The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-05

of the confession escaped from Passe-
partout, who would have given all he
possessed to recall his impFudent words.
1.-The facts are admitted?n said the
Judge.
coldly.
Inasmuch,n continued the Judge,
as the English law intends to protect
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 sacrilegious feet the pavement of
the pagoda of Malebar Hill in Bombay,
on the 10Th day of October, | sentence
the said Passepartout to fifteen days
imprisonment, and fine of three hun
bred pounds.
Three hundred poundsr' cried
Passeparleut, who was really only alive
to the fine.
"Silencer' said the ripstaff, in q
shrill voice.
And" added Judge Obadiah, sin
asmuch as it is not materially proved
that there was not a c0nnivance be-
tween the servant and the master, the
latter of whom ought to be held re-
sponsible for tie acts and gestures of a
servant in his employ, | detain the said
Phileas Fogg and sentence him to eight
days imprisonment and one hundred
and fifty pounds fine. Clerk, call an
other easel
Fix, in his corner experienced an I'M
speakable satisfaction. Phileas Fogg.
detained eight days in Calcutta 1t
would be more than time enough for the
warrant 10 arrive.
Fassepart0ut was crushed. This sem
tenee would ruin his raster. A wager
of twenty thousand pounds lost. and all
because, in the height of folly, he had
gone into that cursed pagoda.
fhileas Fogg, as much master of him.
self as 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:
al offer bail"
ait is your right" replied the Judge.
Fix felt cold shudder down his
back, but he recovered himself again
when he heard the Judge, q in consid
Grafton of the fact of Phileas Fogg ant
his servant both being strangers, " fl,
the bail for each at the enormous sun
of one thousand pounds.
1t would cost Mr.. Fogg two Thousand
pounds unless he would be cleared from
his sentence. .-
Il will pay it, said that gentleman
| And he took from the bag whicl
Passepartoat carried a bundle of banl
notes, which he placed on the CLERK
desk.
This sum will be returned to yov
on coming out of prison. said tn
Judge. ''ln the meantime you ar
free under bail"
Come" said Phileas Fogg to hi
servant.
but they should at least return m
my Shoes cried Passepartout, with a.
angry movement
They returned him his shoes.
These are dearr' he murmured
"more than thousand pounds apiece
Without counting that they pinch mel
Passepartou5, with a very pitifU
look, followe9 Mr. Fogg, who had OF
fered his arm to the young woman
Fix still hoped that his robber WON'T
not decide to surrender this sum of tw'
thousand pounds, and that he wOul'
serve out his eight days in prison
He put himself, then, on Fogg's tracks
Mr.. Fogg took carriage, into whic
: Mrs. Aouda, Passepartout and he &C
Immediately. Fix ran behind the cal
! riage, which soon stopped on one {
the wharyeS of the city.
Half a mile out in the harbor tn
Rangoon was anchored, her sailing ga
hoisted to the top of the mast. Eleve
o clock struck. Mr. Fogg was one hou
, ahead. Fix saw him get out of the ca
riage, and embark in boat with MIR:
Aouda and his servant. The detectiy
stamped his foot.
The rasca!r' he cried: ''he is g
ing Of! Two thousand pounds sacr
> feed! Prodigal as a robber! All!
will follow him TO the end of the worlC
p if it is necessary; but. at the rate 8
. which he is going, all the stolen none
will be gone"
= The detective had good reason fC
a making this remark. In fact. since /
!; left London. what with travelling e.
q penses, rewards, the elephant purchas
4 bail and fines, Phileas Fogg had alread
! scattered more than five thousan
: pounds on his route, and the percen
a age of the sum recovered. promised
the detectives, was constantly dmin
q ishing.