American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-11-12

anu 'llt NOliibi iitNt dCh llOWlctEti
its business.
The passengers took their seats agail
i'll the ears. i'assepartout resumed hi
without saying anything of what ha'
occurred. The players were entIrcl
absorbed in their game.
The locomotive vhistled vigorously
The engineer reversed his engine an,
backed for about Il understanding lik,
Jumper who is gong to take leap.
Then, ut Il second whistle. thes com
menced to move forward; the speed
increased; it soon became frightful; bu
n single putting vas heard from til,
locomotive; the p.Stons worked twent'
strokes to the second; the aNles smoked
in the journals. They fell, so to speak
that the entire train. moving at tn,
rate OF one hundred miles to the hour
did not bear upon the rails. The spec
destroyed the weight.
And they passed! And it was like I
flash of lightning. They saw uOthins
of the bridge. The train leai,ed. il
might be said, from one bank tG the
other, and the engineer could not stoI
his train for five miles beyond the sta
ton. But the train had scarcely crossed
the river than the bridge, already about
to fall. went down with Il crash into
the rapids of Medicine Bow.
CHAPTER xxx
IN WHICH CERTAIN INCIDENTS ARE RELATED
ONLY TO BE MET WITH ON THE RAILROADS Oh
THE UNITED STATES.
That same evening the train continued
its course without distractions, passed
Fort Sanders, crossed the Chevenne
Pass and arrived at Evans Pass. Al
this point the railroad reached the
highest point on the route, j. e., eight
thousand and ninety-one feet above the
level of the ocean. The travellers now
only had to descend to the Atlantic
over those boundless plains. leveled 10y
nature. There was the branch from the
grand trunk" to Denver City, the
principal town of Colorado. This Ter
ritory is rich in gold and silver mines.
and more than fifty thousand inhabit-
ants have already settled there.
AT this moment thirteen hundred and
eighty-two miles had been made from
San Francisco in three days and three
nights. Four nights and four days, if
interfered, ought to be sulli-
Gent to reach New York Phileas Fogg
was then still within his time.
During the night they passed to the
left of Camp Walbach. Lodge Pole
Creek ran parallel to the road. follow
ing the straight boundary between the
Territories of Wyoming and Colorado.
At eleven o'clock they entered Nebras-
ka. passing near Sedgwick, and they
atJulesburg, on the South Fork
of the Platte River.
AT eight o clock in the morning Fort
MCPHERSON was left behind. Three
hundred and fifty-seven miles separate
hi N1,,f L.,
on its left bank, the capricious
River. AT nine o'clock they arrived at
the important town of North Platte,
built between the two arms of the main
which join each other around
It, forming single artery--a large
whose waters mingle with
those of the Missouri above Omaha
The one hundred and first meridian
was passed.
Mr.. Fogg and his partner had resum-
I'd their play Neither of them COM
planned OF the length of the route-not
even the dummy. Mr.. Fix had won Il
lew guineas at first, which he was in a
air way to lose, but he was not less
leeply Interested than Mr.. Fogg Dur
ng this morning chance singularly
avored this gentleman. Trumps and
,onors We're showered into his hands.
At n certain moment, after having made
/ bold combination, he was about to
play a spade, when behind the seat
-oice was heard, saying:
- should play diamond"
Mr.. Fogg. Mrs. Aouda and Fix
aiscd their heads. Colonel Proctor
vas near them.
Stamp Proctor and Phleas Fogg
each other ut once.
a. Al, it is you, Englishman," cried
he Colonel: "it's you who are going
o play spade"
"And who plays it," replied Fogg,
Oddly. laying down ten of that color.
"Well, it suits me to have it dia-
nonds,' replied Colonel Proctor. in an
rritated voice.
And he made a motion as if to pick
p the card played. adding:
-" You don't understand anything OF
his game"
"berhaps will be more skillful at
said Phileas Fogg, rising.
You have only to try it, son of John
'ull!' replied the coarse fellow.
Mrs. Aouda became pale. All the
lood went to her heart. She seized
'hileas Fogg's arm, and he gently re-
ulsed her. Passcpartout was ready to
brow himself on Proctor, who was
boxing at his adversary with the most
lsulting air. But Fix had risen, and
ding to Colonel. Proctor. said to him:
"You forget that you have me to
cal with; me-. whom you have not only
lsulted. but struck
mir. Fix" said Mr.. Fogg, 81 beg
our pardon, but it concerns me alone.
4 insisting that l was wrong in play
~ spade, the Colonel has insulted
lie anew. and he shall give me salts
action"
"When you WILL and where you
ILL.," replied the American. IS and with I
weapon you please"
Mrs. Aouda tried in vain to restrain ,
Ir. Fogg. The detective uselessly en-
Favored to take up the quarrel ON his
WI account. Passepartout wanted to
lrow the Colonel out of the door, but +
sign from his master stopped him. i
hiieas Fogg went out of the car, and
le American followed him ON the plat /
,rm.
Sir" said Mr.. Fogg to his adver-
Try. Il am very much in n hurry to !
turn to Europe, and any delay what
YER would be very prejudiciai to my
lterestS.'
well! what does that concern me?"
,plied Colonel Proctor. 1
:. Sir" replied Mr.. Fogg, very po-
tely," after our meeting in San Fran
SEQ, formed the plan to come back
} America to find you. as soon as I had
the business which calls me
, the Old World"
Truly"
''Will you appoint a meeting with me
six months?'' /
"Why not in six yearsP'
81 say six months" replied Mr.. Fogg,
and ! will be prompt to meet you"