Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-09-16
CHAPTER xxvIII.-,Continued.,

on the nrSt nOOr that the young INou-
manian lived, and where having learned
her trade as a milliner In Paris, she was
engaged In 1t at Pekln. l read the name
Of Nine. Zinca Klork on a door. l knock.
The door is opened.
/ am In the presence Of q young lady
who Is perfectly charming, as kinko
said. She Is blonde, Of from twenty-five
to twenty-three years old, with the black
eyes Of the Roumanian type, an agree
able figure, a pleasant, smiling face. In
fact has she not been informed that the
Grand Transasiatic train has been In the
station ever since last evening, In spite |
of the circumstances Of the journey, and |
Is she not awaiting her betrothed from
one moment to anotherl
Mademoiselle Klork Is evidently much |
surprised at seeing a stranger In her
doorway. As she has lived several years
In France, she does not hesitate to rec
ognize me as n Frenchman. and asks to
what she is indebted for my visit.
'MademOiselle Zinca," ] say, 81 arriv-
ed yesterday by the Grand Transasiatic."
The girl turned pale; her eyes became
troubled. 1t was evident that she feared
something. Had Kinko been found In
his box2 Had the fraud been discov-
eredf Was he arrested? Was he in
prison?
"Mademoiselle Zlnca-certain circum-
stances have brought to my knowledge
the journey Of young Roumanian--'
"Kinko-my poor Kinko-they have
found himY she asks In trembling
voice
Mono" say I. hesitating. "No one
knows, except myself. l often visited
him in the luggage van at night. We
were companions, friends. l took him
n few provisions"
"Oh, thank you. sirr says the lady,
taking me by the hand. with a French
man Kinko was sure Of not being be-
trayed and even of receiving help.
Thank you! Thank you'll He loves me
so much, and l love him. We met each
other In Paris. He was so kind to me.
Then when he went back to Tifis | ask
ed him to come to me In that box. Is
the poor fellow ill?"
"No. Mademoselle Zinca-no."
"He asked you to come and tell me
he had arrivedY
"Yes-but-you understandable is
very tired after so long journey"
rs he ill2"
es-rather-rather ILL.,"
'"rhe truth, monsieur, the truth! Hide
nothing from me-KinkO-"
q "Yes-I have sad news-to give you"
She is fainting. Her lips tremble. She
can hardly speak
eve have had accidents on the road.
The train was nearly annihilated-a
frghtfu catastrophe"
G. ''He is deadl Kinko is deadv
@ The unhappy Zinca falls on to chair
=, and to employ the imaginative phrase
ology Of the Chinese. her tears roll down
like rain on an autumn night Never
u have / seen anything so lamentable. But
l. It will not do to leave her in this state
d poor girl She is becoming unconscious
a | do not know where l am. l take her
II hands / repeat:
q "Mademoiselle Zincal Mademoisell'
T. zincar
Suddenly there is n great noise in from
, Of the house. Shouts are heard. There
i il n tremendous to do, and amid th'
r tumult | hear voice.
n cannot be mistaken. That is Kinko'i
IA voice! | recognize It. Am in my RICH
N senses? Zinca jumps up, springs to thu
window, opens it, and we look out.
There is n cart at the door. There /
X the case, with all it's inscriptions; Thi
III side up. this side down, fragile, glass
H. beware Of damp, etc. 1t is there-hal
IN cart has been run into by a carriage
"a. as the case was being got down. TIL
,o case has slipped on to the ground. |
has been knocked in. And Klnko ha
'e jumped out like n jack-in-the-b ox-bu
he alive, very much alive!
IT. can hardly believe my eyes! Wha
he my young Roumanian did not perish
the explosion? No! As | shall soon hea
N. from his own mouth, he wds thrown o
,1 to the line when the boiler went up, r.
maincd there inert for a time. found hin
'' self ninjured-mirac ulously-kepta ava
,V' till he could slip into the van unpercei'
he cd. | had Just left the van after lookir
ri for him in vain, and supposing that
yer had been the first victim of the catastr
nd phe.
ats Then-oh! the irony of fate.-after n
nc complishing a journey Of six thousar
kilometers on the Grand Transasiati
shut up in a box among the baggag
ne after escaping so many dangers, attack
"a hv bandits, explosion of engine, he Wi
~ here. by the mere colliding Of n ca
OF and a carriage in Pekin street, depri
I'm ed of all the good of his journey.
~. The carter gave yell at the sight
n human being who had just appeare
In an instant crowd had gathered. Il
"u fraud was discovered the police had II
III M. And what could this young Ro
EN- manian do. who did not know a word
IN Chinese, but explain matters In the sil
he language? Zinca and l ran down
mn him.
F NV Zinca-my dear Zincar' he e
claims, pressing the girl to his heart.
MY Kinko-my dear Kinko," she
'oN plies. while her tears mingle with his.
the Monsieur Bombarnac! says the pc
,ok fellow. appealing to my Intervention.
we "Kinko," l reply, take 1t coolly a
rtr depend on me. You are alive, and
10, thought you were dead"
but l am not much better Of"
murmurs.
Zen Mistake, Anything Is better than
her ing dead-even when one is menaced
vel prison, be It a Chinese prison. Kinko
ac- dragged off by the police amid the laul
ia. ter and bowls Of the crowd.
CHAPTER xxx.
If ever the expression sinking
. sight of port" could be used in its p
80 else meaning. it evidently can in t
case l offer my arm to MademOis'
j, Zinca. and l lead her to my carriage, O
ing we return rapidly toward the Hotel
the Ten thousand Dreams.
o7a There l find Major Noltitz and
Caternas. and. by lucky chance, yor
be Pan Chao. without DIR. Tio-King. l
Chao would like nothing better than
lere be our interpreter before the Chin
authorities.