The evening world., 1889-12-13

evening. We have then four days before
ue. Four days, that is ninety-slX hours. and
we have gold luck. il the wind keeps to the
southeast, il the sea is calm, we can make
the eight hundred miles which separate us
from Shanghai"
And you can leave"
In an h2nr, time enough to buy my pro-
1T Is a b~argain-you are the master OF
Yes; John Bunsby, master of the Tan
do you wish some earnest money ?"
IF it does not Inconvenience your
Here are two hundred pounds on ac-
towards Fix, if you wish to take advan-
tagGeI" r.. .......,. ..,m..
going to ask this favor OF YOU"
well, III half an hour we will be on
But this poor fellow" eaid Mrs.
am going to do all 1 can to find him.
And while, Fix, nervous, feverish. angry,
repaired to the pilot-boat the two others went
to the police station at Hong Kong. Phileas
and1eft a suficient sum. to find Inn. The
same Formally was carried out at the French
Consular agents. ard the pelapqpin having
been taken, took the travellers back to the
outer pier.
Three O'Clock. The pilot boat, No. AZ,
her crew on board and her provisions slowed
away, was ready TO set Rail,
She was a charming, little schooner Of
twenty tons-this ''Tankadere with q
long water, lines. She, might have been
called Q racing yacht. Her shining copper
shesthing. her galvanized iron work, her
deck white Rs ivory, showed that Master
John Bunsby knew how to keep her III good
condition. Her two masts leaned n little TO
the rear; She carried brigentiro f~oresaiI.
storm. iih and Efan1inu-ii h aud could rio
mp ,splendidly for a rear wind. She ought to
"G Enc eG SreT Of 9rl lie in !PTRa ilHG.i SSns %1 %ss com.
posed OF the master, John Bunsby. and four
men. They were OF that class of hardy sail
search Of vessels, and are thoroughly ac-
quainted with these seasons. John Bunsby,
a man, about EQrty-tiye. years. vigor-
Of an energetic face, scif.rclianit, well posted
in his business, would have inspired conf
dence in the most timorous.
Plileas Fogg ana Mrs. AoudA went on
board, Fix was already there. They went
down by steps in the rear of the schooner
into a square cabin, whose walls bulged out
In the form OF cots. above a. circular dlyan.
In the middle there was a table lighted by n
hanging lamp. II was small. but neat.
u, regret hHyinG nothing better to offer
You" said Mr.. Fogg to Fix, who bowed with
out replying.
The detective felt somewhat Illuminated by
thus taking advantage OF Mr.. Fogg's kind
surely. 4" he thought. he is a very polite
oaue. but he is II roguo!'
At ten minutes after three the sales wero
hOistod. The English flag was dying at the
gan Of the %EchooneE. The passengers, were
cast n Inst Look at he Wharf in homes ~
seuinE Passepartout.
Fix was not without apprehension, for
chance might have brought TO tins place the
unfortunate younE man whom he had so i'll
d~iEnantly treated, ami then am explanation
wonld have tahen place. from Thich the de-
trCtlyC would not have got out to sdNEutaEc.
But the FrcuchmOn cid not Snow himself,
and doubt usS the stupofy'ng nercOt,c still
held Inn under It's influence.
Finally Master John BuI-by ordered the
stars, and the - &pkHdcre,' tNaIuB tho
VIM nnGgr her b!!GGptLnG torsEail an
IN WHICH THE MAsTgR OF THE "TANKADERE"
RUNS GREAT RISK or LOSING A REwARD OF
W POUNDS.
This voyage Of eight hundred miles, un.