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"We must not let this brave fellow suffer!" said Major Noltitz; "we must see the Grand Transasiatic people, and when they learn the facts they will be the first to stop the prosecution." "Doubtless," I said, "for it cannot be denied that Kinko saved the train and its passengers." "To say nothing of the imperial treasure," added Caterna, "the millions of his majesty!"
Only No. 4 has been traversed by a bullet clean through his hat. At present I have nothing in view beyond the Bluett-Ephrinell marriage and the termination of the Kinko affair. I do not suppose that Faruskiar can afford us any further surprises. I can reckon on the casual, of course, for the journey has another five days to run.
These valves and levers, what shall we do with them? "I must tell Popof!" I shout. "And what can he do? No; there is only one way " "And what is that?" "Rouse up the fire," says Kinko, calmly; "shut down the safety valves, and blow up the engine." And was that the only way a desperate way of stopping the train before it reached the viaduct? Kinko scattered the coal on to the fire bars.
"I did that, Kinko, I did that. And that night we should have become acquainted if the train had not run into a dromedary." "It was you! I breathe again!" said Kinko. "In what dreams I have lived! It was known that some one was hidden in this box.
But the Grand Transasiatic will not know. During the stoppage Faruskiar and Ghangir are walking on the platform and looking at the train. But it is not the van at the rear that is attracting their attention, but the van in front, and they seem to be much interested in it. Are they suspicious of Kinko? No! the hypothesis is unlikely.
In short, she would run the risk of betraying me." "You are right, Kinko." "Besides, we shall reach the station in the afternoon, very late in the afternoon perhaps, and the unloading of the packages will not take place until next morning " "Probably." "Well, Monsieur Bombarnac, if I am not taking too great a liberty, may I ask a favor of you?" "What is it?"
He is accompanied by a certain number of globular mandarins, and the Celestials salute him by holding out their two fists, which they move up and down as they nod their heads. "Ah! What is this gentleman going to do? Is it some Chinese formality? A visit to the passengers and their baggage? And Kinko, what about him?" Nothing alarming, after all. It is only about the treasure of the Son of Heaven.
Then when he went back to Tiflis I asked him to come to me in that box. Is the poor fellow ill?" "No, Mademoiselle Zinca, no." "Ah! I shall be happy to pay the carriage of my dear Kinko." "Yes pay the carriage " "It will not be long now?" "No; this afternoon probably." I do not know what to say.
If I can reach Kinko I shall be able to sleep through the night and that will be welcome, I admit. I step onto the train, and after assuring myself that no one is watching me, I enter the baggage van, saying as I do so: "It is I." In fact it is as well to warn Kinko in case he is out of his box. But he had not thought of getting out, and I advise him to be very careful.
"Fifteen hours afterward, in the night of the nineteenth." "There the danger is, Monsieur Bombarnac." "Yes, Kinko; for if it is difficult to enter the Russian possessions, it is no less difficult to get out of them, when the Chinese are at the gates. Their officials will give us a good look over before they will let us pass.
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