The Portland daily press., 1873-06-14

the agent went out to find Passepartout.
Meanwhile Mr.. Fogg, after leaving the con-
SUBS vert directly to the qnay As he went
on board he gave some orders to his servant,
entered alone into his cabin, and took his
memorandum, which showed the following
notes.
Left London October End 10. So P. M-a,rived
at Paris, Thursday October Sd T. A. M left
Paris Thursday $40, A. M.-arrived by the
Mount Gents at Turin, Friday Oct. 4th, 6.35
A. M.-left Turin, Friday 7.2O, A. M.-arrivtd
at Brindisi, Saturday, Oct. 9TH 4, P. Mem
| M.-arrived at Suez, "Wednesday Oct. 9th, II
| A. M.-Total in hours-1565-days 81.
Mr.. Fogg inscribed these dates on a Journal,
arranged liz columns which married, from the
End of October to the 21st of December, the
months, days of the month, the regular ar
rivals and the arrivals made at each principal
port---Brindisi, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Hong
Kong. Yokohama. San Francisco, New York
and London, and permitted him to marx the
gain or loss at each point 10 the journey.
He marked then this day Oct. 9th, his ar
rival at Suez, which, in accordance with the
rules, showed neither gain nor loss.--Then he
took his breakfast in his cabin. As for seeing
the city, he did not think Of it
N CHAPTER VII. ls
Fix in a few moments rejcined Passepart-
out, who was saultering ON the quay enjoy
ing the novelty around him. ltft
.'Well, my man, said Fix, approaching,
your passport is all right?"
"Ah! is that you monsieur" replied the
Frenchman---''much obliged. We are all
right"
Sand you look about the country ?"
eyes, but we travel so rapidly,it seems to me
must be DIRE aiming. And so we are in Suez
jim Egypt. At Suez. in Egypt-.-in Africa.
| In Africa! in Atrica 1 can not believe it.
| Why imagine, Monsieur. that did not think
| we should go farther than Paris, that famous
capital; that 1 saw :again only through the
| windows of a coach, and in pouring rain.
regret i'll should have liked to see once
more Pere La Chaise and the Circus of the
Camp Elyseesp'
''You were then in great hurry?' inquir-
ed the detective.
mo! no! it was my master. But / must
purchase some shirts and stockings. We lett
without any trunks, only carpet-bag.
81 will conduct you to a bazaar, where you
will find all you nee0 -
Monsieur. you are very accommodating"
And the two went away, Passepartout, re-
marking, "Above all, must not miss the
boat" .srF-FEfl Fw
"You have time. 1t is only one o'clock"
Passepartout drew out his watch--"Only
o'clockl 1t is only 81 minutes past temp
"Your watch Is slow," said Fix.
My watch Pa family watch which came
from my great, great grandfather? 1t does
not varyfiv minutes in the whole year! 1t
IL tru0 chronometer!' - eat
81 see that it is, but you have kept the
London time, which is two hours slow in the
meridian of Suez. You must take cafe to
set your watch at - midday in each coun-
try.'' 7ti'' li-ss f1tl ~zsr4 h1s
III! to touch my watch!' said Passepartout,
"never! never!'
.'Then it will not agree with the sum-"
$50 much the worse for the sun be will be
wrong, Monsieur And the servant put his
watch into his pocket with superb gesture.
Some moments later, Fix said, "You left
London i, great hurry?'
Il should think so. Last Wednesday at
nine O'Clock in the evening, contrary to all
his usual habits, Mr.. Fogg returned from the
Club---At ten o clock we left.o ns#a b..
But where does your master go then ?"
always before him. He makes the tour of
the world" ES fFLEAFFg
The tour of the world ?''
fes---ln eighty days. A bet he said---but
between you and me do not believe tit is
not common sense--there must be something
else."
"Ahl he is an original then, this Mr.
Fogg?' THt % ~ eag
81 believe So"
SIS he rich % r.
Evidently and he carries a handsome
sum with him in bank notes, and he does not
| spare the money on the way. Hold! he has
promised the engineer of the Mongolia bo-
nus, if we arrive at Bombay in advance of
| time"
And have you known your m aster long
time ?'' Hr.fI sd.
'No, I entered his service the very day we
left.''
One can easily imagine the effect of these
Tod NA1 l,,N- a
the detective. This sudden departure from
London short time after the thett-th
/ great sum which he carried-hs haste to ar
| rive in foreign countries-the pretext of an
eccentric bet all confirmed his suspicious.
tl lie questioned the Frenchman, and found
that the servant knew nothing Ofhis MASTER
that Mr.. Fogg lived alone in London-that
he was rich, but knew nothing of the origin
| of his future-that he was an impenetrabe
man, &C., &c. At the same time he learned
| for certainty, that Phleas Fogg would not
land at Suez but went to Bombay. =
SIS it far to Bombay?" asked Passepar-
tout. F..
$50 far that it will take twelve days at
sea-" Desc
sand where is Bombay?' ---5 ~.
SIN India" nst
Sin Asia?" OF.
"Of course h
| lUuSI ttli yOu-tu6TG Is SOHlebulUS WHICH
annoys me. 1t is my burner"
"What burner?''
"My gas burner, which forgot to extin-
guish, and which burns at my expense
Mind that! two shillings a day-more than l
can earn" .+sF.f Il
Did Fix understand this affair of the gas
It is not probable. Arriving at the bazaar,
Fix lett his to make his purchases, charging
him not to miss the boat, and returned i'm
anIi Of IxyfA t1n ~ ~
lectures were verified. II
"Consul," SAID he, II have no doubt hut
that hold my man. He passes himself as
| an &c centric who would make the tour of tbe
| world in eighty days" Aas
"Then he l. sharp, and intends to return
to London after he has misled the police of
the two continents"
s.We shall see." ~. ..
the Consul. '..-,'N" '''N "s''''
81 am not Mistaken ta
/ 'Then why does this thief wish 70 nrove
his visit to Suez by a oiso?''
'Why? | do not know, Consul: Int lste,
to me;' and in a few words he recounted Tho
principal points of his conversation with The
1 Frenchman. s-ls VIZ" 'le
"All the Prescriptions are against hin,
surely. And what shall you do psi
send telegram to London, with reouest
TO send me at once to Bombay warrant-
embark on board the Mongolla-fol.ow nv
man over to India and there, on English
ground, accost him politely-warrant in hand
the hand on his shoulder lsth
with these confident words, the agent
took leave of the Consul, went to the Tele-
graph office and Sc the dispatch as we know
tothe director of police In London. A quar-
Ter OF an hour later, light valise in hand, he
embarked on the Mongolia and the boat
under null steam, quickly passed into the
waters of the Red Sea. N