The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-25
DlNGLARS AND YAME.f.
? A Story Of aho International Railroad.
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FROM ffrds StNhUs
- NO doubt many OF our readers have read
Dumas great work Of mcndacity. the Count
OF Monte Crsto" Thoso who have, done 80
Who has neither Character nor princinls' but
who. nevertheless, is one OF tho principal char
actors In the book. Tho, reader may also re
carriage. and in the next chapter to tho last,
Dangiars is captured by the celebrated robber
combs Of st. Sebastian Although not an cd
itor DanGlars had n largo sum OF money on
his person. The robbers did not attempt to
take any OF Dangarss money. and treated him
with every possible kindness and attention,
even furnishing him with cell all TO himself.
route kind Ola fellow. Danglars was somewhat
Iulgi vampa the robber chief. was as polite
sci to eat. and after Will 10 Danglrs intimated
to his guard TINT it was about dinner time. To
have fried oysters, broiled chicken. ham and
eggs, or anything else he wanted by paving for
he was allowed to take any familiar liberties
with 1t yampn requested him to pay in advance
i6r It. on asking ths price Dangars was told ,
the one in front Of him his own he would have
TO pay. 100000 francs. Dangars said 1t WAS
Piled 1t was a tender spring. chicken. and. on
Dangars refusingto pay. the fowl was removed
1t Is our private opinion. publicly expressed.
that Jay Gould: or whoever gots up the Pill OF
FIRE o.; on the dinWing, cars borrowed the
obisct to paying thirty-fve cents for cup OF
coffee, as we are only too glad to have az OPP
accumulates but 1t is hard on poor people who
have To travel on the cars on an empty st0m-
en The man S is
poor Danelars was when he had nothing but
the old horse blanket and an inaccessible ray
OF light with which to stay his stomach.
When tho early train l"ayes San Antonio on
the International road, the cars are fpll OF Of
mHdo He uRV with
much rs II hc had never had enough to cat;
tho in tod States Navy. entered. He was 20.
approached DanaIars. from the corner Of whose
mouth the moisture WAS trickling down, and
ASKED hl% an u h he Ms h y4y hungry"
We'll. Colonel. al you have 70 do is To order
what y1n ~ ry Sr Yn%psb With smo
a whole ons9''
"AwhoIo chicken said yampa consulting
sYou can go TO the devil" howlsd Dangiars
do not sS S gnr wf2m allow hnys Il
robbed by Jay Gould and his minions. and the
unhappy Dangiars threw himself In the corner
Of his seat and glared at the cattle feeding on
the prairie near Davenport station,
Luigi Vampa touched his cap and proceeded
Just as tho ira in was crossing tho Cibolo.
Luigi yampa again entered the car, and. tap
| ping DanHlarS on the shoulder. nskeu:
Can do anything, for you. Colonel p
vampa looked his bin Of faro over and ro.
piled that they cosi 81 per egg.
Danglers groaned.
I'm give, you twenty-five cents. and not
I'VE have only ono price. Colonel. Hadn't
yon better try beefsteak Tor three dollars ana
! "But can't afford that price,"
Then you must suffer hunger"
| Il will die Of starvation"
That's highly probable. Most people who
do not eat usually die In that way" -,
| ..D2 YOU mean to say you wish to XIII mo"
And yet you lot mo perish with hungerP"
| his cap Luigi passed. on.
Dnnglars. rnvng threw himself In tho corner
| Of the scat He could hurl himself through the
| oar window and break his neck. A sudden
| speedy death would be n fine means OF teceiv-
| In his life Danglars contemplated death with q
| mixture Of dread and desire The time had
| come when tho i'm pacabie spectre which exists
| In tho mind Of evhry human bang arrested his
| sight and ca'lei out with every pulsation OF
| his heart Thou shalt die!' As tho train
shot past San Marcos. Danglnrs was no longer
| u man but II living corpse. I'e mot Toned fcebl,
| tp Vnmpn, who smilingiy produced his bin o
| fare and in u holr-a whisper he snid:
| Ham AMI y .gs" evttn ling in his skeleton
| hand three dollars and u half"
| WnUn Dangiars got. OF tho train ut Austin IN
| family who werr at tho depot to meet him. did
not recogniae The tremmlous old nian with tot
| not recognize himself, MS he looked In the mir
| ror 1T the enl of the car. His hair. which had
| been the o0lor OF oil gold had become W. white
! a. tho driven snov since he left San Antonio.