The Portland daily press., 1873-07-04

| John Bunsby kept her in trim. Her tw
masts incl:n little aft. She carried BRIG
| antine, fore, storm, jb, stay sail and pole
and would rig a chance for the wind stern
She was quick sail,r, and in fact had gain
ed already many prizes in the regatta races
The crew of the Tankadare were compose
of the captain and four men. They wer
hardy sailors, who, venturing in search @
ships, are admirably acquainted with thes
seas. John Bunsby, a man of forty-fiv
wears, vigorous, sun burnt, with his quic
eye, energetic face, fine appearance, woul
have inspired conf 1ence in the most timid
Mr. Fogg and dadame Aouda went OF
board. Fix was there already. BY the com
panion way in the rear of the schooner the
descended into square room whose wall
were followed in the form of cots above a cir
cuar divan. In the centre table lighted b,
swinging lamp. 1t was small but very neat
II regret that | have nothing better to of
fer you,' said MI. Fogg to Fix, who bowed il
reply.
The agent felt sort of humiliation in prot
iting thus by the kindness of Mr. Fogg.
''Surely." he said TO himself, he is very
polished thief-but thief
At ten minutes past three, the sails were
hoi tied, the English flag flying at the mas
head Of the schooner-the passengers were
sitting upon deck. Mr.. Fogg and Madame
Aouda threw last look upon the quay, to
see if Passepartout did not appear.
Fix was not without applehensions tha
chance might conduct to this place the I'm
fortunate servant, whom he had so igpomin
iously treated, and then an explanation
would follow, from which the detective coult
draw nothing in his own favor. But the
Frenchman did not appear, nd, without
doubt, he was still under the influence q
the narcotic.
Captain 10 n Bunsby cast off the anchors
and the Tankadare, taxing the wind under
her brigantine, fore and stay sails, bounded
springingly on the waves.
CHAPTER XXI.
1t was an adventurous expedition on Graf
OF twenty tons, an above all at this season o.
the year. The China seas are always rough
exposed to sudden tempests of wind-espec.
tally during the equinoXes, and it was now,
only the first days of November. But John
Bunsby had confidence in his Tankadare-She
rode the waves like sea gull, and perhaps
be was right. During the last hours of the
day, the Tan kadale passed through the capri.
cous channels of the Hong Kong, and in all
her tackings, with the wind ahead or asterl.,
she behaved admirably.
Il have no need, pilot" said Mr.. Fogg, al
the open sea, ''to recommend to you all DOS
sible diligence
Your Honor can leave all to me,' repeat
ed John Bunsby. Gas to canvas, we carry
now, all the wind will permit us; our poles
would add nothing, and serve only to encum-
Der the craft and injure her speed"
1T is your business, not NINE, pilot and ]
trust myself to you''
Phileas Fogg. treading the deck like sail
or, watched the rough sea. The young lady
sitting in the stern, was frightened to see the
ocean. already dark in the twilight, which
she braved upon a craft so frail. Above her
head, the white sails looked, in the space,
like great wings; and the schooner, lifted by
the wind, seemed to fly in the air. Night
came. The moon was in her first quarter,
and her insufficient light was soon extinguish-
ed by the shadows at the horizon. Some
clouds, rising from the east, already over.
spread part CT the heavens. The pilot
placed his lights in position,-an indispensa-
BILE precaution in those seas, very frequently
approaching so near to the shore. The col
lIsionS OF ships are rare, and the speed under
which she moved, would have sunk the
schooner at slight shock
Fix watched in the forward part of the
boat. He held himself aloof from Mr.. Fogg,
knowing that he talked very little. Beside,
he disliked to speak to the man whose SER
vices he had accepted. He thought also OF
the future. 1t appeared certain that Mr..
Fogg would not stop at Yokohama, but would
take Immediately the boat for San Francisco,
in order to reach America, whose vast extent
would assure him of security. The plan OF
Foeg seemed to him very simple. Instead of
leaving England for the United States, like a
common thief, he had made the journey three
quarters round the globe, in order to gain
more safely the American continent, where
ne could enjoy TRANQUILITY the quarter Of a
million OF the Bank, after having msled the
police. But once upon American ground.
what would Fix do? Woul he abandon his
man? No, thousand times no! and until he
had obtained an act of extradition, he would
watch his every step. 1t was his duty, and
he must fulfill it to the end. One happy
event had occurred-Passepartou was not
nea, his master, and above all, after the con-
fidence of Fix, it was important that the
master and ser Jant should not meet again.
Phileas Fogg himself, was not without
thought OF his servant, who had disappeared
SO strangely. After all his reflections, it
seemed to him not impossible that, by som
misunderstanding, the poor youth had en-
barked on the Carnatic at the last moment.
That was also the opinion of Madame Aouda,
who regretted profoundly, the honest servant,
to whom she owed all. In that case they
would find him at Yokohama; and, if the
Carnatic had transported him there, it would
be easy to find him.
Towards 10 O'Clock, the wind begau to
blow,-perhaps it would be prudent to take a
reef;-but the pilot after carefully observing
the state OF the heavens, left the sails as they
were set. Besides, the Tankadare carried adj
mirably, her canvas having great sea gauge
and was ready to haul down rapidly in case
of a squall. At midnight, Mr.. Fogg and
Madame Aouda went down into the cabin.
Fix had preceded them and slept, extended
upon one of the berths. As for the pilot and
his men they remained all night on deck.
The next morning at sunrise, the schooner
had made more than an hundred miles Her
log line often thrown. indicated that her ave-
rage speed was between eight and nine miles
per hour. She carried great breadth of sail,
and obtained in this way her maximum of
speed. Ifthe wind held in the same quarter,
the chances were in their favor.
Mr.. Fogg and the young lady ate with
good appetite the preserves and biscuit on
board. Fix was invited to share their repast.
He accepted, knowing well that it is as nee
essary to ballast the stomach as boats-but it
vexed him. To travel at he expense of this
man, to be fed by his provisions, he felt to
be very mean thing. H ate, nevertheless,
very little, it is true, but he ate.
After the lunch was finished he took Mr..
Fogg one side, and said:
"Mr." this word burnt his lips, and
he restrained himself from putting his hands
on the neck of this Mr.. -.
''Sir, you have been very obligng to offer
me passage with you, but although my re-
sources will not allow me to act as literally as
you, intend to pay my part.''
''Do not speak of of that, sir,' replied Mr..
Fogg.
''But, if insist"
mo, sir,'' replied Fogg, in tone which
admitted no reply, ''that enters into the gem
eral expense.
Fix bowed. He was silenced; and, going
to stretch himself in the forward part of the
schooner, did not speak during the day.
Meanwhile they sailed rapidly. John
Bunsby was in good spirits and many times
during the day said to Mr.. Fogg that they
would arrive in time. Mr.. Fogg merely re-
piled that he countedupon it. All the crew
worked with zeal-the bonus allured them
so, not sheet that was not conscientiously
tightened-not sail but was vigorously
hoisted aloft-not lurch of which thew
could reDroach the man at the helm. They
could not have managed more skiltully in a
regatta of the Royal Yacht Club.
In the evening the pilot took again his
bearings hey had run 220 miles since eav-
ing Hong Kong, and Mr.. Fogg could hope
that there would be no delay in his arrival at
Yokohama. SO then, the first serious mis-
chance which had happened since his depart
ure would not probably cause him any delay.