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Theyheardgunsandshouts.Passepartoutlookedoutofthewindow.TheIndianswereonfasthorses.
TheyhadtowaitforthetrainfromSanFranciscotoNewYork.Itleftat6o’clockintheevening.
PhileasFoggwentwithAoudaandgotastampinhispassport.Passepartoutboughtgunsfortherailwayjourney.TheSiouxIndiansweredangerous.
At5.45,PhileasFogg,AoudaandPassepartoutwereatthestation.Thetrainwasready.AndtherewasFixagain!PhileasFoggcouldn’tunderstandit.
Theyallgotonthetrain.Thejourneytimewassevendays.PhileasFoggwantedtocatchashipfromNewYorktoLiverpoolon11thDecember.
Onthefirstday,atabout3o’clockintheafternoon,Passepartoutlookedoutofthewindowandsawsomebuffaloes.Hesawhundredsofthebiganimals,andthenthousandsofthem.Theywalkedinfrontofthetrainandthetrainhadtostop.
Somepeopleonthetrainwereangrybecausethetrainhadtostoponahotday.Theyhadtositthereandwait.ButPhileasFoggwasn’tangry.Hedidn’tlookathiswatch.Hesatquietlyandwaited.Inthreehours,thethousandsofbuffaloesmovedslowlyacrosstherailway,andthenthetraincouldstartagain.
Thenextmorning,everybodyonthetrainheardtheSiouxIndians.Theyheardgunsandshouts.Passepartoutlookedoutofthewindow.TheIndianswereonfasthorses.Theywantedtogetonthetrainandtakeeverybody’smoney.Butalotofpeopleonthetrainhadgunsandtheyfought.
ASiouxIndiankilledthetraindriver.TheSiouxwantedtostopthetrainbuthedidnotunderstandtheengine.Thetrainwentfaster,notslower.
TheywereverynearthestationatFortKearney,andthereweresoldiersthere.Thepeopleonthetrainwantedtostopthetrainatthestation.Thenthesoldierscouldhelpthem.BIKsomebodyhadtogettotheengineandstopthetrain.
Passepartoutcalled,‘Iwillgo!’
Heclimbedoutofthewindowandthenclimbedunderthetraintotheengine.TheIndiansdidn’tseehim.ThenPassepartoutstoppedtheenginequitenearFortKearney.
OtherpeoplefromthetrainwalkedtoFortKearneyandtalkedtothesoldiers.Thesoldierscamebacktothetrain.TheSiouxranaway,buttheytookthreepeoplefromthetrain-withthem.Passepartoutwasoneofthethree.
Aoudastartedtocry,butPhileasFoggsaidtoher,‘I’llgethimback.’
ThecaptaingavePhileasFoggthirtysoldiers,andtheywentaftertheIndians.FixwantedtogowithPhileasFogg,butPhileasFoggsaid,‘PleasestayhereandlookafterAouda.’
Hewalkedaway,andAoudawatchedhim.Itstartedtosnow.
Moreandmoresnowfelloutofadarksky.PhileasFoggandthethirtysoldiersdidnotcomebackthatdayorthenextnight.FixandAoudawaitedatFortKearney,butthetrainleftwithoutthem.
Thenextmorning,Fix,AoudaandthesoldiersatFortKearneyheardashout.ThethirtysoldierswerebackwithPhileasFogg,Passepartoutandthetwootherpeoplefromthetrain.
‘Thetrainleftwithoutus,’FixtoldPhileasFogg.’Thenexttrainisthisevening.’
Butthatwastoolate.PhileasFoggwasnowtwentyhoursbehindhistimetable.TheycouldnotarriveinNewYorkbytrainbeforetheirship,theChina,left.
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