The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-07
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Escape.
~ the excitement of tho conflict Ma
rBr looked down and saw Fponlns
lYrg Rtghls feet What hrs you
doing thersg' he said "TSiug." she
rcpllod what Is the matter with your
hhrd'' III wAr pierced through with
a bullet" MArlps saw that AZ he raised
/ INC gifl TO carry her g. little win'shop
behind the bhrricade.
! Did you sec musket aimed at you"
'h" asked Yes, and hand was laid
on the muIrlc 1T was mine" There
ore words and Incidents which wake up
crushed things What madness. child %
said hArius "But your wound Is llsht.
Let me carry YOU to a place whore II
can he attended to" "ON the bulls,
went through my hand. smiled Fponlne,
I but Il cRne out my back" Tho poor
hing had been shot through. and was,
az shn said, dying
wanted 20 die with YOU. for none will
leave the bHrricade now And for my
lse me" what"
Promise me"
n do promise"
Promise to hs. me on the forehead
whom I am dad shall feel It" she
I lci her head fail on Mariur knees and
1 h"r Owes clSt"d. She tried TO smile once
more md wss dond Marlus beur over
aud Missed her on tho forehead
IN" ilrlng was all around them; Il was
evident that me rash revolution nt-
temr'sd had failed and that those In the
| harficadc had little or no hope OF "s-
cape. Marlus got hold Of piece OF
paper and wrote on H. MY name Is
MArius rortmerCy Garry my body "a
my grandfather. NJ GillenormRnd. No 6
Rue des Tiile' du Vdvalrs In tho Ma
rats"
la, V.t,... h.a .zn.a.al.a a.. h.r
rieado by a back way. II he had
dreamed Of suicide when he came to this
place hs found that bullets had no hillsts
for him Arrived NJ the bArricnde. the
whole aftalr rendered him irresolute,
stupcfied lie saw Marius-the young
ot the Luxembourg and who had. he
doubted not. stolen the love Of Cosetts
And there. bound and a prisoner. he
saw Jayert' Tho inspector had CONS
into tho barricade as n spy, disguised
es rcvolutlonist He had been discoy-
cred and was now being taken TO the
Wine'hop hack Of the barricnde in bonds
10 wait until II was tim. 90 shoot him,
Jean NRllean sat down on bench ne
hind the harricade with his gun between
bis knees and thought,
There is n gun that ls doing no dam
ng"' said young man Az he passed
| Then Naljrnn heard some one say, we
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woman living on the top floor ~ q
house situated between tho bArricads
and the attacking soldiers had. In her
terror Of the flying bullets, hung out
| pf her window mattress supported by
ropes 10 protect tho window There wss
n breach In tho bArrlcAde. made by the
artillery which had been brought up
and tho defenders were trying to repair
y They wanted tho mattress which
hung up there
Nsljean arose and, With his rlfe, shot
/ ~ the ropes supporting the mattress II
foll between the barricAde and the gov
eminent soldiers lie walked calmly out
/ shoulders unhsrmed by the rifle IRE
which whistled about him. Then he sal
/ down upon the bench again. Then h,
/ heard tho man who seemed to oomman nd
| ~ tho barricsde say. That spyl Let
him be executed At once. Tho barricad,
jean Vatican walked up TO the mar
and said. 81 hsyo favor TO ask Of you
What IN IT,
let NE blow this mans brains out
/ this spy's"
/ Granted. the barriesd. so far In IN.
debted TO YOU and 10 Msrtu. Pontmsrcl
/ that II has held out so Ions The bound
and helpless Jsvett was banded over tC
/ Jean NaJcan. who marched him out be
hind the building Of tho win,shop.
AT soon "a they were alone behind IN,
/ building Naliaan unloosed the ropes
which bound tho Inspector and said, IA
vert, It W l." II recognize you" said
Jaycrt, take your revenge" "Begone.
said NalJean. and fired his pistol IN tn,
air JRVert hesitated ~ would rather
| You had Killed me-" he said 81 live al
No Rue de rHomme dArme vii
await you there. replied vhjenn.
Jevrrt went OF with a military air
Vatican returned 10 the dsspairins fight.
ers IN the barrcSde
Who is that man" said MRrius tt
tho man who stood near him at tho cor.
] net Of tho bsrrlcade
what man
Tho man who was Just taken OH, ,c
be shot.
/ ~ Ia JNvort" Just then a pistol sho,
was heard and Jean NaljoAn returned
10 the ranks ot tho defenders, saying
IN In Nll over" A dark chill rest Cd
upon Matius' heart lie had Recognised
as the father Cosette and as the mar
| ertpppod In the rstret of the Thensr
disrs tho man who had executed the In.
| srectorl
The last charge upon tho h.rr,c.d,
was made and the hsrrieade wa. carried
Marlus wounded ana covered with
/ blood Mis- tecn hlpckrned with powder
! fired ~ 'lnse rsnss, was forced hack
| to- The Nlnoshnr A sabre cut stunned
/ him and he fol- AZ he was falling 4
| hand out'hed him lie felt indls,inctly
| that he was prisoner ne was-a prls
| nner 10 Jean Naljean, whose strong arm
supported him and bore him TO n little
alloywsy hehlnd the vineshop.
| Vsliean looked around wildly for some
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