that the "Obsession" was
given with remarkable talent by Mon
sieur Caterna, grand premier comique,
engaged at the Shanghai theater for the
approa ching season.
'Mon"ieur." said Pan Chao, my sin
cere compliments. | have heard young
CoQuelin. -"
"A master, monsieur; a masterw said
Caterna.
Whom you APPROACH"
"Respectfully-very respectfully"
The braves lavished on Caterna had
no effect IN Sir Francis Trevellyan, who
hat been occupying himself with enoma-
topic EXPLANATIONS 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 a 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 Changer, 1t seemed that, In
spite of their traditional reserve, the sur
prising grimaces, the significant gestures
the comical intonations, had interested
them to certain extent
The actor had noticed 1t, and appre-
ciated this silent admiration. As he rose
from the table he said to me:
He Is magnificent, this signeur.
What dignity! What a presence! What
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 mountainous region. The road curry
ed good deal, and ran over viaducts
and through tunnels, as we could tell by
the noise.
We enter Kokhan Station at o 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 PekinT'
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,
shut we have so many personages of CON
sideration in the Celestial Empire"
'And so this mandarin Yen Lou
81 never heard him mentioned"