The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-15

The engineer reversed his engine and
backed for about Understanding like
a Jumper who is going to take leap.
menced to move forward; the speed
increased; it soon became frightful; but
q single putting was heard from the
locomotive; the pistons worked twenty
strokes to the second; the axles smoked
in the journals They felt, so to speak,
that the entire train, moving at the
rate of one hundred miles to the hour.
did not bear upon the rails. The speed
destroyed the weight.
And they passed! And it was like a
fash of lightning. They saw nothing
of the bridge. The train leaped. it
might be said, from one bank to the
other, and the engineer could not stop
his train for FIVE miles beyond the sta
ton But the train had scarcely crossed
the river than the bridge, already about
to fall, went down with crash into
the rapids of Medicine Bow.
CHAPTER xxx.
IN WHICH CERTAIN INCIDENTS ARE RELATED,
ONLY TO BE MET WITH on THE RAILROADS OF
THE UNITED STATES.
That same evening the train continued
its course without distractions. passed
Fort Sanders, crossed the Cheyenne
Pass and arrived at Evans Pass. At
this point the railroad reached the
highest point on the route, j. O., eight
thousand and ninety-one feet above the
level of the ocean. The travellers now
only had to descend to the Atlantic
over those boundless plains, levelei by
natare.
There was the branch from the
grand trunk" to Denver City, the
principal town OF Colorado. This Ter
ritory is rich in gold and silver mines.
| and more than nifty thousand inhabit-
ants have already settled there.
AT this moment thirteen hundred and
eighty-two miles had been made from
San Francisco in three days and three
nights. Four nights and four days, if
nothing interfered, ought to be suifi-
cient to reach New YORK Phileas Fogg
was then still within his time.
During the night they passed to the
| left of Camp Walbach Lodge Pole
Greek ran parallel to the road, follow
ing the straight boundary between the
Territories OF Wyoming and Colorado.
| At eleven o'clock they entered Nebras-
ka, passing near Sedgwick, and they
touched atJu'esburg, on the South Fork
of the Platte River
At eight O'clock in the morning Fort
MCPHERSON was left behind Three
hundred and iifty-seven miles separate
this point from Omaha. The railroad
followed, on its left bank. the capriciQus
windings of the South Fork of Platte
River. AT nine o'clock they arrived at
| the important town of North Platte,
| built between the two arms of the main
stream, which join each other around
| it. forming a single artery--a large
tributary whose waters mingle with
those of the Missouri little above
otrtlIes.
The one hundred and first meridian
was passed.
Mr.. Fogg and his partner had resum-
ed their play. Neither of them COM
planned OF the length of the route-not
even the dummy. Mr.. Fix had won a
few guineas at first, which he was in a
fair way to lose, but he was not less
deeply interested than Mr.. Fogg. Dur
ing this morning chance singufarly
favored this gentleman. Trumps and
honors were showered into his hands.
At certain moment, after having made
a bold combination, he was about to
play spade, when behind the seat a
voice was heard, saying:
81 should play diamond"
Mr. Fogo, Mrs. Ao1da and Fix
raised their heads. Colonel Proctor
was near them.
Stamp Proctor and Phileas Fogg
recognized each other at once.
"Ah, it is you, Englishman," cried
the Colonel: "it's you who are going
to play SPADE
And who plays it, replied Fogg,
coldly, laying down ten of that color.
"Well, it suits me to have it dia-
monds,' replied Colonel Proctor, in an
irritated voice.
And he made motion as if to pick
up the card played, adding:
"You don't understand anything Of
this game
Perhaps will be more skillful al
another" said Phileas Fogg, rising.
You have only to try it, son of John
Bull!'' replied the coarse fellow.
Mrs. Aouda became pale. All the
blood went to her heart She seized
Phileas Fogg's arm, and he gently re-
pulsed her. Passepartout was ready to
throw himself on Proctor, who was
looking at his adversary with the mos
insulting air. But Fix had risen, and
going to Colonel Proctor, said to him
''You forget that you have me .te
deal with; me, whom you have not only
insulted. but struckr'
Mr.. Fix" said Mr.. Fogg, ''f BEG
your pardon, but it concerns me alone.
IN insisting that | was wrong in play.
ing spade, the Colonel has insulted
me anew, and he shall give me salts
faction"
"When you will, and where yor
will, replied the American, " and with
whatever weapon you pleasep'
Mrs. Aouda tried in vain to restrain
Mr.. Fogg. The detective uselessly en-
deavored to take up the quarrel on hi
own account. Passepartout wanted tx
throw the Colonel out of the door, bu
a sign from his master stopped him
Fhileas Fogg went out of the car, an(
II the American followed him on the plat
form.
Sir" said Mr.. Fogg to his adVer
sary. Il am very much in a hurry t,
return to Europe, and any delay what
ever would be very prejudicial to m,
interests"
We'll! what does that concern me -
replied Colonel Proctor
Sir,' replied Mr.. Fogg, very pc
litely," after our meeting in San Fran
cisco, l formed the plan to come bacl
to America to find You, as soon as hal