American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-24

sometimes fatiguing sea, along tn,
| shores of Anam and Cochin China.
But the passengers would have to
blame the Rangoon rather than the
ocean for their sickness and fatigue
! In fact, the ships of the Pennsulal
Company, in the China service, are Sc
riously defective in their construction.
The proportion of their draught. when
loaded, to their depth of hold, has been
badly calculated, and consequently they
stand the sea but poorly. Great
precautions had to be taken in bad
weather. 1t was sometimes necessary
to sail under n small head of steam.
+, This loss of time did not seem to affect
Phileas Fogg at all, but Passepartout
was much put out about it. He blamed
the Captain, the engineer and the
company, and sent to old Nick all
those who had anything to do with the
transportation of the passengers. Per
haps, also. the thought of the gas
burner still burning at his expense in
the house in Seville Row had n large
share in his Impotence.
Are you in very great hurry to
arrive at Hong Kong?' the detective
asked him one day.
lin very great hurryr' replied
Passepartout.
You think that Mr.. Fogg is in a
hurry to take the Yokohama steamer?'
lin dreadful hurry"
"Then YOU believe now in this
singular voyage around the world?"
Absolutely. And you, Monsieur
Fix"
Il? don't believe in it,
You're a sly fellow" replied Passc-
partout, winking at him.
This expression left the detective in n
reveric. The epithet disturbed him
without his knowing very well why.
Had the Frenchman guessed his pur-
pose? He did not know what to think.
But how had Passepartout been able to
discover his capacity as detective, the
secret of which he alone knew. And
yet in speaking thus to him Passe-
partout certainly had an aftcr-thought.
1t happened another day that the
good fellow went further. 1t was too
much for him; he could no longer hold
his tongue.
Let us see, Monsieur Fix" he ask
ed his companion in a roguish tone,
"when we have arrived at Hong Kong,
shall we be so unfortunate rs to leave
you there?"
ed, 81 do not know! Perhaps-''
'.Ah"' said Passepartout, eff you
us, would be SO happy!
Let us see! An agent of the Peninsular
Company could not stop on the route!
You were only going to Bombay, and
now you will soon be in China. America
is not far off, and from America to
Europe it is only a stepr'
Fix looked attentively at his compan-
ion, who showed the pleasantest face in
the world, and he decided to laugh with
him. But the latter who was in the
humor, asked him if his business
brought him in much?
"Yes and no." replied Fix without
There are fortunate and
business enterprises. But
you understand of course. that don't
travel at my own expenser'
"Oh! am very sure of that" replied
laughing still louder.
The conversation finished, Fix re-
turned to his cabin, and sat down to
think. He was evidently suspected.
In one way or another the Frenchman
had recognized his capacity as de-
5ective. But had he warned his mas
Ter? What role would he play in all
his? Was he an accomplice or not?
Had they got wind of the matter, and
was it consequently all up? The detect
We passed some perplexing hours
here, at one time believing everything
ost; at one time hoping that Fogg was
gnorant of the situation, and, finally,
lot knowing what course TO pursue.
Meanwhile his brain became calmer,
and he resolved to act frankly with
If matters were not in
hr C1nr To ut
Hong Kong. and if Fogg was then pre-
pared to leave finally the English terri
DRY, he (Fix) would tell Passepartout
Either the servant was the
of his master, and the latter
,new everything, and in this case the
flair was definitely compromised, or
he servant had no part in the robbery,
md then his interest would be to aban
lon the robber.
Such was the respective situations of |
hese two men, and above them Phileas |
'ogg was lowering in his majestic in
Inference. He was accomplishing |
his orbit around the world, |
Without being troubled by the asteroids |
around him.
And yet, in the vicinity, there was
according to the expression of astrono-
ners-a disturbing star which ought to
ave produced certain agitation in.
his gentleman heart But no! The
harm OF Mrs. Aouda did not act, to the
,reat surprise of Passepartout, and the
if they existed. would have
een more difficult to calculate than
hose of Uranus, which led to the dis
overy of Neptune.
Yes! it was a surprise every day for
who read in the eyes of
he young woman so much gratitude to
is master! Phileas Fogg had decided
Y heart enough for heroic actions, but
DR. love, none at all! AS for the
thoughts which the chances of the jour
ey might have produced in him. there
Tas not trace. But PassepartOut was
wing in a continued trance. One day,
saning on the railing of the engine
DOM. he was looking at the powerful
ngine which sometimes moved very
when. with the pitching of
ne vessel, the screw would fly out of
ne water. The steam then escaped
'om the valves, which provoked the
niger of the worthy fellow.
These valves are not charged
noughr' he cried. We are not going!
IN, these Englishmen! If we were only
an American vessel. we would blow
p, perhaps, but we would go more
wiftlyr'
CHAPTER XVIII.
WHICH PHILEAs FOGG, PAssEPARroUr AND
FIX, EACH GOES ABOUT HIS OWN BUSINESS.
During the last few days of the voy-
&c the weather was pretty bad. The
ind became very bOisterous. Remain
g in the northwest quarter, it impeded