The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-06-11


the bishop and the rdy-gurdy boy.
The judge let him GO: but Javeri
was implacable and apprehended him
at Fantine's death-bed. He was lodged
in Jail. but having enormous strength.
he broke out and returned to his house
to secure his great fortune. He had
time to hide his money In the haunted
forest Of Montfermeil. but was cap
tured and sent to the galleys for life.
Nine months later at Toulon he
broke his chain and saved the life of
sailor who was hanging head down
from the topmast Of ship. but he
himself either fell or jumped on from
the spar and was reported drowned.
The battle Of Waterloo had taken
place and the Thenadiers, who had
been guilty Of robbing the dead on the
fatal field. kept wretched inn n
Montfermeil. They treated Cozette.
now eight years old. with great cruelty. |
Christmas, 1923. was the climax Of heB |
wretchedness; she was sent after dark
to fetch water from q spring In the
dreadful forest A poorly dressed
stranger, passing. carried her heavy
bucket. At the tavern he protected
her from her mistress threatened
punishment, and the next morning he
paid Thenadier 1900 francs and took
Cozette to Paris, where he occupied a
tumhle-down habitation just outside
of the city; the gloomiest place in all
the gloomy boulevard. BY day ugly. at
twilight lugubrious, and 81 night sin
lister. He thought hi1iself secure
there, but his benevolence made him
conspicuous, and the old care-taker, be-
ing full of envy and uncharitableness.
grew suspicious Of her ledger.
One day he saw Javert. He took
Cosette and again fled. But Javert
was on his track. Only by unex.
ampled adroitness and by his colossal
strength did he escape by climbing
over a high wall. He found himself
in the garden of the convent Of the
Petit Picpus, where worked Pere
Fauchelevent, whose life NJ Madeleine
has saved when he was mayor Of
NJ. The gardener, out of his graft
tude, got him appointed his assistant
by representing him to be his brother.
Cosette was taken into the convent
school. She grew up into charming
girl; beauty suddenly came to her like
, the blossoms to 4 cherry tree in April,
and Jean Vatican, happy in loving her
as his daughter, as his granddaughter,
a., tha oplv uyovcop ha bod ovor 10vod
guarded her as sacred treasure.
He had good reason to be wary, foE
! the Thenadiers had come to Paris and
joined band Of robbers; and Javert
{ never forgot. He had several desper
ate encounters with them. On the one
: side outlaws; on the other undertaking
law personified. He took part in the
abortive revolution Of 1880 and saved
: Javerts life, at last winning the ad
J. miration of that implacable and fatal!
; honorable man.
. But there was one danger from
= which he could not protect Cosette
the most beautiful thing in the world
which nevertheless seemed to him hi
worst enemy-love.
Baron Marius, the son Of a mai
e whom Thenadier had robbed at Water
loo and incidentally saved from
g terrible death, had been turned out o
. his house by his royalist grandfathe
II and was earning a poor livelihood b
literature. He saw her and they me-
&c Their love went through more than tt
II. | ,,loS n,,ri Un thu IN
&c rection Jean Vatican carried the yout
~ through the mazes Of the Paris sewer
= and brought him desperately wounde
~ to his grandfather's house. The oil
man relented and consented to tn
marriage. Jean Vatican gave Cosett
81 dowry Of about 100000 francs.
IN order to have a conscience perfect
e' clear he told his life story to Mariu
In who, not understanding the grander
le Of the spirit that had never done an
~ thing but good, allowed him to 60 ava
IL with a broken heart. Thenadier, hov
:. ever, came to the baron to blackma
III him and unconsciously revealed viii
70 a noble life Jean Vatican had lie
OF Marius, taking Cosette, FASTENED
" the old mans death-bed. and gave nj
ue one last taste from the cup of hapI
r. ness. He died In their arms.
m Victor Hugo calls Lies Miserable
49, "a drama in which the hero Is Il
'r. Infinite, the second character is Mar
he, It is in reality melodrama In viii
ris are mingled scenes Of history, host
ut characters from the highest to I
nd lowest, improbabilities which stra
en- ones credulity, vast amount OF ra
IT. and curious information on all sol
tn Of subjects, dissertations on philos
ne, ply, science, politics, and religion.
as treatment Of social injustice had
lid powerful influence on public opinit
OK not only In France but In ma
ris countries. It has been an epoch-ms
'iri ing book.
zen Copyright. 1919, by the Post Publishing
,as (The Boston POST.
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