The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24

letter" Then she told the young man
how she had been wounded. She had
seen a musket aimed at MarluS, mad
seized the muzzle. and the pail had
passed through her breast.
Promise 10 kiss me on the forehead
when I am dead said the girl II
Shaf- feel IT Marius iulnlleu the
poor creatures dying request and from
her dead hand took a note which read
Wei beloved. Alas, my father insists
Upon our going away AT once We
shall be this evening az No Z Rue de
rHomfle Armc.-Cosette-
At a e barricade Marius wrote note
to Cosstte saying that his crandfather
had refused his consent 10 their mar
rtaSe, bidding her farewell and declar-
ing that he would die in the CONFLICT
then raging. This he dispatched by
gaH1in TO the Rue de IHommee Arme.
This note the boy delivered 10 Jean
Vatican who had just seen. on Cos
cites blOtter, copy of the note she
a word 20 COsette. Vatican started
for the barricade. The years in which
he had worked so hard for his own
regeneration seemed swept away. In
had come between his love and Cos
cite.
At the barrieade he saw Marius per
form prodigieS of vdlOr and his resent
ment began 60 ebb away. When tFs
royal troops took the barriCade Nel-
had mingled, was driven into an ad-
joining wine shop. which the revOlu-
tionists held for some time In that
wine shop, bound and lying on q table.
Vatican saw a spy who had been cap
tured by the revolutiOnistS. 1t was
Javert. He had been ordered shot,
and Vatican claimed the privilege Of
being his executioner-
Taking the man out into deserted
side street. Vatican fired his pistol in
the air and sternly bade his enemy
be gone. When Vatican returned TO
tho wine shop the royal troops were
breaking In and Marius was lying bad
y wounded and iusensible. Selling
the unconscious form, Vatican carried
IL out into the deserted side street and
then, hearing the approach Of soldiers
and noticing grating at his feet. he
pulled UP the grating and descended
with his burden into that vast laby-
rinth which is the sewers of Paris
On, on he journeyed. bearing tEc
young man on his shoulders THESE
sewers are like great arch-cOVered
streets and soldiers were pstroling
them; for in them the under world OF
Paris finds refuge.
Narrowly escaping the patrols. Val
jean finally came to a grating where
one Of the huge sewers opens on the
Seine in the grating was A door. but
1t WAS locked. Suddenly a man came
along the narrow ledge between the
grating and the river, inserted a KEY
IN the lock- and opened the door. d
was Thenardier, and the sewers
formed tor him the lair which he
shared with other desperate charac-
ters- He was escaping from a police
officer who had followed him along the
street above in cab and had seen
him go down the bank and mysterious
ly disappear. The police officer was
Javert.
Vatican, disguised as he always was
now. and in the dim light. was not
recognized by Thenardier, who mis-
took him for some ruffian who had
murdered a man and was now seek
ing 20 dispose OF the body
Divide the swag with me and 1
will let you out Then you can throw
the body into the river" said Thenar-
der "Otherwise-''
Vatican gave the ruffian what he
had In his pocket and the door was
opened for him. He struggled up To-.
bank with his burden and found E-ia-
self face 10 face with Javert.
Inspector Jave-t" said Valjeau.
you have me. But, as I gave you
your life, grant me one thing. help
me carry this young man home
In Marius pocket they found n pa