Chapter 30

           ThreepassengersincludingPassepartouthaddisappeared.Hadtheybeenkilledinthestruggle?WeretheytakenprisonersbytheSioux?Itwasimpossibletotell.

           Thereweremanywounded,butnonemortally.ColonelProctorwasoneofthemostseriouslyhurt;hehadfoughtbravely,andaballhadenteredhisgroin.Hewascarriedintothestationwiththeotherwoundedpassengers,toreceivesuchattentionascouldbeofavail.

           Aoudawassafe;andPhileasFogg,whohadbeeninthethickestofthefight,hadnotreceivedascratch.Fixwasslightlywoundedinthearm.ButPassepartoutwasnottobefound,andtearscourseddownAouda’scheeks.

           Allthepassengershadgotoutofthetrain,thewheelsofwhichwerestainedwithblood.Fromthetyresandspokeshungraggedpiecesofflesh.Asfarastheeyecouldreachonthewhiteplainbehind,redtrailswerevisible.ThelastSiouxweredisappearinginthesouth,alongthebanksofRepublicanRiver.

           Mr.Fogg,withfoldedarms,remainedmotionless.Hehadaseriousdecisiontomake.Aouda,standingnearhim,lookedathimwithoutspeaking,andheunderstoodherlook.Ifhisservantwasaprisoner,oughthenottoriskeverythingtorescuehimfromtheIndians?"Iwillfindhim,livingordead,"saidhequietlytoAouda.

           "Ah,Mr.Mr.Fogg!"criedshe,claspinghishandsandcoveringthemwithtears.

           "Living,"addedMr.Fogg,"ifwedonotloseamoment."

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