Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-07-08
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the eastern provinces of the Celestial
Empire.
AS | am going to pass the night on
deck, | return up the cabin stairs. The
American is there just finishing the re-
packing of his case.
May | ask how many teeth you are
Importing into China In those cases?"
Eighteen hundred thousand, without
counting the wisdom teeth!'
And Ephrinell began to laugh at the
little joke which he fired off on several
other occasions during the voyage. |
left him and went on to the bridge be-
tween the paddle boxes
A rather large deal case covered with
a tarpaul1n, attracts my attention 1t
measures about yard and a half in
height and yard in width and depth
1t 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,
'Top-Bottom, which have been re-
spected. 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 advantage 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. Ephrnell mad installed himself
nearly in the middle. There was a va
cant seat near him; he beckoned to me to
occupy it.
Was it by chance2 / know not; but
the Englishwoman was seated on Ephri-
nell's left and talking to him. He in
troduced me.
Miss Horatia Bluett,' he said.
Opposite l saw the French couple con-
scientiously studying the bill of fare At
the other end of the table, close to where
the food came from, was the German
with ruddy face, fair hair, reddish
beard, 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 I t.
Ephrinell. do you know his nameT
Baron Observation-Disclosures
And with that name is he going to
Pekinf"
ITO Peldn, Like that Russian ajor
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.
nell?"
Eyes; a doctor In the Russian army
and they call him Major Noltitz."
Evidently the American was some dis.
tance ahead of me, and yet he was not
p reporter by profession. Ephrinel chat
ted with Miss HOratia Bluett, and | un-
dcrstood that there was an understand.
ang 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 i'm
portant firm in London, Messrs. Holmes
HOlme, to whom the Celestial Empire
annually exports two millions of female
heads of hair.
The pitching now becomes very vio-
lent. The majority of the company can
not stand it, About thirty of the pas
sengers have left the table for the deck.
hope the fresh air will do them good.
We are now only dozen in the dining
room, including the captain, with whom
Major Noltitz is quietly conversng. Eph-
rinell aud Miss Buett seem to be thor
oughly accustomed to these inevitable in
cidents of navigat ion. The German bar
on drinks and eats as if he had taken
up his quarters In some bier-halle at
Munich or Frankfort.
A little way off are the two Celes-
tials, whom l watch with curiosity. One
Is young man Of distinguished bearing,
about twenty-five years old, of pleasant
physiognomy, in spite of his yellow skin
and narrow eyes. A few years spent In
Europe have evidently Europeanized his
manners and even his dress. His mus.
tache is silky his eye is intelligent, his
hair is much more French than Chinese
His companion, on the contrary, whom
he always appears to be making fun of
is of the type Of the true porcelain dol
with the moving head; he is from fifty
TO ffty-fve years old, like monkey il
the face, the top of his head half shay
en-, the pigtail down his back the tradi
tional costume, frock, vest, belt, baggy
trousers, many-colored slippers; a Chins
vase Of the Green family. He, however
could hold out no longer, and after
tremendous pitch, accompanied by
long rattle of the crockery, he gave III
and hurried on deck. And as he did so
the younger Chinaman shouted afte
him. "Cornaro! Cornarop at the sam
time holding out a little volume he haC
left on the table.
What was the meaning of this Italian
word in an oriental mouth?
Madame Caterna arose. very pale, anc
Monsieur Caterna, model husband, FOL
lowed her on deck.
CHAPTER V.
1t is halt-past ten when | SIT down OF
one OF the seats In the stern OF tn