American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17

Inasmuch." continued the ,Judge.
"as the English law intends to prot Get
equally and vigorously all the religions
of the people OF India, the trespaSs
being admitted by this man Passe-
partout, convicted of having violated
with sacrilesiouS feet the pavement of
the pagoda of Malcbar Hill i'll bombay,
! on the 10th day of October, | sentence
: the said Passepartout to fifteen days
/ imprisonment, and Il fine of three hun
dred pounds.
Three hundred pounds cried
! Passepartout, who was really only alive
! to the fine.
"Silencer' said the tipstan, in a
shrill voice.
And" added Judge Obadiah, 'sin-
asmuch rs it is not materially proved
that there was not n connivancc be-
tween the servant and the master. the
| latter of whom ought to be held re-
| sponsiblc for the acts and gestures of Il
servant in his employ, | detain the said
Phile:,s FoTg and sentence him to eight
DAY s. imprisonment and one hundred
/ and fifty pounds fine. Clerk. call an
other easel
! Fix, in his corner, experienced an I'M
| spcakable satisfaction. Phileas Fogg.
detained eight days in Calcutta. 1t
would be more than time enough for the
wal rant to arrive. 80 ..s
fassepartout was crushed. This SEN
tencc would ruin his master. A wager
because, in the height of folly he had
| gone into that cursed pagoda! .,
| ihiieas Fogg. as much master of him
| self us if this sentence did not concern
him, did not even knit his eyebrows.
| But at the moment that the clerk was
calling another case he rose and said:
| 81 offer bail
! at is your right" replied the Judge
| Fix felt cold shudder down his
back, but he recovered himself again
when he heard the Judge, lin consid-
GRAFTON of the fact of Phileas Fogg and
his servant both being strangers" fix
the bail for each at the enormous sum
| of one thousand pounds.
| 1t would cost Mr.. Fogg two thousand
pounds unless he would be cleared from
his sentence.
= will pay it." said that gentleman.
And he took from the bag which
Passepartout carried n bundle of bank
notes, which he placed on the clerk 8
desk.
This sum will be returned to you
on coming out of prison." said the
Judge. lin the meantime you are
free under bail" 80
sor rcome'" said Phileas Foss to his
but they should at least return me
my shoes" cried Fasscpartout, with. an
angry movement. ,--
They returned him his shoes.
These are dearr' he murmured
''more than a thousand pounds apiece!
Without counting that they pinch mer'
;f,,l
look, followed Mr.. Fogg, who had Of
fcred his arm to the young woqn;ln.
Fix still hoped that his robber would
not decide to surrender this sum of two
thousand pounds, and that he would
serve out his eight days in prison.
He put himself, then, on Fogg's tracks.
Mr.. Fogg took a carriage, into which
Mrs. Aouda, Passepartout and he got
Immediately. Fix ran behind the car
riage, which soon stopped on one of
the wharves of the city.
Half mile out in the harbor the
Rangoon was anchored, her sailing flag,
hoisted to the top of the mast. Eleven
o'clock struck. Mr.. Fogg was one hour
ahead. Fix saw him get out of the car.
riage, and embark in boat with Mrs.
Aouda and his servant. The detective
stamped his foot.
ing OF! Two thousand pounds sacri-
feed! Prodigal as robbcr, All! l
will follow him to the end of the world,
if it is necessary; but, at the rate at.
which he is going, all the stolen money
VIII be gone" =,
The detective had good reason for
making this remark. In fact. since he
left London what with travelling ex-
penses, rewards.-the elephant purchase.
bail and fines. Phileas Fogg had already
scattered more than five thousand
pounds on his route, and the percent
age of the sum recovered. promised to
the detectives, was constantly dmini-
fishing.
CHAPTER XVI.
WHICH APPEARANCE
KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT MATTERS
CONCERNING Which THEY TALK TO HIM. 80.
The Rangoon. one of the vessels en-