Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07
CHAPTER ".

the eastern provinces VI tne celestial
As am goins 70 pass the night ON
dock l return up the cabin stairs. The
American is there just finishing the re-
hacking of his case.
MAY ask how many teeth you are
importing into China In those cases? r.
eighteen hundred thousand, without
Oounting the wisdGan teethw
And Ephrinell began to laugh at the
little joke, which he fred of on several
ether occasions during the voyage.
left him and went ON to the bridge be-
tween the paddle boxes.
A rather large deal case, covered with
tarpaulin, attracts my attention. 1t
measures about yard and a half in
height and a yard in width and depth.
It has been placed here with the care
required with these words in Russian.
written on the side, "Glass-Fragile-
Keep from Damp" and then directions.
HTop-BOttom," which have been re-
sDected. And then there is the address.
"Mademoiselle Zinca Klork, Avenue Cha
COua, Pekin, Petchili, China"
This Zinca Klork-her name showed
fought to be a Roumanian, and she
was taking advantGS sc of this through
train on the Grand Transasiatic to get
glass forwarded Was TINS an article in
request at the shops of the Middle King
dom? How otherwise could the fair
Celestials admire their almond eyes and
their elaborate hair?
The bell rang and announced the 6
o'clock dinner. The dining room is for
ward. Bphrinell mad installed himself
nearly in the middle. There was a va
cant seat near him; he beckoned to me to
occupy it.
Was 1t by chance7 / know not; but
the EnghshwOman was seated ON Ephri-
nells left and talking 30 him. He in
tOduced me.
Miss Horatia Bluett," he said.
Opposite l saw the French couple con-
scentOusly studying the bill of fare. At
The other end Of the table, close to where
the food came from, was the German
With rudy face, fair hair, reddish
heard, clumsy hands and a very long
nose which reminded one of the probosci.
dean feature of the plantigrades.
"He is not late this time" said l t.
Ephrinell. do you know his nameY'
Baron Observation-Disclosures"
"And with that name is he going to
PekinP
ITO Pedn, like that Russian major
who is sitting near the captain OF the
Astara."
looked at the man indicated. He
was about fifty years Of age, of true
Muscovite type, beard and hair turning
gray, face prepossessing.
You said he was a major, Mr.. Ephri-
nel?"
yes a doctor In the Russian army
and they call him Major Noltitz."
Evidently the American was some dis.
lance ahead of me, and yet he was not
Sfeporter by profession. Bphrinell chat
ted with Miss HOratia Bluett, and I'M
derstOod that there was an understand
ing between these two perfectly Anglo
Saxon natures.
In fact, one was a traveller in teeth,
and the other was a traveller In hair.
Miss Horatia Bluett represented an Inn
gortant firm in London, Messrs. Holiness
hOlme to whom the Celestial Empire
annually exports two millions Of female
heads Of hair.
Ihe pitching now becomes very vio-
lsnt The majority of the company can
la stand it. About thirty Of the pas
sslgers have left the table for the deck.
nope the fresh air will do them good.
We are now only a dozen in the dining
,%ln' including the captain, with whom
4alor Noltitz is quietly conversing. Eph-
.lei and Miss Bluett seem to be thor
Vusaiy accustomed to these inevitable in
uuents OF navigation. The German bar
" Gianks and eats as IL he had taken
Y alS quarters In some bier-halle at
Aanch or Frankfort.
little way off are the two Celes-
a0H' whom watch with curiosity. One
young man of distinguished bearing,
.gOut twenty-five years odd, of pleasant
1'uu!!slOsnomy, in spite of his yellow skin
Tsu narrow eyes. A few years spent in
aalope rave evidently Europeanized his
.aInets and even his dress. His mus
5Ae Is silky, his eye is intelligent, his
'' a. much more French than Chinese.
4IS companion, on the contrary, whom
HWays appears to be making fun of,
M ~ the type of the true porcelain doll
" q. tne moving head; he is from fifty
~ nIty-hve years old, like monkey in
~ race, the top of his head half shaw
n Vle pigtail down his back, the tradi-
S,aal costume, frock, vest, belt, baggy
users many-colored slippers; a China
M r"s OI the Green family. He, however,
b ,a,u mold out no longer. and after a
6oa ienuous pitch, accompanied by
M Nj rattle rattle Of the crockery, he gave up
NJ hurried on deck. And as he did 50,
younger Chinaman shouted after
~, COrnarO! COrnaro!" at the same
IN uoidlng out little volume he had
~ T., on the table.
so,a 10 = was the meaning of this Italian
Nv Nv IN an oriental mouth?
gonsi .alne Caterna arose, very pale, and
w. o@Is ! Caterna, model husband, fol-
~'su her on deck.
Ia CHAPTER V.
a. half-past ten when l sit down on
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