The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-12
TOUR OF THE WORLD
EIGHTY DAYS.
JULES VERyEs GREAT STORY.
CHAPTER xxIv.-CoNT1NUED.

CHAPTER XXIV.-CoNTINUED.
Nine days after leaving Yokohama
Phileas Fogg had traversed exactly the
half of the terrestrial globe.
In fact, the General Grant, on the 23d
of November, passed the one hundred
and cightieth meridian, upon which in
the southern hemisphere are TO be
found the antipodes of London. 1t is
true that of the eighty days at his dis
posal he had used fifty two, and there
only remained to him twenty-eight to
be consumed. But we must notice that
if the gentleman only found himself
half way round by the difference OF
meridians, he had really accomplished
more than two-thirds of its entire
course. Indeed, what forced detours
from London to Alden, from Alden TO
Bombay, from Calcutta to Singapore,
from Singapore to Yokohama By fol-
lowing around the fftieth parallel,
which is that of London, the distance
would have been but about twelve thou
sand miles, whilst Phileas Fogg was
compelled, by the capricesof the me ans
of locOmotion, to travel over twenty
six thousand, of which he had already
made about seventeen thousand five
hundred, at this date. the Esd of No
vember. But now the route was q
straightAone, and Fix was no longer
there to accumulate obstacles
1t happened also that on this 23d of
November Passepartout made quite a
joyful discovery. 1t will be recollected
that the obstinate fellow had insisted
on keeping London time with his ia
nous family watch, deeming incorrect
the time OF the various countries that
he traversed. Now this day. although
he had neither put his watch forward or
back, it agreed with the ships chro-
nometerS.
The triumph of Passepartout may be
comprehended He would have liked
to know what Fix would have said if he
had been present
1.-THE rogue who told me a heap of
stories about the meridians, the sun
and the moonp' said Passepartout.
"Pshaw! if one listened to that sort of
people, we would have nice sort of
clocks and watchesl ! was very sure
, that one day or another, the sun
would decide to regulate itself By my
watehr 81 N
Passepartout was ignorant OF this
that if the face of his watch had been
divided into twenty-four hours like the
italian clocks, he would have had no
reason for triumph, for the hands of his
. watch, when it was nine o'clock in the
morning on the vessel, would have in
Dictated nine o'clock in the evening, that
is, the twenty first hour after mid
night-a difference precisely equal to
that which exists between London and
the one hundred and eightieth merid-
{ ian. /. Is go "A.
But il Fix had been capable of ex-
planning this purely physical effect,
Passepartout, doubtless, would have
been incapable, if not of understand.
ing it, at least Of admitting it. And in
any event, If the impossible thing
should occur that the detective would
unexpectedly show himself aboard al
this moment, it is probable that Passe
partout would have spitefully talked will
him on quite a different subject, and il
quite different manner.
Now, where was Fix at this moment
he was actually on board the Genera
Grant.
In fact, on arriving at Yokohama thu
detective, leaving Mr.. Fogg, whom HI
thought he would see again during tn,
day, had immediately gone to the En-
glish Consul's. There he finally fOunC
the warrant of arrest, which, running
after him from Bombay, was already
forty days old, which had been sent L
him from Hong Kong on the yer,
Carnatic on board of which he was sup
posed to be. The detectives disap
pOintment may be imagined! The war
rant was useless! MIR Fogg had lef
the English possessions! An order @
extradiTion was now necessary to arres
him! &s
LET it be SOP said Fix to himself
after the first moment of anger. "M
warrant is no longer good here; it wi
be in England. This rogue has the az
pearance of returning to his nativ
country, believing that he has throw
the police off their guard. Well, wi
follow him there AS for the money
Heaven grant there may be some left
But what with travelling, rewards
trials, fines, elephants, expenses {
every kind. my man has already lei
more than 1--WE thousand pounds on h
route. After all, the Bank is richr'
His decision taken, he immediate
went on board the General Grant, an
was there when Mr.. Fogg and Mr.
Aouda arrived. To his extreme su
prise, herecognized PassepartOut und
his fantastic costume. He conceal6
himself Immediately in his cabin.
avoid an explanation which might dar
age everything land, thanks to Il
number of the passengers, he countt
on not being seen by his enemy, whe
this very day he found himself face
face with him on the forward part
the ship.
Passepartout jumped at Fix's throa
without any other explanation, and
the great delight of certain American
who Immediately bet for him, he ga
the Observation-Disclosures a superb W
ley of blows, showing the great supel
ority of French over English boxing.
When Passepartout had finished,
found himself calmer and comforte
Fix rose in pretty bad condition, an
looking at his adversary, he said to hin
coldly:
as it finished?"
'.Yes, for the moment.
"Then want word with you"
"But Il"
I'm your masters interest.
Passepartout, as if conquered by I'll
GOODNESS. followed the detective, a
they both sat down in the forward pa
of the steamer.
You have thrashed me-" said II
"GoOd; / expected it. Now, listen
me. Until the present have beenM