Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-15

days and nights he scarcely left his side.
preparing, for, him food, drugs and To-
tons, feeling his pulse, anxiousiy count
ing its beats, caring for him in every
way with the skill of trained nurse and
the devotion of son. Denis was ever
asking:
Well, monsieur, how do you feel
now"
Then NJ. Marambot would murmur:
"A little better, thank YOU"
And when the invalid awoke at night
he often found his nurse silently weep
ing. Never had the old apotheeary been
So coddled and petted At first he used
to say to himself:
AS soon as | recover l will get rid
of the rascal"
When he became convalescent. from
day 70 day he deferred parting with the
wouid-be murderer He knew no one
else would serve him as well and he
warned Denis that he would deposit with
n notary a document to be opened in
case of any accident. That precaution,
he thought, would protect him from any
fresh attack, and he even questioned
whether prudence did not require him
10 keep the man under his own eyes.
Just as formerly. when il had been a
question of moving, he could come to no
decision.
"There is plenty of time" said he to
himself.
NJ. Marambot got entirely well Denis.
who continued to be an Incompatible
servant, remained with him. One MORN
ing, as NJ. MarambOt was finishing his
breakfast, he heard a great noise in the
kitchen. He ran there and found Denis
struggling between two gendarmes The
caporal was taking notes. AS soon as
he saw his master the servant began to
sob, crying:
"You have denounced me. monsieur.
That was not right after all your prom
ises. You swore upon your honor, NJ
Marambot: That was not right, that
was not right"
NJ. Marambot, amazed and distressed
at being suspected, lifted his hand:
II swear before God, my poor fellow,
that did not denounce you. | have not
the slightest idea how these gentlemen
discovered that you tried to murder me. .
The capOral jumped.
'You say he tried to murder you, NJ
MarambOtE Confused, the apothecary
replied:
why, yes; but have not denounced
him; have said nothing; | swear that |
have said nothing. Until then he had al
ways been an excellent servant"
The caporal said severely:
Il will take a note of your deposition
This is an additional accusation. | was
sent to arrest your servant for having
stolen two ducks from NJ. Duhame!
beg. pardon, NJ. Marambot. | will re-
his men he cried. "Marcnw The TWO
gendarmes dragged off Denis.
The lawyer had pleaded insanity. He
had clearly demonstrated that the theft |
of the two ducks was another proof of |
the disordered mental condition which |
had caused the prisoner to attempt M. !
Marambot's life. Enthusiastically he
spoke of the servants devotion to the |
master wounded by him in moment
of delirium. NJ. Marambot was touched
by the allusion and his eyes moistened |
Noticing this, the lawyer with a sweep /
ing gesture opened his arms and in a
vibrant tone cried:
Look, look. look, gentlemen of the jury |
look at those tears! What more can | |
say for my client? What argument, |
what reasoning, could plead as pOwerfui- |
louder than | can; they cry pardon for |
the insanity of an hour; they implore, |
they absolveE Then he took his seat.
The president, turning to Marambot, |
who had spoken in glowing terms of his |
servant. asked:
But monsieur, admitting that you |
thought this man insane, that does not |
explain your having kept him in your
service. lie was none the less danger
GUS"
Marambot, wiping his eyes, replied:
Yes, monsieur lie president but in |
these times it is SO difficult to get a good |
servant F" | should never have !
found his equal"
Denis was acquitted and at his mas
ter's expense was sent TO pass a few
months in a Sanltarum.-Tra for |
the New York Commercial Advertiser by |
katherine Vincent.