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

approach Of day. But the darkness was
still great.
II was the time fixed. 1t was like
resurrection in this slumberlng crowd.
The groups wakened up. The beating
of tanl-tams sounded, songs and cries
burst out anew. The hour had come in
which the unfortunate was to die.
The doors of the pagoda were now
opened. A more intense light came
from the interior. Mr.. Fogg and Sir
Francis could See the victim, all lighted
up. whom two priests were dragging
to the outside. 1t seemed to them
that. shaking off the drowsiness of in
toxication BY the highest instinct of
MISREPRESENTATION, the unfortunate wom-
an was trying to escape from her execu-
TONERS. Sir Francis heart throbbed
violently, and, with conVulsive move
nent Selling Phileas Fogg's hands he
felt that it held an open knife.
At this moment, the crowd was agi-
tated. The young woman had fallen
again into the stupor produced by the
fumes of the hemp. She passed be-
tween the fakirs, who escorted her with
their religious cries.
PhiIeas Fogg and his companions fol-
lowed her, mingling withthe rear ranks
of the crowd.
Two minutes after, they arrived at
the edge of the river, and stopped less
than fifty PAGES from the. funeral pile,
upon which was lying the Rajah's body.
In the semi obscuritY, they saw the
victim, motionless, stretched near her
husbands corpse.
Then torch was brought. and the
wood, impregnated with oil, soon took
| fire.
At this moment, Sir Francis Cromarty
and the guide held ba9k ihileas Fogg,
who in an impulse of generous mad
ness, was goin to rush toward the pile.
| But Phiieas Fogg had already pushed
them back, when the scene changed
suddenly. A cry of terror arose. The
whole crowd, frightened, cast them
selves upon the ground.
The old Rajah was not dead, then; he
was seen suddenly rising upright, like
phantom, raising the Young woman
in his arms, descending from the pile in
the midst of the clouds of smoke which
gave him spectral appearance.
The fakirs, the priests, overwhelmed
with sudden fear. were PROSTATE,
their faces to the ground. not daring to
raise their eyes. and look at such a
miraelei
The inanimate victim was held by
the vigorous arms carrying her, with
out seemingto be much of a weight. MIR.
Foeg and Sir Francis had remained
standing. The Parsee had bowed his
head, and Passepartout, without doubt
was not less Supplied.
The resuscitated man came near the
spot where Mr.. Fogg and Sir Francis
Cromarty were, and said shortly:
LET us be OFF,
It was Passepartout himself who had
slipped on the pile in the midst OF the
thick smoke! 1t was Passepartout who
protiting by the great darkness still
prevailing, had rescued the young
woman from death! 1t was Passepartout
who, playing his part with the boldest
good-luck, passed out in the midst Of
the general fright!
An instant alter the four disappeared
in the woods, and the elephant tool
them EDWARDS with rapid trot. But
cries, shouts, and even ball, p;erc,n
Phileas Fogg's hat apprised them thai
the stratagem had been discovered.
Indeed, on the burning pile still lay
the body of the old Rajah The priests
recovered from their fright, learned
that the abduction had taken place.
They immediately rushed into the
forest The guards followed them
Shots were fired; but the abductors fec
rapidly, and, in a few moments they
were out of range of balls or arrows