The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-02

of the squat threatening an accident
to the engine, and, in short, all the pos
sible injuries, which, compelling the
Mongolia to put into some port. would
have interrupted his journey.
BY no means, or, at least, il this gen.
tieman thought OF these probabilities,
he did not let it appear as if he did.
He was the same impossible man, the
imperLurbable member of the Reform
Club, whom no incident or accident
could surprise. He did not appear
more affected than the ships chronom-
eters. He was seldom seen, upon the
deck. He troubled himself very little
about looking at this Red Sea, SO fruit
full in recollections. the spot where the
first historic scenes of mankind We're
enacted.
What was this queer fellow, impris-
oned upon the Mongolia, doing? At
first he took his four meals a-day, the
rolling and pitching of the ship not
putting out OF order his mechanism, so
wonderfully organized. Then he played
at whist. For he found companions as
devoted to it as himself; collector of
taxes, who was going to his post at
Goa; minister, the Rev. Decimus
Smith, returning to Bombay, and a
Brigadier-General of the English army,
who Yves rejoining his corpsa at Benares.
These three passengers had the same
passion for whist as Mr., Fogg, and they
played for entire hours. not less quietly
than he.
AS for Passepar1out, sea-sickness had
taken no hold on him. 1t must be said
that the voyage made under these cir
cumstances was decidedly not unpleas-
ant to him. He rather liked his share
of it. Well fed and well lodged, he
was seeing the country, and besides he
asserted to himself that all this whim
would end at Bombay. The next day
after leaving Suez it was not without a
certain pleasure that he met on deck
the obhging person whom he had adj
dressed on landing in Egypt.
II am not mistaken" he said, on
approaching him with his most amiable
smile, lyon are the very gentleman
that so kindly served as my guide in
Suez?h
Indeed" replied the detective, Il
recognize you! You are the servant OF
that odd Englishman-"
just so, Monsieur"
Fix"
Monsieur Fix" replied Passepar-
tout. Delighted to meet you again on
board this vessel And where are you
goingP'
why, to the same place yourself,
Bombay"
That is tirst-rate! Have you al
ready made this trip"
"Several times. replied Fix. a am
an agent OF the Peninsular Company.
Then you know IndiaP"
"Why-yes," replied Fix, who did
not wish to commit himself too far
And this India is curious placer
Very curious! Mosques, minarets,
temples, fakirs, pagodas, tigers, SER
penis, dancing girlsi But it is to be
hoped that you will have time to visit
the eountryp"
II hope so, Monsieur Fix. You un.
| derstand very well that it is not per
mitted to a man of sound mind to pas:
his life in jumping from a steamer into
RAILWAY car and from a railway cal
into a steamer, under the pretext OF
making the tour of the world in eighty
days. No All these gymnastics vii
cease at Bombay, don't doubt it.
- And Mr.. Fogg is well?' asked FIJI
in the most natural tone.
4 . Verywell, Monsieur Fix, and | am
! too. ! eat ike an ogre that has beer
fasting. 1t is the sea air."
Il never see your master on deck '
Never He is not inquisitive.'
DO You know, Mr.. Passepartoul
that this pretended tour in eighty day
might very well be the cover for som'
secret mission-a diplomatic mission
for exampier'-
Upon my word. Monsieur Fix,
don't know anything about it, con
fess, and really l wouldn't give half
crown to know"
After this meeting, Passepartout an
Fix frequently talked together. Tn
detective thought he ought to have clos
relations with the servant of this gen
tleman Fogg. There might be an oc
casion when he could serve him.
In the meantime the steamer wa
rapidly getting on. On the 18th the
sighted Mocha, which appeared in it
Enclosure of ruined walls, above whicl
were hanging green date trees,
During the following night the Mon
golia passed through the Straits of Bah
el-Mandeb, the Arabic name of whicl
signifies 1.-THE Gate of Tears" and tn
next day, the 14th, she put in at Steam
err Point, to the northwest of AIDE
harbor. There she was to lay in coal
The Mongolia had still sixteen hun
bred and fifty miles to make befor
reaching Bombay, and she had to re
main four hours at Steamer Point,
lay in her coal But this delay coul
not in any way be prejudicial to Philea
Fogg's programme. 1t was foreseer
Beside, the Mongolia, instead of Mt
| arriving at Alden until the morning {
the 18th, put in there the evening {
the 14th. a gain of fifteen hours.
Mr.. Fogg and his servant landed
The gentleman wished to have his pas
port used Fix followed him withor
being noticed. The formality of tn
Uise through with, Phileas Fogg re
| IurHeu On DOdru 10 FeSuine MS lnlcl
rupted play. Passepartout, accordin
to his custom, loitered about in tn
midst of the population of Somanlii
Banyans. Parsces, Jews, Arabs, Euro
| peans, making up the twenty-five thoI
sand inhabitants of Alden.
! Passepartoat admired the fortific,
tions which make of this town tn
Gibraltar of the Indian Ocean, an
some splendid scisterns, at which til
English engineers were still working
two thousand years after the Ell
gineers of King Solomon. Every sill
gular, very singularr' said Passepal
tout to himself on returning ABOARD
II see that it is not useless to travel
we wish to see anything new"
, At six O clock p. m the Mongolia ws
! blowing the waters of the Alden harbo
and soon reached the Indian Oceal
, She had one hundred and siXty-eigl
hours to make the distance betwee
Alden and Bombay. The Indian 0cea
was favorable to her, the wind kept
the northwest, and the sails came to ii
aid of the steam.
On Sunday, the goth of octobe
f0yvafd Nom fhpU airhtod tho Tndia