The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-12
CHAPTER XIV.

hai' Inc captain seeing signal OF distress.
turned towards the little schooner. A few
moments after, Phileas Fogg, paying the
price agreed upon for his passage, put into
the pocket of the pilot, John Bunsby, three
hundred and fifty pounds. Then the Hon.
gentleman, Madame Aouda and Mr.. Fix
were taken on board the steamer en- route for
Yokohama. RI EN0Tr "
Arriving there the next morning. at the
regular hour, Phileas Fogg, leaving Fix to
his own affairs, went to the Carnatic and
there learned, to the great joy of Madame
Aouda and perhaps his Own-that the
Frenchman had really arrived the day before.
AS they must leave the same evening for
San Francisco, he went Immediately to seek
MS servant He went, but in vain, to the
offices of the French and English consuls and
after looking through the streets of Yoko-
hama without success, he despaired find
ing Passepartout, when a sort of PRESENT.
ment caused him to enter the theatre Mr..
Fogg would never have recognized his SER
want in the eccentric accoutrements of her
aid, but he, in his inverted position, per-
ceived his master in the gallery. He could
not restrain aforementioned the loss of
equilibrium and that which followed.
Passepartout soon learned all from the lps
OF Madame Aouda, who recounted To him
the story of their voyage from Hong Kong
to Yokohama, in company with Mr.. Fix on
the little pilot boat Tankadare. He did not
frown at theiname CT Fix. He thought that
the time had not come to tell his master what
had passed between the inspector of police
and himself In the history of his adven-
lures he accused and excused himself of hav-
lng been overcome by opium in a smoking
house at Hong Kong Mr.. Fogg listened
coldly to the recital but gave the servant
credit sufficient to procure more suitable
clothes. An houi later the honest youth had
nothing on which recalled the follower of the
god Singow.
The steamer making the voyage from Yok-
ohama to San Francisco was one of the Pa
clfic mail steamers, and was named General
Grant. She was large steamer of $500 tons.
well ordered, and of great speed. She was
schooner-rigged with three masts. CARRYING
great breadth of canvas, which aided power
fully her steam. To run twelve miles an
hour the steamer ought not to EMPLOY more
IMAM twenty days to cross the Pacific. Mr..
Fogg could then expect that, reaching San
Francisco the I'd of December he wonld
reach New York the 10th and arrive in Lon
don by the 10th, gaining thus some hours
upon this fatal date, the 21st of December.
Ihere was numerous company of passen-
gers some English-many Americans-Cbi
nese emigrants. men and women, going to
America, and number of English officers
from India, who employed their leave of alb
S>hNS III ii6nihS biiC tOul vi Tue WOfiQ, llo
voyage passed without incident. The steam
er, supported by her heavy sails, rolled very
little. The Pacific ocean justified its name.
Nine days after leaving Yokohama. Phileas
Fogg had journeyed half round the world.
The General Grant crossed, on the 23d of
November, the 1S0th meridian of the South
ern hemisphere, exactly at the antipodes of
London. Of the eighty days at his disposal
Mr.. Fogg it is true had employed fifty-two.
there thus remained only twenty EIGHT in
which to finish his journey. But it must
be remarked here that if he found himself
only half way by the difference of meridi-
ans, he had, in reality, accomplished two
thirds the real distance. To follow circular
ly the 5Oth parallel which is the meridian of
London, the distance would have been only
$4,000 miles; whereas Phileas Fogg was
forced by the caprlces of travel, to journey
10000 miles-of which he had already accom-
piished 1880. But now the route was di-
rect, and Fix WAS not there to raise obstacles
IL happened also, this 23d of November
that Passepartout was wonderfully happy. IF
will be remembered that the foolish Youth
had obstinately maintained his watch at Lon
don time, believing the time incorrect in ev-
cry country through which he journeyed: for
this day-although he had never changed If
it was in accord with the chronometer on
beard. He would have been glad to know
what Fix would have said if The had been
present. ' 6 " - "''n
'This rascal, who told me heap of sto-
ries upon the meridians, the sun the moon
Ha! ha! if one listened TO them, one wonld
have beautiful watch. 1 was sure that
some time, the sun would decide to regulate
himself by my watchr'
Passepartout did not know this, that ift the
dal-plate of his watch had beeI divided into
"a hours, as the italian clocks, he would have
had no reason to triumph, for the hands
would have indicated, at nine o'clock of the
morning on board, nine o'clock in the even
ing. That is to say, twenty-one hours after
midnight-precisely the difference which
exists between London and the 1SOth par
allel Even if Fix had been capable of ex-
separtout would have been incapable of
compromising, still less of admitting it.
But where was Fix at this time? .l
On board the General Grant. ls
On arriving at Yokohama, the agent aban-
doned Mr.. Fogg, whom he expected to find
again in the journey, and went to the bureau
OF the English Consul. There he found the
warrant which had been following him since
he left Bombay, dated forty days before
warrant which had been sent by the Carnat-
ic Judge then of the disappointment of tbe
detective.
The warrant was useless. The rascal
Fogg was no longer on English soil.
BE it so,' said Fix to himself. after tbe
first moment of vexation. my warrant is
no longer good here, but it will be good in
England. This thief has the intention of re-
turning to his country, having misled the DO
lice. "Well. will follow him even there.
As for the money, hope something will re-
maln-but IN voyages, bonuses, law suits.
elephants-heh has already spent more than
5000 on the way. But the Bank is rich =;
His mind made up, FIX embarked on the
General Grant. He was on board when Mr.
Fogg and Madame Aouda arrived there. To
his extreme surprise he recognized Passepar
tout under his disguise of herald. He hid
himself soon in his cabin, in order to evade
an explanation which would compromise
everything; and among the crowd of passen-
gers he thought he should be able to conceal
himself from his enemy, but they soon met
in the forward part of the ship. Passepar-
tout jumped at the throat of Fix, and with
out any explanation, and to the amusement
ola number of Americans who bet imme-
diately on him, he administered to the nm
fortunate inspector good beating, which
demonstrated the superiority of the French
over the English boxing. When Passepar-
Tout mad finished, he became more calm.
adversary, said to him coolly,
SIS this endedt''
Yes, for the mDment.u !
Then come and talk with me-,
sWhat, I?' me-
I'm the interest of your master.v
Passepartout, awed by his coo.nes. so,-
lowed the inspector Of police and both col
down on the forward deck. 0'" '"'
You have thrashed me.u said Fx
wen, L expected it. Now listen TO me
Until now have been the adversary of M
Fogg-now l am with him. u WI
-: AMI! said Passepartout, "vou believe
mo, l believe him thief Sion do not
moVe-let me speak. While Mr. Foog , moS
on English soil. had an interest fa t eas
nm tnere waiting tor the warrant AG AK
everything to detain him. / sprung nn S,n
MN the priests of Bombay. / intoSic rpoi
you az Hong Kong, separated YOU from
your master. and caused him to miss " thn
steamer for Yokohama" y i'''' 'ie
pasAepartout listened with clencbed fs+s
Fn VOW SAID Fix, "Mr. Fogg returns TO
T Rng and Perhaps | shall folloW him there
ali oh Metnceiorth l shall clear the route from
have nsed with as much care and zeal as I
You see until now to accumulate them.
changed ba my play is changed-and it is
I add also that my interest commands it.
NINE, tor it is only in England tbas e Ud, 10
know if you are in the seryice au eeat you VIII