Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-01

cred with tarpaulins to protect them
from the sea.
There EphrinelIs cases have been put.
He has lent hand with Yankee energy,
determined not 10 lose sight OF his valua-
bic property, which Is in cubical cases,
about two feet on the side, covered with
patent leather, carefully strapped. on
which can be read the stenciled words,
Strong Bulbul & Co. New York"
Are all your goods on boardT
asked the American.
There is the forty-second case just
coming" he replied
And there was the said case on the
back Of porter already coming along
the gangway. 1t seemed TO me that the
porter was rather lottery.
"Wait a bit!' shouted Ephrnell. Then
in good Russian, so as TO be better I'M
derstood. he shouted: Look Quit Look
outw
1t is good advice, but It Is too late.
The porter has just made a false step.
The case slips from his shoulders. breaks
In two, and a quantity Of little packets
Of paper scatter their contents on the
deck.
What shout Of indignation did Ephri-
ntl lAlnts W nat II nnaih WIN Ms hoA
did he administer to the unfortunate
porter as he repeated in a voice Of de-
spair, "My teeth, my poor teethg'
And he went down on his knees to
gather up his little bits Of artificial ivory
that were scattered all about, while l
could hardly keep from laughing.
1t was for manufacturing five thou
sand cases a week for the five parts Of
the world that this huge concern existed
1t was for supplying the dentists Of the
old and new worlds; It was for sending
teeth as far as China, that their factory
required fifteen hundred horse power,
and burned a hundred tons Of coal a
day. That Is quite Americana
The bell is ringing for the last time.
All the passengers are aboard. The As
tara is casting off her warps. Suddenly
there are shouts from the quay. l rec
ognize them as being In German, the
same as 1 had heard at Tihis when the
train was starting for Baku.
1t Is the same man. He is painting, he
runs he cannot run much faster. The
gangway has been drawn ashore, and
the steamer is already moving off Luck
lily there Is n rope out astern which still
keeps the Astara near the quay. The
German appears just as two sailors are
maneuvering with the fender. They each
give him a hand and help him on board.
About a quarter OF mile out there
Is sort Of boiling, agitatlng the sur
face of the sea, and showing some deep
trouble In the waters. | was near the
rail on the starboard quarter, and, smok-
ing my cigar, was looking at the harbor
disappearing behind the point round Cape
Apcheron, while the range Of the eau
casus ran up into the western horizon.
OF my cigar there remained only the
end between my lips and, taking a last
Whit, | threw II overheard
In an instant a sheet of flame burst
out all around the steamer. The boiling
came from submarine spring Of naph-
tina, and the cigar end had set It alight
Screams arise. The Astara rolls amid
sheaves of fame, but a movement of the
helm steers us away from the flaming
spring, and we are out Of danger. The
captain comes aft and says to me In q
frigid tone:
"That was foolish thing to do"
Really, captain, l did not know
"You ought always to know, sir?'
These words are uttered in a dry, can
tankerous tone, a few feet away from
me.
! turn to see who II Is. 1t Is the Eng
fish woman who has read me this littl,
lesson.
ITO be continuedl