The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-17

pot, where the gigantic ferfy-Doats OF
The railroad company receive and land
their myriads of travellers, pansing not
in their work day or night.
At thirty-iive minutes after nine at
night the train stopped in The depot,
near the very pier OF the Cunard line OF
steamers. otherwise called the British
and North American Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company.
The China, bound for Liverpool, left
thirty-five minutes beforei
CHAPTER XXXIL
In WHICH PHILEAs FoGG ENGAGES IN Dr
RECT STRUGGLE WITH I'LL LUCK.
The China, in leaving, seemed to have
carried away with her Phileas Fogg's
last hope.
In fact, none of the other steamers in
the direct service between America and
Europe, neither the French Transatlan-
tic steamers, nor the ships of the White
Star Line, nor those of the Inman Com
pany, nor those of the Hamburg Line,
nor any others, could serve the gentle
mans projects.
The Pereire, of the French Atlantic
Company, would not start until the l4th
of December. And besides, like those
of the Hamburg Company, she would
not 90 directly to Liverpoolor London,
but TO Havre, and this additional trip
from Havre to Southampton, delaying
Phileas Fogg, would have rendered his
last efforts of no avail.
The gentleman posted himself thor
oughly about all this by consulting his
Bradshaw, which gave him, day by day,
the moyenIen' of the trans oceanic YES
sells.
Passepartout was annihilated. 1t
killed him to miss the steamer by thir-
ty-five minutes 1t was his fault, he
who, instead of ding his master, had
not ceased to scatter obstacles in his
way! And when he reviewed in his
mind all the incidents of the Journey;
when. he calculated the Sums spent,
which were pure loss and :or his own
interest; when he thought thai tins
enormous bet, added 10 the heavy eX-
penses of this now useless journey,
would completely ruin Mr.. Fogg, he
overwhelmed himself with opprobrium.
Mr.. Fogg did not reproach him at all,
and leaving the pier of the ocean steam
ers, ne Saiu only these WORDS
"We will consult tomorrow. Come"
Mr.. Fogg, Mrs. Aouda. Fix and Pas
separtout crossed the Hudson from Jer-
sey City in the ferry boat, and got into
carriage. which took them to the st.
Nicholas Hotel. on Broadway. Rooms
wereput at their disposal anu inc nlg't
passed-a very short one Tor fhleaS
Fogg, who slept soundly. but very long
for Mrs. A0uda and her companions.
whose agitation did not allow them to
rest.
The next day was the 18th OF Decem-
Der. From the 18th, at seven IN the
| morning, to the Dist, at eight forty-tve
| in the evening, there remained nine
| days, thirteen hours, aud forty-lse
minutes. If. then. Phileas Fogg had
left the night before in the China, one
of the best sailers of the Canard line,
he would have arrived at Liverpool,
and then in London, in the desired
time!
Phileas Fogg left the hotel a one,
| having recommended his servant 10
wait for him, and to notify Mrs. Aoula
to hold herself in readiness ut any mo-
ment.
Mr.. Fogg repaired to the banks of the
Hudson, and among the ships moored
to the wharf, or anchored in the stream,
he sought with care those which were
about to leave. Several vessels had
their signals for departure up and were
preparing to put to sea at the morning
high tide, for in this immense and ad-
mlrable port there is not a day when a
hundred vessels do not set sail for
every quarter of the globe; but the
most of them were sailing vessels, and
they would not suit Phieas Fogg.
This gentleman was seeming to fail
in his last attempt when he perceived,
moored in front of the Battery, at a
cables length at most, a merchantmen,
with screw, OF fine outlines, whose
smOke-stack, emitting clouds of smoke,
indicated chat she was preparing to sail.
Phlleas Fogg hailed boat got IN IT,
and with q few strokes OF The oar, he
found himself at the ladder OF the Hen
rietta, an iron-hulled steamer, with hel
upper parts of wood.
The Captain OF the Henrietta was or
board. Phileas togg went up on decF
and asked Tor the Captain who pre-
sented himself Immediately.
lie was man fifty years Old. sor'
of sea wolf, grumbler who would NO
be very accommodating. His large
eyes, his complexion oxydized copper
his red hair, his large chest and shout
ders, indicated nothing OF the appear
ance OF man OF the world:
The Captain asked Mr. Fogg'
am he.
:" am Phileas togygg, OF London.
:" And am Andrew Speedy, OF Car
dill,
" You are going to start"'
I'm an hour,"