The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07

tween Rothal and Allahabad has been opened
on the great INDIAN Penirsular Ra lway :.
and here is the calculation established Inv The
Morning Chronicle: - y '''o
From London to Suez by Mount Gents,
and BrindiSi, railway aud steamer. DAYS
FROM Suez to Bombay steamer. 10 q
FROM Bombay to Calcutta rail, 3"
FROM Calcutta to Hong Kong (China)
steemer, 12 "
Hong Kong to Yokohama Japan 6"
Yokohama to San Francisco, % 4"
San Franci co to New York--rail,
New York to London steamer and
rail, 10 +"
Total, 80 days.
sAll included" replied Phileas Foge con-
tinuing to play-for by this time the discus
sion did not relate to whist.
Given If the Hindoos or East Indians car
ry off the rails?" said Andrew Stuart,-''If
they stop the trains, and scalp the travellers ?u
GAN included" replied Phileas Fogg who
laid down his cards, the two highest trumps.
Andrew Stuart whose turn it was to de al,
gathered up the cards, saying Theoretically
you are right, Mr.. Fogg, but practically, not"
I'm practice also, Mr.. Stuart"
81 should like to see you do It,"
SIT you are willing, let us 90 together"
"The heavens preserve mep' said Stuart
'but will bet 10000 pounds, that such voy
age is impossible in these conditions"
every possible on the contrary''-replied
Phileas Fogg.
''Well, make it then"
'The tour of the world in so days?'
''Yes''
81 will.'
s'When ?'
'No@! Only first warn you, shall make
1t at YOUR EXPENSE.
lit is great folly" said Andrew Stuart,
who began to be vexed at the persistence Of
his partuer-''hold on-leo us play" -
''Deal again then, ''said Mr.. Fogg, sit i. a
mis-deal."
Andrew Stuart took the cards with a ner-
vous hand-tht IL suddenly laid them on the
tabe.-'Well yes, Mr.. Fogg, yes-I bet e20,-
OOO."
''My dear Stuart calm yourself-it is not
serious.''
when say L bet, it is always serious"
$50 be it, said Mr.. Fogg-Then turning
to his coleagues-'I have 100000 at my
credit at Barring Brothers, I will risk that
readily''
'Twenty thousand poundsr' said John
Sullivan. 'sTwenty thousand pounds, that an
unforeseen delay can cause yol. to loser'
1.-THE delay does not exist said Mr.. Fogg
quietly.
but the eighty days is only calculated as
the minimum"
"a minimum of time well employed is suf-
ficient.''
''But not to lose, one must jump mathe-
matically from steamer to railway and from
railway to steamer
II shall jump automatically"
SIT is joker
"a true Englishman never jokes when he
discusses thing as serious as bet" replied
Dbi1.oc ST will hot
pounds against what you will, that l shall
Do you accept?'
"We' accept" replied the Messrs. Stuart,
Sullivan. Fallentin, Flanagan, and Ralph.
"Well,'' said Fogg, ''the train for Dover
leaves at 1875 this EVENING" will take it,
''To-night?' asked Mr.. Stuart.
Tonight" answered Mr.. Fogg-then adj
ded-consulting pocket calendar it is
the I'd of October to-day-Wednesday-
ought to return to London, to this saloon
of the Reform Club, Saturday the 21st of
December, at 1896 P. NJ, in fault of which
the twenty thousand pounds to my credit at
the house Of Barring Brothers-will belong of
right to you. Here is a check for the sum-"
A memorandum of the bet was made, and
signed Oh the spot by the six co-interested.
Phileas Fogg remained impassive-cold. He
had bet, not for gain certainly his compan-
ions seemed stuI sied-not because of the val
ue of the bet,-but they hesitated to struggle
against the impossible.
Nine o'clock sounded. They offered to sus-
pend the game. that he might make his pre-
paratons for departure.
II am always ready, replied this inpas-
sive gentleman and, taking the cards-'I re-
turn diamonds" he said, sit is your play Dir.
Stuart"
Cro be continued0