The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-10
Then. thinking Of Fix, he said to him

Then. thinking of Fix, he saidto HIM
self:
"As for him, / hope we are now rid
of him, and that he has not dared, aft
er what he proposed to me, to follow us
on the Carnatic. A police detective ON
my masters heels, accused of the rob-
berry committed upon the Bank of En-
glandl Pshaw! Mr.. Fogg is as much
a robber as | am murderer"
Ought Passepartout to tell these
things to his master? Would it be
proper to inform him of the part played
by Fix in this AFFAIR." Would it not be
better to wait until his return to Lon
don, to tell him that an agent of the
Metropolitan police had followed him,
and then have laugh with himp Yes,
doubtless. In any event, it was a mat
ter to be looked into The most press
ing thing was to reioin Mr.. Fogg and
get him to pardon him for his inexcnsa-
Bile conduct
Passepartout then rose. The sea was
rough, and the ship rolled heavily. The
worthy fellow his legs not very steady
yet--reaehed as well as he could the
after-deck of the ship.
He saw no one on the deck that re-
sembled either his master or Mrs.
Aouda.
Good" said he, Mrs. Aouda is
still abed at this hour. As for Mr..
Fogg, he has probably found some
whist-player, and according to his hab-
it,
So saying, Passepartout deseendedto
the saloon Mr. Fogg was not there.
Passepartout had but one thing to do:
to ask the purser which cabin Mr. Fogg
occupied The purser replied that he
did not know any passenger OF that
name.
Pardon me-" said Passepartout.
persisting. ''The gentleman in ques-
ton is tall, cold, non-commmicatiye,
accompanied by young lady"
1--WE have aoyoung lady on board,'
replied the purser. To convince you,
here is the list Of passengers, You can
examine it."
Passepartout looked over the list.
His master name did not appear
He felt bewildered. Then an idea
struck him.
"Ah, but see! am on the CarnaticY''
he cried.
YES" replied the purser.
EN- route for Yokohama"
Exactly So"
Passepartout had for moment feared
that he had mistaken the vessel! But
though he was on the Carnatic, he was
certain that his master was not there.
Passepartout dropped into an arm
chair. 1t was a thunder-stroke for
him. And, suddenly, there was a CLEAN
of light. He recolleeted that the hour
of departure for the Carnatic had been
anticipated, that he was to notify his
master. and that he had not done it!
1t was his fault, then, if Mr.. Fogg and
Mrs. Aouda had missed this steamer!
His fault, yes, but still more that of ]
the traitor who, to separate him from
his master, to keep the latter in Hong
Kong, had made him drunk! For at last
he understood the detectives maneu-
yer. And now MIR. Fogg surely ruined.
his bet lost, arrested, perhaps impris-
oncd! Passepartout at this Thought tore
his hair. All! ii Fix ever fell into his
hands, what settlement o accounts
there would be!
Finally, after the first moment of be-
wilderInent. Passepartout recovered his
GOODNESS and studied the situation. 1t
was not enviable. The Frenchman was
on the road to Japan Certain of ar
irving there, how was he TO get away.
His pocket was empty Not shilling,
not penny in it! However, his pas
sage and meals on board were paid in
advance. He'had then five or six days
TO come to decision 1t could not be
described how he ate and drank during
the voyage He ate for his master,
for Mrs. Aouda, and for himself. He
ate as if in Japan, where he was going
to land, was desert country, bare of
every eatable substance.
At high tide on the morning of the
18th, the Carnatic entered the port of
Yokohama.
This place is an important stopping
point in the Pacific, where all the mail
and passenger steamers between North
America, China, Japan and the Malay
Islands put in.
The Carnatic came alongside the
wharf at Yokohama near the ietties of
the port and the Custom House, in the
midst of the numerous vessels belong
ing to all nations.
Passepartout set foot, without any
enthusiasm, on this so curious soil of
the Sons of the Sun. He had nothing
better to do than to take chance for his
guide, and to go at venture through
the streets of the city.
Passepartout had, it is true. one re-
source; it was to make himself known
at the French or English Consular
Agents established at Yokohama; but
he hated to tell his story, so intimately
connected with that of his master, and
before coming to that he wished to ex-
haust all other chances.
Then, having gone through the Euro
pean quarter OF the city without chance
having served him in anything, he en-
tered the japanese quarter, decided. if
1t was necessary, to push on to Jeddo-
The native portion OF Yokohama is
called Benten, from the name of god
dess of the sea, worshipped in the
neighboring islands. In the streets
there was constant swarm, going and
coming necessarily; priests passing in
procession, beating their monotonous
tambourines; patrol men, Custom
House or police officers, with pointed
hats incrusted with lac, and carving
| two sabers in their belts; soldiers
| dressed in blue cottonade, with white
stripes, and armed with percussion
muskets; guards of the Mikado, envel-
| oped in. their silken donblets. with
hauberk and coat-of n all, and num-
Der of other military men of all ranks
for in Japan the profession of soldier
is as much esteemed as it is despised in
China. Then, mendicant friars, pill
grims in long robes, simple civilians,
with their glossy and jet-black hair,
large heads, long bust, slender legs.
short stature and compilations from the
dark shades of copper to dead white,
but never yellow like that OF the Chi
nese, from whom the Japanese differ
! essentially.
Passenartol1t walked for some hours