The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-04
CHAPTER XIV.

IN WHICH PHILEAs FoGG pEscESDs TIE ENTIRE
SPLENDID VALLEY or THE DANCES WITHOUT
EVER THINNING OF LOOKING AT IT.
The bold abduction had succeeded.
An hour after Passepartout was still
laughing al his success. Sir Francis
Cromarty grasped the hand of the
brave fellow. His master said to him:
Good" which in that gentleman
mouth was equivalent to high praise.
To which Passepartout replied that all
the honor of the affair belonged to his
master. AS for himself he had only had
"droll" idea, and he laughed in
thinking that for a few moments he,
Passepartout, the former gymnast, the
ex-Sergeant of firemen, had been the
widower of charming woman, an old
embalmed Rajah!
AS for the young Indian widow, she
had no knowledge of what had passed.
Wrapped up in travelling cloaazs. she
was resting in one of the howdahs.
Meanwhile the elephant, guided with
the greatest certainty by the Parsee,
moved on rapidly through the stilldark
forest. One hour after having left the
pagoda of Pillaji, he shot across an i'm
mense plain. At seven o'clock they
halted. The young woman was still IN
state of complete prostration. The
guide made her drink few swallows
of water and brandy, but the stupefying
influence which overwhelmed her con-
tinued for some time longer. Sir Fran
els Cromarty, who knew the effects of
intoxication produced by inhalation Of
the fumes Of hemp, had no uneasness
CD her account.
| But if the restoration of the young
woman was not question in the Cen
erals mind, he was not less assured for
the. future. He did not hesitate to say
to Phileas Fogg that if Mrs, Aouda re-
manned in India she would inevitably
fall again into the hands of her execu-
TONERS. These fanatics were scattered
| throughout the entire peninsula, and,
Notwithstanding the English police,
they would certainly be able to recap
ture their victim, whether at Madras, at
Bombay, or at Calcutta. And in sup
port of this remark Sir Francis quoted
a fact of the same nature which had re-
Gently transpired. According to his
view the young woman would really
not be safe until after leaving India.
Phileas Fogg replied that he would
note these remarks and think them
over.
Towards ten o'clock the guide an
nounced the station of AIlahabad. The
| interrupted line of the railway recon-
menced there, whence trains traverse,
in less than day and night, the dis
lance separating Allahabad from Cal
cutta.
Phileas Fogg ought then to arrive in
| time to take a steamer, which would
not leave until the next day, October
%. at noon, for Hong Kong.
The young woman was placed in a
waiting-room OF the station. Passepar-
tout was directed to purchase for her
various articles of dress, such as robe,
shawl, furs, ETC., whatever he would
find. His master opened an unlimited
credit for him.
Passepartout went out Immediately
and ran through the streets of the city.
Allahabad, that is, the City of God, !"
is one of the most yenerated of India.
on account OF IFS being built at the june-
ton of two sacred rivers, the Ganges
and the Jumna, whose waters attract
pilgrims from the whole peninsula.
In making his purchases, Passepar-
tout had soon seen the city, at one time
defended bv magnificent fort, which
had become State prison. There are
mo more commerce and no more manu-
features in this city. formerly manu-
featuring and commercial point. Pas
separtout, who vainly sought variety
shop, such as there was in Regent
street, few steps off from Farmer q
Co, found only at secondhand deal
er's, an old whimsical jew. the objects
which he needed--a dress of Scotch
stuff, large mantle and magnificent
otter-skin pelisse, for which he did not
hesitate to pay seventy-tive pounds.