The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 6, 1947, Page 6

_— =~ F a~ * PAGE SIX TTT Madison Square Mystery-Melodrama NINA LESLIE CALLEJA CONCLUSION COPECO ORE ERO EULEREE LEERMMEREERE ERM EMM MMR RR ERE MD ‘Do we still keep up the not- knowing anything even if we get married?” she asked him one day. “How can we do that?” “The only difference will be that I will be with you at night, Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday instead of half an hour in the middle of the day as we are doing now. We still needn't know anything about each other. Of course,” and he hesitated a little, “it will be a more intimate asso- ciation. . .” Edith, blushing, assured him that she understood, and then she said that she had decided she liked him well enough to marry him and live with him and still not know his real name, and, by the way, what names should they use when they applied for the li- cense? Joe thought it over a few minutes and said he thought she ought to select a good name, in- usmuch as it was going to be her mame too. Nothing too fancy, he begged her. Some nice, respect- able name that everybody could pronounce without any trouble and that no one would be asham- ed of carrying. Edith said she would think about it and let him know of a good name in a day or two. She finally decided upon the name: “Strange.” Joe repeated: “Joseph Strange. Edith Strange.” Yes, it sounded all right, and so they were married. Coming out of the City Hall, Edith had a moment of stark, un-' reasoning fear. What manner of man was this she had married? What manner of man was this whose name she carried? And then she became utterly confus- ed. It wasn't his name she was carrying. God only knew what his real name was. was a fugitive from justice. May- be he was a murderer, a maniac, who would take her somewhere and cut her into small pieces .. . She began to tremble uncon- trollably. doe faced her and took hold of her arms. “Edith,” he said quiet- ly. “Look at me.” Edith looked him full in the eyes. “Please don't be afraid, my darling,” he continued, and his eyes were very clear. “Don’t be afraid.” Edith looked at him again and knew at onee that there was nothing to be afraid of. Joe loved her; Joe would take care of her; Joe could be trusted. It was just that he had this odd notion of people not knowing anything about each oth- er. Otherwise, he was just like anybody else. a And indeed Joe loved her, and took care of her, and could be trusted. She found that out very quickly after they were married, and installed in a neat little downtown apartment. Joe was never late coming home after work. Joe was unfailingly kind and considerate. Joe took her to the movies when she wanted to be taken to the movies, or was just as contented to spend a quiet evening at home with her. Joe didn't drink or smoke or gamble. doe never so much as looked at another woman. Every Saturday Joe brought home $40.00 and handed it to Edith. Edith sug- gested that they put their little surplus into a joint savings ac- count; Joe said no—put it into a savings account under her name only What use had he for money? Edith struck up acquaintance with some neighboring couples and hesitatingly invited them to visit her. She didn’t know how Joe would take jit. But she needn't have worried. Joe was wonderful. entertaining, and aside from the faet that he vouchsafed no infor- mation whatever about his busi- ness or himself, as friendly as could be. Furthermore, he seem- ed to enjoy the company. After a few attempts out things about her Edith gave it up. One she decided to follow find out where he worked, but once in the subway she began thinking how angry Joe might be if she spied on him, so she went back home and read a magazine instead ne had long since gone to find husband, morning him and through everything in his wallet, | without finding anything except} # couple of stamps and three or four one-dollar bills. Not a let- ter, not a snapshot, nothing at all, Letters never came to the apart- ment for Joe; only the gas and electric bills. Edith had letters frequently from her family, but Joe never evinced the slightest in- terest in them, and so after a Husbands! Wives! Want new Pep and Vim? ‘Thousands of couples are weak, worn-out, ex- hausted solely hecause body lacks iron, ‘for pew vim, vitality, try Ostrex ‘I bie my Maybe he- He was amusing and} 89¢ * suqynnngsgucnsncannsnnadnaancanasn naan HEL ,while Edith never bothered men- tioning the mto him. | The only two changes that took ;place in the even tenor of their lives from the time they were married until October, 1941, six- ‘teen years, was the lowering of j Joe's salary during the depres- sion years to $30.00 a week and ‘the raising of it back to $40.00 in 1938. Edith was not particularly ‘curious about either change, for she had quickly become almost as taciturn as Joe. | They were very happy, and no different from any other couple of their age and circumstance, ex- cept that they never talked about their lives prior to their marriage. They liked \the same things, and enjoyed being together. Once in| a while they wondered if they’d ever have any children, but it didn’t bother them unduly that they remained childless. They were completely contented just as they were. It was in October, 1941, that Joe disappeared. He didn’t come home to supper. For the first hour Edith didn’t worry. During the second hour’she became un-| easy, and by the end of the third hour she was frantic. She put on her hat and coat and headed for the nearest police station. Half-| way there she stopped short, for suddenly it occurred to her that the policeman would ask ques- tions. “What is your husband’s name, Madam?” “I don’t know, exact- ly. We were married under the ;name of Strange, but that isn’t his real name.” “Where qoes he w don’t know that either.” “How long have you been mar- ried? Where did you meet him?” “Sixteen S. In Madison Square Park “Where did he come from?” “I don’t know.” I don't know. I don’t know. I don’t know. Edith realized her utter helplessness. The answers she would have to give would Be odd, and useless. They’d think she was crazy. She’d better go home. Maybe Joe had returned in the meantime. | But Joe hadn’t returned. Edith waited six months for him to ke 91 La Concha 50-Foot An Emergency ~ Because it ‘was presented as an emergency measure, City Commissioners. Hunter Harden and Louis Carbonell voted against an ordinance Friday night which would permit La Concha Hotel to construct a 30-foot sign at a cost of $3,000 on top of its building. Unanimous ap- proval is required for pas- sage of an emergency meas- ure. - Both Harden and Car- bonell said it was not nec- essary to make an emergency ordinance of the question. City Manager O. J. S. El- lingson said present laws prehibits such signs being more than 10 feet high. The proposed ordinance would permit 50-foot signs. Harden said later the con- struction details should be carefully checked and the matter brought up in a reg- ular ordinance. Building In- spector Errol Sawyer said the sign would be a distinct benefit to the community. He said it would be made of steel and constructed entire- ly locally. (Know America) Sarah Wambaugh of Cambridge, Mas plebiscite member, born in Cin- cinnati, 65 years ago. Prof. Solomon S. Huebner of the University of Pennsylvania, noted insurance-finance expert, born at Maintowac, Wis., 65 years ago. Lou Costello, comedian, born in Paterson, N. J., 39 years ago. Judge Harold M. Stephens of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Washington, D. C., born at Crete, Nebr., 61 years ago. Richard T. Frankensteen, De- ‘{troit auto workers’ leader, born in Detroit, 40 years ago. ( Homer L. Ferguson, board chairman of the Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Virginia, born at Waynesville, N. C., 74 years ago. of the American Road Builders, born at Stoughton, Mass., 61 years come back. She read every pa- per every day, to see if any un- identified bodies had been found, or if there were any amnesia vic- tims in custody. Nobody answer- ing Joe’s description was ever mentioned. Meantime she had gone to work, because she didn’t want to touch) her savings account. Every; morning she was careful to leave a note for Joe, just in case he came back. After six months she decided she’d go home to her| family in the Middle West. She had several married sisters and} brothers ,and knew they’d be glad of a visit from her. She passed the three years ve pleasantly, | though she continued to brood! about Joe. | | And then... | { “One day, back last November,” the woman continued her story, “I had the funniest feeling all of a sudden. Like Joe was looking for me. I knew I had left a for- warding address when I gave up ,the flat, but who’d remember aft- er three years? I thought and thought, and then I said to my- self: ‘He’ll look for me in Madi- son Square Park, maybe,’ so I decided to come back here. I’ve been waiting every day here for him, all through the winter and | verything, but he hasn’t come yet The Metropolitan clock struck one. “Maybe tomorrow,” she said, and got up. “I’ve got to go now, but I'll be back tomorrow.” I sat and thought the whole} , thing over. It was a mystery, no ,doubt about that. . I wondered | , what could have happened to Joe, } and at least forty possibilities flashéd into my mind immediate- ly. Being the kind of person I am, I raced back to the Park the next day to see if maybe Joe would come. Joe didn’t show up, but then, Edith wasn’t there either. ago. LEGALS NOTICE UND N AM NOTICE IS HE the undersigned, in business” un'¢ of Paul nonton intend is name tireuit Court of Moi ty, Florida Dated February y UNTY. PLORIDA, IN CHAN- e No. 10-1075 PANICK Avenue, Ninvis. | THOMAS S. Solicitor for the E STOP!! 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