The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
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wife locked the door and stood without
1t. Her intention was both to prevent
him from making any attempt to escape
and to encourage his weak mind to face
death.
Then remarkable conversation took
place. which is reproduced below:
Doctor Laforest-Marie. promise me
once more that you Will bring up the
boys in the way we have agreed.
Madame Laforest-Yes, Leon. I prom
lse. L will do everything for them. 1
am willing to sacrifice everything for
them That is why have urged you to
take this step.
Doctor-You will make Jean a doctor?
Madame-Yes / hope he will grow up
to fill the position you might have had
- Docto I; will not let them know
Madame-No. I shall always teach
them to respect their fathers memory
DoctoF-Can you think kindly of me-
when L am gone, Marie?
Madame love you in spite Of all,
Leon l shall respect you If only for the
way you died.
Brault, Marie. He will help you # You You
are in need
Madame-Yes.
Doctor-Save my library for little Jean.
II Is the best thing can leave him Ali
how | am suffering. Pray for me, Ma
RE. 1 am on the brink of the unknown
May my sins be forgivenI
Madame-Be brave and calm. Leon.
you are dying for the sake of others
Doctor-,This Is too painful. am dy-
Ing by inches. am being tortured
At this point DR.. Laforest Struggled
from the couch. went to the door and
tried with weak but frantic hands to
break 1T open. His wife stood stoicaily
with her hand on the door knob on the
other side
Madame-Do not be a coward. now.
Leon. Remember that you are dying to
remove a stigma from your innocent
children, whose careers will be ruined If
you remain alive.
Doctor-I will be brave I will be calm.
I will die.
Madame-That is right. Cou1~re!
Courage! 1t will be. but little while
Doctor-This is too painful Why could
I not die some other way? 1 could have
killed myself hundred ways
Madame-You must go on now. If you
turn back you will never have courage
to die In any other way
Doctor--1 cannot endure it. shall
jump out of the window
Madame-Take the rubber tube of vo,1r
gas lamp, put 1t to your lips and fnhaIe
1t. That Is the quickest way to put an
end to your suffering.
Doctor (barely audible)-Goodby, Marie.
"A, Long Silence
The mode Of. death proved slow and
painful probably the room was Ieaky.
The weakminded doctor continually
cried that he was, suffering too much and
must escape His wife told him that he
AtAUoI OiC' anu AlHI 70 his Q0CGr1n1na-
ton. At last his cries and groans ceased
Hardly had Madame Laforest salts
fled herself that he was dead when
knock came at the door and the commits
sary of police arrived with a warrant
for DR.. Laforest's arrest.
My husband is dead, gentlemen" she
said calmly. HE has escaped from your
Justice. You can do nothing further to
disgrace our name"
DR.. Brault. an old friend of Lafor-
est, smashed in the door and saw the
suicide stretched out dead on the couch
in his study with the gas tube still
clenched In his lips.
The community is pretty evenly divld-
ed between admiration for Madame La
forests strength of character and hor-
ror for her cruelty.