The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-06
TOUR OF THE WORLD IN
EIGHTY DAYS.
JULES vERNE's CHEAT STORY

Inc lOreSIUuuu, anu III the DdChSIOhilu
there stood out in relief the graceful
outline of the mountains. Along the
shore there swarmed by thousands those
precious swallows whose eatable nests
form q dish much sought for in the Ce-
lestial empire. But all this varied spec
taclc offered to the eyes by the Anda-
man group passed quickly, and the RAM
COON swiftly pursued her way towards
| the Straits of Malacca, which were to
| give her access to the Chinese seas.
During this trip what was detective
Fix doing, so unluckily dragged into
voyage round the world? On leaving
Calcutta. after having left Instructions
to forward the warrant to him at Hong
Kong, if it should arrive, he succeeded
in getting aboard the Rangoon without
being perceived by Passepartout, and
he hoped THAT he might conceal his
| presence until the arrival of the steam
er. In fact, it would have been diff
| cult for him to explain how he was on
| board, without awakening the suspi-
cions of Passepartout, who thought he
was in Bombay. But he was led to re-
new his acquaintance with the good
fellow BIZ the very logic Of circumstan-
ces How? We will see.
All the hopes. all the desires
OF the detective were now con-
centrated on single point in the
world, Hong kong-for the steamer
would stop too short a time at Singa-
pore for him to operate in that city.
The arrest of the robber must then be
made in Hong Kong, or he would es-
cape irrecoverably.
In fact, Hong Kong was still English
soil, but the last he would find on the
| road Beyond, China, Japan, America
would offer pretty certain refugeto Mr..
Fogg. At Hong Kong, if he should
finally find there the warrant of arrest,
which was evidently running after him,
Fix would arrest Fogg, and put him in
the hands of the local police, No diff
Guilty there. But after Hong Kong a
simple order of arrest would not be
sufficient An extradition order would
be necessary. Thence delays and OBJ
4 stacles of every kind, of which the
rogue would take advantage to escape
finally. If he failed at Hong Kong. it
would be, if not impossible. at least
very difficult to attempt it again with
any degree of success.
I "fhon," repeated Fix, during the
long hours that he passed in his cabin,
"then, either the warrant will be at
Hong Kong and will arrest my man,
or it will not be there, and this time ]
must, at all hazards, delay his depar.
ture! have failed at Bombay, have
failed at Calcutta! If miss at Hong
Kong, l shall lose my reputation! Cost
what it may, mast succeed. But what
means shall employ to delay, if it i:
necessary, the departure ofthis accursed
Fogg2"
AS a. last resort, Fix had decided tc
tell everything to. Passepartout, to lei
him know who the master was that he
was serving, and whose accomplish he
J certainly was not. Passepartout, en-
} lightened by this revelation, fearing tc
be compromised, would without doubt
] take sides with him, Fix. But it was {
very hazardous means, which could
! only be employed in default of any
other. One word from Passepartout t.
, his master would have been sufficient
, to compromise the affair irrevocably.
II The detective was then extremely EN-
barrassed when the presence of Mrs
Aouda on board of the Rangoon, il
company with Phileas Fogg, opened
new perspectives to him.
Who was this woman? What comb
nation of circumstances had made he
: Foggs companion? The meeting hat
evidently taken place between Bomba
and Calcutta. But at what point of tn
PENINSULA Was it chance which hal
brought together Phileas Fogg and tn
young traveller? Had not this journeI
across India, on the contrary, been un
dertaken by this gentleman with tn
i aim of joining this charming person
For she was charming! Fix had goot
= view of her in the audience hall of tn
: Calcutta tribunal.
4 It may be comprehended to what
r point the detective would be entano
h led. He asked himself if there was no
q criminal abduction in this affair. Yes
a that must be it! This idea once fas
tened in the mind of Xix, and he rec
q ognized all the advantage that he coul
: get from this circumstance. Whethe
! this young woman was married or moi
there was an abduction, and it wa
possible to put the abductor in sue
= embarrassment in Hong Kong that h
= could not extricate himself by payin
mouev
FL But it was not necessary to await tn
! arrival of the Rangoon at Hong Kong
d This Fogg had the detestable habit Q
u jumping from one vessel into another
y and before the affair was entered upo
he might be far enough off
II The important thing was to warn til
English authorities, and to signal tn
Rangoon before her arrival. Now
e nothing would be easier to accomplish
b as the steamer would put in at Sings
+ pore, which is connected with the CHI
: nese coast by telegraph line.
: But, before acting, and to be NOR
] certain, Fix determined to questio
Ie Passepartout. He knew it was ne
d very difficult to start the young ma
Ie talking, and he decided to throw o
lie the incognito that he had maintaine
/. until that time, Now, there was n
J. time to lose. 1t was October 81, and th
It next day the Rangoon would drop al
N Choir at Singapore.
e This very day, October so, Fix, lea
It ing his cabin, went upon deck, with tn
II intention OF meeting Passepartout frs
re- with signs of the greatest surpris'
g. Passepartoilt was walking in the TO
n ward part of the vessel, when the d
III tective rushed toward him exelaimin.
i is this yoll on the Rangoon?''-
\ Monsieur Fix aboardln reptile
,e1 Passepartout. very much surprised, re,
4 ognizing his old acquaintance of tt
!. Mongolia
: What left YOU at Bombay, and
I, meet you again Oh The route to Hor
\ II .Kongd Are yon making also the tot
II OF the worldP''
~ No, no. = replied Fix. II expe
to stop at Hong Kong. atileast for a fe
days.
!, ..Ahn said Passepartoat, whoseems
u astonished for 4 moment. '.But wi
y have l not seen you aboard since v
left Calcutta?'