The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23

had Il not been for KinkO's devotion, the
gold and precious stones would be In the
hands Of Faruskiar aud his baudits. And
that was worth something else than ak
months in prison. In a dc Of generosity
the Son of Heaven favored kinko with
the remittal Of his sentence.
| decline to depict the joy. the happi-
ness, the intoxication which this news,
brought by Kinko In person. gave to all
his friends, and particularly to the fair
Einea Klork. These things are ex-
pressible in no langunge-not even In
Chinese, which lends itself 50 generous
ly to the metaphorical.
And now, my readers must permit me
70 finish with my travelling companions
whose numbers have figured In my note
book.
Nos. and .. Fulk Ephrinen and Miss
Horatia Rluett: Not being able to agree
regarding the various items stipulated
IN their matrimonial contract. they were
divorced three days after their arrival
in Pekin. Things were as though the
marriage had never been celebrated on
the Grand Transasiatic, and Miss HOFa-
tia Bluett remained Miss Horatia Bluett.
May she gather cargOes of heads Of hair
from Chinese polls; and may he furnish
with artificial teeth every Jaw in the
Celestial Empirel
No. 3, Major Noltitz: He Is busy az
the hospital he has come to establish at
Pekin on behalf Of the Russian govern
ment. and when the hour for separation
strikes, ! feel that | shall leave a true
friend behind me Ia these distant lands.
Nos. 4 and 5. the Caternas: After a
stay OF three weeks in the capital Of the
Celestial Empire, the charming actor
and actress set out for Shanghai, where
they are now the great attraction at the
French Resideuey.
No. D, Baron Weissschnitzerl0rfer
whose incommeHsurable name I write for
the last time; Well. not only did the
globe trOtter miss the steamer al TEN
tsin. but month later he missed il at
Yokohama; six weeks after that he was
shipwrecked on the coast Of British Co
lumbia, and then. after being thrown
on the line between San Francisco aud
New York, he managed to complete his
round Of the world Ia Il hundred aad
elghty-seyen days instead Of thirty nine.
Nos. and 10. Pan ChaO and DR. To
King: What can I say except that Pan
CbaO Il always the Partisan you know.
rs 70 the doctor. he has got down 10
eating only the yolk Of an egg a day.
ike his master. Coruaro. and he hopes
TO live to a hundred and two. as dld the
noble Venetian.
No. 5, Sir Francis Trevsllyau. aud No.
II. Seigneur Faruskiar: have never
heard II the one nor have I heard that
the other has been hanged. Doubtless.
the illustrious bandit. Ia wing sent In his
resignation Of the general manasprship
Of the Grad Transatlantic continues bis
lucrative career Ia the depths u the
Mongol provinces.
Now for kiuko, my No. II I need
hardly say that my No. II was married
70 Zinca klork with great ceremony We
were all at the wedding and Il the son
Of Heaven had not richly endowed tho
young Roumauian, his wife received
magnificent present In the name 81 the
passengers Of the tratn be bad saved
That Is the faithful story Of this Jour
uey. | have done my best 70 DO my duty
as special correspondent all down tho
line, and perhaps my editors may be
satisfied, Notwithstanding the slip OF two
you have heard about.
CThe end)