The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-07

ph}H making, ~ the mean 'IWr. such
arrangements as he could Dor mo care
| or Nosttin after his return 60 the gal
IeyS Then he took up his morning
paper and read that tho body Uf lr.
tp'otor Jsvrrt, most upright and hd
( Nst and efficient officer o. be police.
had been found floating 900 tnc seine
/ some miles below Paris lnsuuciycl..
/ he saw II all, and the vision h.s lusunct
/ showed him was the true one
FPon leaving Vatican. JAvcrt had. for
/ the nrtt time IN his ne walked WIN
dropping head lie went 10 one NJ
the bridges which span the seine ond
( !'sned upon the parape' lie suffered
/ horribly for hours To owe his NE 20
maIefhctor. % accept this debt and
| repay him; TO be- IN spite of himself on
| vieti 10 sacrifice 20 his personal feelings
/ his official duties; 10 hstrny society n
/ order 10 remain faithful 20 mis- con
science These were the questions which
( oyerW heimsd hir'
! u would be well for the world n there
! would be well fsr tho world II there Teru
| more men in Il Nike Jean NaJcAn: a.
would be SIN better for N" world n
there we're more men In u Ike the good
I bishop who bought NaUcsr's soul
| The problem OF He had become too
| much for Jayert Life had hcoom" some.
/ thng not 50 simple and StrslsltfOrNard
as he rad been used 10 d-ali0E win.
! Ana nc, IN moment OF dcsu'ir, solved
| Il by lesptng into the wc,ers OF The
| seine An impotert conclusion,
! one day. when Marius wac sufficiently
! recovered, his grandfather sud 90 him,
SO sou want TO be married. do you
! Well have no objection. Bring her
/ here and let mo see her Monsieur lc
! Baron Or stay give me her address.
Monsieur lie Raron ! viii 70 md do
nanh her hand of her father Perhaps
You would like to 60 and se" her your.
sell tlrst ara. you able Tor travel Well
go. And when you are tpget thcr will
come Ike the god from the machine"
And NJ Marius pale and worn as set.
went to the hous" In the Rue DE
lHomme d'Arme and saw Cnset'e
II was nice piece Of stage play for
In it-vhcn he came I'm and formally
asked the hand of Cosett~ ~ Ian Val
Jean. whom he called " Farch-leveul .r
the last name which Msrius had known
jean Nnljean under For the real name
.. pt the galley slave was not the barrier
when the hshtirg was on. nor mad Ma
rius. being then unconscious, heard j
pronounced by Jayert after The escape
I from the sever
Jean Vatican consented to the union.
went 20 tn. wood. ot MonN"rm"!l and
placed IN the hands Of MErils upon his
return 800 900 francs as the dowry OF
/ Cusette The day after the wod ting he
had a secret interview with Msrius and
said TO him. My name II rot shat You
suppose My name is Jean Valjsan
Was once mayor Of NJ sur NJ under the
| name OF VI Madeleine | am al cs-
capped galley slave
| He then told Msrius HE whole his.
tory But upon the history Of Cosette
! troubled now for fear that the dowry
! Cosette had brought TO him b., the az
convict had been dishonesty obtained.
lie made Inquiries and, from tha cashier
! Of laNtte's bank, learned mat a certain
convict named Jean NGUcou had mur-
/ hastensd to Paris, impersonHt'd him aud
/ drawn a large sum from the hank
! Coseus, OF course, wanted her foster
/ father to come and llNe with her and
through the generosity OF NJ Gilenor-
msrd Rut Jean NsJ.sn felt that he
/ must die as he had lived-alone and
outside OF the pale
Then. ons day, Thenerdler csme 20
MariIs. Thenafdi.r had sccre'. he
law I know what you would say re-
| piled Marius That ne impersOuated
N Madeleine, mayor Of NJ sur NJ, and
] Is an escaped convict" 'personhted
him" cried Thenardi.r. why he 4, the
same and convict Here are docu.
| mens which me and my pals nave got
/ hold OF Here are the records regutd.
! Ing your wife whom | brought ~ uut,l
] Jean NaOean came and took her away.
B / want money for my information Tho
/ evidence presented by rhcnurdier wns
| conclusive
| More than that" went on Thenar.
! dier; \ saved ynur fathers He ~ the
/ battle ot Waterloo, and / want money
| for that Also your Ho-colled tather-in,
! law murdered Il man IN tho sewers on
! the night OF the bsrrlcade and threw his
| body into the river Here are pieces az
| the murdered mans coat which | tore
off trying TO stop tho outrage
Marlus looked at the pieces OF cloth
| which Thenardicr held out lie rushed
into his bedroom and brought ar cid
tattersd and stained coat The pieces
time he had know who y WAS who had
ssv.d him on that fearful rlg1t My
/ father owed his NE 10 YOU said MarIus,
/ looking NJ the man With losihlNS, which.
! I'm spite Of himself h" could no. but feel
/ There are 1900 francs take them and
oe&SSns" ,,,,,,., than, c,,,,,u,.
and. as France was getting rather hot
! for him went to America and prospefed
as . slave dealer.
! Marius and Coseits went to the oh.
| scure lodgings Of Jean \aUsan. Tho
old man was ill-yery lll lie told them
all that he knew ot his own story and
! the history OF Cosette Ito vas near
dying They begged him 20 live. hut he
! replied. For me death Ia an excellent
| arrangement bnt YOU will, sometimes,
! think NJ the poor old man Who died
die happy Let me lay my hands upon
your beloved heads DO
And the mlssrl.s Of Jean NRlesn were
ended
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