Time, which cures all things, has, however, already done its work for her, and it is commonly rumored that at the expiration of the prescribed year of mourning, her marriage with our hero will be duly announced. With them also dwells Jerry Buck, who is now attending school, and endeavoring to make up by hard study for the time lost during the years spent as a waif in New York's streets. The old vault beneath the grave-yard of Trinity Church is deserted now--restored to its original use, a burial place of the dead. After the newspaper disclosures the boys could not return there, of course, and Frank, mindful of his promise, not only rewarded Barney, the bootblack, Sandy and Garibaldi by a substantial gift from his newly acquired wealth, but provided for all the boys a comfortable home. "For the result of these strange events," as he remarked to us the other day, when we visited him at his elegant home for additional particulars to be incorporated in this tale, "might have proved to be a very different affair had it not been for the timely assistance afforded my mother and myself by those kind-hearted street boys, the 'BATS IN THE WALL.'" [THE END.] Transcriber's notes: Added table of contents. Retained some inconsistent hyphenation (e.g. second hand vs. second-hand). Changed Lige to Lije for consistency (twice). Removed unnecessary quote before "Now, in thus demanding...." Changed "neerest" to "nearest." Changed "to night" to "to-night" for consistency. Changed "Detetective" to "Detective." Changed comma to period after "she will ruin all." Added missing quotes after "try the door" and before "Mistake added...." Added missing comma after "better by and by." Changed "Schnieder" to "Schneider" (twice). Added missing quote after "bats in the wall?" Removed unnecessary quote after "P. Slattery's Shades." Changed "That was the true meaning" to "What was the true meaning." Changed "clastered" to "clustered." Changed "fasionable" to "fashionable." Changed "suddenly appear within" to "suddenly disappear within" (error found in _New York Detective Library_ edition but not in _Boys of New York_ text). Added missing "it" to "Frank took the document from his pocket and placed it in his hands" (based on consultation of original _Boys of New York_ appearance). Added missing long dash after "who was said--who" (based on consultation of original _Boys of New York_ appearance). Changed "churchyard" to "church-yard" for consistency (twice). Changed "cotemplating" to "contemplating." Removed unnecessary quote after "And yet----." Changed "boys's" to "boy's." Added missing quote after "return it some of these days." Changed "Garabaldi" to "Garibaldi." Changed "familarity" to "familiarity." Removed duplicate word from "clump of of oaks." Removed unnecessary quote after "Reuben Tisdale by name." Removed unnecessary quote after "even had they been so disposed" and "sort of an affair I like."