The Portland daily press., 1873-06-12
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE

well 10 Calals perhaps. After all Ii was
not entirely dsagreeable to the youth. who
OF his native land. Perhaps they would 90
to Paris, and he would see again with pleas
ure the grand capital. But, certainly, a gem
tleman so cOnsiderate of his steps would
stop there. Yes, without doubt, but il WIS
no less true, that he went away-that he
journeyed-this gentleman so domestic until
now.
AT P. NJ. he had prepared the small
travelling bag, which contained his own and
NJ: masters wardrobe, and, with a DISTURBED
spirit, Spit he carefully closed the door of his room
wh.ntt "ent 70 his master. Mr.. Fogg was ready
,;,. ea,ried under his arm '.Bradshaw's Com
| aI Cn;d, nnahway, Steam Transit, and Gener-
the inSo,,.ih winch would furnish him with all
toll the ha', s' needful fol his journey. He
LOON .he nag rom the servant. openeJ and
placed within large bundle of bsnE no,esN s
current In all countries ""nA no'e'
You nave forgotten nothinge' asked he.
Nothing Monsieur" N A''
ssMy rubbber coat aud shawlr'
"There they are. .-
swell, take this bag and take care of it,
there are 100000 in it,"
The bag almost escaped from the hand of
Passepartout, as if the bank notes had been
gold, and very heavy. The master and ser
want descended then, and the street door
closeA with double bolt. They found car
riage at the extremity of Saville Row, which
took them rapidly in the direction of the Gate
| of Charing Cross-tefminus of one OF the
| brances of the south eastern railway.
AT 10:13 O'Clock, the carriage halted, and
| Passepartout descended. His master follow
ed, paying the coachman. r-
AT this moment, poor mendicant holding
child by the hand, approached Mr.. Fogg
ano asked for aims. He DIR W from his pock-
ct the twenty guineas gained at whist and
| gave them TO the poor woman-"I am glad
to have met you," he said, and passed into
| the station.
Passepartout felt tear in his eye-his
master had touched his heart. Mr.. Fogg
I gave the servant an order to take two tickets
first class for Paris, then, turning, he
perceived his five colleagues Of the Reform
| Club.
Gentlemen CO." he said, "and the
different 'visas' on my passport, will enable
me to prove my Journey"
''Oh! Mr.. Fogg," replied Walter Ralph,
"that is useless-we win answer on your
| honor as gentleman"
SIT is better so," said Mr.. Fogg. ''You do
not forget when you are to return ~ OBJ
served Andrew Stuart. -
''In eighty days. replied Mr.. Fogg, "Sat-
| urday the 21st of December 1872, at 1875
o'clock in the evening" shall see you again
gentlemen. --r.-
| AZ M, 1QlledS fORg ana servant
took their seats in the same impairment.
Five minutes later, the whistle sounded and
the train left. 0 .laI.
The night was dark, fine rain was falling.
Mr.. Fogg leaning on his arm in his corner
| did not speak. Passepartout, confused,
grasped absently the bag and bank notes.
But the train had not passed Sydenham,
when he gave a despairing cry.
"What is the matter?' inquired his mas
ner.
''There is-that-in my hurry-in my con-
fusion-I have forgotten.'
''What?,
ITO put ont the gas in my chamber
Never mind," replied Mr.. Fogg coldly,
'it burns at your expense"
| CHAPTER v.
Phileas Fogg in leaving London did not
| dream, doubtless, the grand sensation his de-
| rarture would cause. The ne vs. of the bet
spread among the members of the Club, and
produced great excitement, in tina tHon. circle.
The excitement passed from the Club to the
/ journals, and through them to the London
public, and all the United Kingdom. The
question of the tour of TIE world was COM
mented on discussed, dissected with as much
heat has ii it had been another Alabama af-
fair Some took sides with Mr. Fogg. while
others-and they formed a large majorits-
pronounced against him. The tour of the
|
time, except in theory or ON paper, with the
means of communication actually in use-it
was not only impossible-it was absurd to
think of it.
All the journals declared themselves against
him, except the Daily Telegraph. He Was
called mad, eccentric, tool, and his colleagues
of the Club were generally blamed for having
taken the bet-which showed evidently
mental WEAKNESS in the aushor of il.
| Z During the first five davs which f0llOvpd
/ the departure of the gentleman, many impor-
tant bets were made upon the probabilities of
his enterprise, We know that the race of bet
tors in England is more intellectual, more
elevated than the world of players. Betting
is a part of the English character. Not only
the members ot the Club made considerable
bets, but the mass of the public generally en-
tered into the movement 'Phileas Fogg' at
prime or premium was bought and Sold
and some large sales were made. .-
But five days after his departure and after
the adverse article in the Bulletin of the Geo
graphical society, Phleas Fogg stock began to
fall. Only one partizan remained to him-the
old paralytic Lord Albemarle. This honora-
BILE gentleman, confined to his chair, would
have given his fortune to be able to make it
| in ten years even-bet e5 900 on the side Of
Phieas Fogg and, even when the foolishness
of the project was demonstrated to him, con-
tented himselfby saying--''If the thing Is
feasible, it is well that an Englishman should
be the first to accomplish it."
Seven days after his departure, an incident
completely unexpected, changed the whole
aspect of affairs. About nine o'clock in the
evening the Chief of Police received this tele-
gram: as4aw
Suez to Hendon, Rowan, Chief of Police,
! Central Administration = Scotland Place. I
track the thief of the Bank-PhiIeas Fogg. Or
der warrant at Bombay-Englsh India. re--
Tx, Detective
The effect of this dispatch was soon appar-
ent. The honorable gentleman disapps sared
to give place to thief of bank notes. His
photograph deposited with those OF his col
leagues of the Reform Club, was examined
and presented line for line the man whose
description had been furnished by tbe police
They remembered that the life of Fogg was
mysterious---hs isolation, bis departur,, and
it appeared evident that this man had, In
making the journey round the world, under
the pretenee of foolish bet, no other object,
than to mislead the police. rr
| CTo be continued.)