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per with the address Of his grand
father on IT, Entering the waiting cab
they drove there in silence and left
the suu unconscious Young man.
Grant me one thing more" said
Vatican Let me 90 home Tor a mo
meCt.'
They drove TO the entrance OF the
Rue de rTTomme Arrne and dismissed
the carriage Vatican entered the
house. leaving Javert outside. When
De came out again Jayert had disap-
ucared.
The Inspector had walked 20 the
river and leHned his arms upon the
parape- BIS world had CrumbIed
around him. Vatican had not taken
his life when he had an opportunitv-
That was wrong. He had committed
an ofIense Tor which he could never
forgive himself. BE had no further
desire TO live They found his body
two days later under wash house.
down the Seine.
Gilienormand forEave his grandson
and nurSed. him back 70 life He was
now ready to let him marry whom he
would. and sent for Naltean and
COsette. At the marriage Vatican pre-
scented COsette with his fortune re-
serving 90 himself barely enough on
which 10 live frugaly.
After the marriage he told Marlus
that hc was not Cosette's grandfather,
but only an escaped convict who had
befriended her and taken care OF
time Vatican visited COsette every
day. but refused TO share her home.
Then MariUS. who had begun praC-
tiCinE law. was employed by the bank
In which Vatican haC once kept his
money and heard the bank S story or
the convict IT was that one Vatican
had forged the name Of the mayor OF
NJ. sur NJ, Father Madeline and drawn
out his money.
This. then. thought Marius. is the
a q N
break of the connection between
Cosette and her benefaCtOr, anG sue
ceeded. saving money meanwhile 70
make up the amount he had already
spent Of COsette's fortune and pay the
whole back 10 NalJean- One day
Thenardier, bent upon blacknan, came
to see Narius and told him the true
story Of Nal1cans life. which he hao
ferreted out. and Of which he mad
proofs BE was unaware that Marius
even knew that the old man had been
p convict. he also told OF the manner
in which Vatican had saved the life or
MariUs on the day Of the riOt-sOme-
ching which Marius did not know be-
He thought that this knowledge
would still further disinciine MariuE
To have the putativc grandfather OF
his wife exposed and make the black
mail easier. MaTius was filled with
sorrow at the injustice with which he
had treated the old man. still under
the deIusion that Theuardier had once
saved his fathers life, he gave him
money and sent him away
With a draft for 5000 francs on a
New York banker Thenardier sailed
for the New World and turned slave
trader COssette and Nfa-ius few 70
the deserted and desClate Vatican
They found him on his deathbed- But
he died happy with those two by, his
side; his life had been lived his Wors
done. And his work which nj trr
beginning had promised 20 be a w0r'-
OF evil, had been a work % great good
10 all with whom he had been brought
n contact, and through them. its good
ness was diffused TO others The good
bishop had. indeed. bought Jean Val
Jeans black soul from him and given
X white TO Cod
Copyright 1907 by Irving Klnz1
The next story Of the ssries-"The
Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Cold
smith-wil begin in the issue Of Satur-
day, March Z