The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-19
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PEArED TO HIM TWICE THE ORDER HIS MAS
TER GIVES HIM.
The next day the residents of SaYilln
Row would have been much surprised
if they had been told that Phileas Fogg
had returned to his dwelling. The doors
and windows were all closed. No change
had taken place outside.
After leaving the depot Phileas Fogg
gave Passepartout an order to buy
some provisions, and he had gone into
his house.
This gentleman received with his
habitual impassibility the blow which
struck him Ruined! and by the fault
of that awkward detective! After
moving on with steady step during this
long trip, overturning thousand OBJ
stacles, Drawing a thousand dangers,
and having still found time to do some
good on his route to fail before brutal
act, which he could not fOresee, and
against which he was defenseless-tha
was terrible! He had left only an in
significant remnant of the large sum
which he had taken away with him
when he started on his Journey. His
fortune now only consisted of the
twenty Thousand pounds deposited at
Barring Brothers, and those twenty
thousand pounds he owed to his col
leagues of the Reform Club Having
incurred so many expenses, if he had
won the bet he would not have been
enriched; and, it is probable that he
had not sought to enrich himself, being
of that class of men who bet for the
sake of honor-but this bet lost would
ruin him entirely. The gentleman s
decision was taken. He knew what re-
manned for him to do.
A room in the house in Sayille Row
was set apart for Mrs. Aouda. The
young woman was desperate. From
certain words which MIR. Fogg let drop,
she understoods that he contemplated
some fatal design.
II is known, indeed, to what lament
able extremities these Eglishmen are
carried sometimes under the pressure
of fixed idea. Thus, Passepartout,
without seeming to do so, was closely
watching his master.
But first the good fellow descended
to his room and turned off the burner
which had been burning for eighty
DAYS. He found in the letter box q note
from the gas company, and lie thought
that it was more than time to stop the
expenses for which he was responsible
The night passed. Mr. Fogg had re
tired; but had he sleptP As Ior Mrs
Aouda, she could not take single mo
ment'srest. Passepartout had watched
like a dog, at his masters door.
The next morning Mr.. Fogg sent fol
him, and ordered him very briefly t.
prepare Mrs. Aouda's breakfast. Al
for himself, he would be satisfied witt
a cup of tea and a piece of toast Mrs
Ao1da would be kind enough to excuse
him from breakfast and dinner, for al
his time would be devoted to arranging
his affairs. He would not come down
He would only ask Mrs. Aouda's per
mission to have a few moments con
versation with her in the evening.
Passepartout, having been given thu
programme for the day, had nothing tt
do but to conform to it. He looked a
his master, still so impossible, and b,
could not make up his mind to quit hi
room. His heart was full, and his con
science weighed down with remorse
for he accused himself more than eve
for this irrepafable disaster. Yes! i
he had warned MIR. Fogg, if he had dis
closed to him the plans of the detectiv,
Fix, Mr.. Fogg would certainly not hav'
dragged the detective Fix with him a
far as Liverpool, and then
Passepartout could not hold in an.
longer
.My master! Monsieur Foggp' h
cried, course me. 1t is through M
fault that
Il blame no one,' replied Philea'
Fogg, in the calmest tone. 60"
Passepartout left the room and wen
to find the young woman to whom h'
made known his masters intentions.
Madame" he added, Il can d.
nothing by myself, nothing at all.
have no influence over my master
mind. You, perhaps
What influence would / haYe,' re
piled Mrs. Aouda. mir. Fogg is sub
| ieet to none. Has he ever understood
that my gratitude for him was overflow
ingP Has he ever read my heart? My
friend you must not leave him for ;
single instant You say that he ha:
shown desire to speak 10 me THU