American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-27
TOUR OF The WORLD IN
EIGHTY DAYS.
JULES vERNE's GREAT STORY.
CHAPTER VIII.-CoNTINUED.

a. should think So"
"Is he rich?''
Evidently. and he carries such fine
sum with him in fresh, new bank notes!
And he dosen't spare his money on the
route, Oh, but he has promised a
splendid reward to the engineer of the
Mongolia. if we arrive Mt Bombay con-
siderably in advancer'
"And you hare known him for a
long time, tbs master of yours2''
-. replied Passepartout, 81 en-
tered Els service the very day of our
departure"
The effect which these answers
naturally produced upon the mind of
the detective, already strained with ex-
element. may easily be imagined. -
This hurried departure from London
so short t;mo after the robbery, this
large sum carried away, this haste to
arrive in distant countries, this pretext
of an eccentric wager, all could have no
other effect than to confirm Fix in his
ideas. He kept the Frenchman talking.
and learned to n certainty that this fell
low did not know his master Mt all, that
he lived isolated in London, that he was
called rich without the source of his
fortune being known, that he was
mysterious man, etc. But at the same
time Fix was certain that Phileas Fogg
would not get off at Suez. but that he
was really going 10 Bombay.
us Bombay far from here?" asked
Passepartout.
pretty far,' replied the detective
"lt will take you ten days more by
sea-"
- An! where do you locate Bombay?'
60 In India"
''In Asia?'
'.Of coursen
"The deuce! What was going to
tell you-thcre is one thing that bothers
met is my burner"
''What burncr?'
My gas-burner, which 1 forgot to
turn off. and which is burning at my ex-
pense. Now. L have calculated that it
will cost me two shillings each twenty
four hours. exactly sixpence more than
earn, and you understand that, how
ever little our journey may be pro-
longed-''
Did Fix understand the matter of the
gas? 1t is improbable. He did not
listen any longer, and was coming to a
determination. The Frepchman and
he had arrived at the shop. Fix left
his companion there making his pur-
chases, recommending him not to miss
the departure of the Mongolia, and he
returned in great haste to the Consul
Office. Fix had regaiIied his GOODNESS
completely, now that he was fully con-
WINGED.
"Monsieur," said he to the Consul"
have my man. He is passing himself
off as an oddity, who wishes to make the
tour of the world in eighty days"
Then he is a rogue" replied the
to London after having deceived all the
nnIScp nf 10 fyv0 continents ~
1--WE will see," replied Fix.
> '..But are you not MISTAKEN" asked
the Consul once more.
II am not mistaken"
'.Why. then, has this robber insisted
upon having his stopping at Suez con-
frmed by a UkseP'
why? do not know, Consul" re-
Piled the detective; '.but listen to me-"
And in few words he related the sa-
ient points of his conversation with the
servant of the said Fogg.
Indeed" said the Consul, "all
the Prescriptions are against this man.
And what are you going to do?"
-Send dispatch to London with the
urgent request to send to me at once at
Bombay q warrant of arrest, set sail
upon the Mongolia. follow my robber
to the Indies, and there, on English
soil, accost him politely, with the war
rant In one hand, and the other hand
upon his shoulder"
Having coolly uttered these words,
the detective took leave of the Consul,
and repaired to the telegraph Office. !
Thence he dispatched to the Commits |
sioner of the Metropolitan Police. as we
have already seen. A quarter of an |
hour later Fix. with his light baggage
in his hand, and, besides, well supplied |
with money, went on board the Mon
golia, and soon the swift steamer was |
threading its way under full head of
steam on the waters of the Red Sea.
CHAPTER TX
IN WHICH THE RED SEA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN !
SHOW rHkMsELvEs PRoFIrIous TO PHILEAs
The distance between Suez and Alden |
Is exactly thirteen hundred and ten
miles. and the time table of the compa-
ny allows its steamers a period of one !
hundred and thirty eight hours to make I
the distance. The Mongolia, whose
fires were well kept up, moved along
rapidly enough TO anticipate her stipu- |
lated arrival. Nearly all the passen-
gers who came aboard at Brindisi had !
lndia for their destination. Some were
going to Bombay, others to Calcutta,
but via Bombay, for since a railway
crosses the entire breadth of the Indian |
peninsula, it is no longer necessary to !
double the island of Ceylon.
Among these passengers of the Mon
golia. there were several officials of the
civil service and army officers of every
grade. OF the latter. some belonged to
the British army, properly so-called;
the others commanded the native SepOy
troops. all receiving high salaries, since
the Government has taken the place of
the powers and charges of the old East
India Company.
There was good living on board the
Mongolia, in this company of officials,
TO which were added some young En-
glishmen, who. with a million in their
pockets, were going to establish COM
mercial houses abroad. The purser,
the confidential man of the company,
the equal of the Captain on board the
ship, did things up elegantly.
But the Red Sea is very capricious
and too frequently rough, like all long, /
narrow bodies of water. When the
wind blew either from the coast of
Asia, or from the coast of Africa, the
Mongolia, being very long and sharp
built, and struck amidships. rolled fear
fully. And yet, Notwithstanding the
squat and the agitated waters. the
steamer, driven by its powerful engine,
straits of Bah cl- Mandcb.
What was Pfilcas Fogg doing all this
Sme' 1T might be supposed that, al