Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-10
A JOKE THAT WAS NOT A JOKE

After seeing her husband off for Ber-
muda, Mrs. Nanderwart returned to her
mansion TO prepare for her entertain
mcnt. An hour later she had completed
her toilet, and went to the jewel casket
to take out the necklace which set off her
completion so we'll The officers at the
New York custom house had valued it at
100000.
Imagine The CONSERVATION of that lady
when, raising the lid of the casket, she
found the necklace gone. She at once
notified the police, and two hours later,
when Lieut.. Rich arrived, he found her
nearly hysterical.
After "A long and careful search. the
officer finding no Clue to the robbery, ad-
vised Mrs. Nanderwart to employ a de
tective In the meantime he said that at
headquarters they would do their best 20
discover both the thief and the rubies
For the next week every pawn shop in
the city was searched. but without sue
cess
If one ha2 followed Mr.. Nanderwart
during this tnnc he would have seen that
the former, inateod Of continuing straight
for Bermuda, landed Il short distance
down the coast at small town in New
Jersey. After resting there Il few days
he returned to New York and with him
returned the rubes which the police had
failed to find.
The fact was that Mr.. NanderWart was
fond of playing jokes ON his wife. Once
he had sold her fayorite mare, Cleopatra,
and tie man who Lought the horse was
arrested for theft 1t required much ado
to explain it all to the authorities and
obtain the mans release. Nandcrwart
had never gene 50 far, however, as to
conceal a ncehEte worth more than a
quarter Of million dollars. When there
fore. he returned to New York, altered
by the loss OF his beard, he passed UNI
noticed
That night he dincd at restaurant on
Broadway and had the pleasure of being
unrecognized by his friends while sitting
within easy reach of them.
The next morning Nanderwart APP
pearod at tlic police headquarters to claim
the reward of $1,000 offered in the papers
The receiving of the reward and the
credit for discovering the jewels appealed
to him as the best prank he had ever per
petrated. Great was his surprise there
fore to find himself arrested 1or the lar
Ccny of the necklace; and in the exam
nation the officers refused to recognize
in him the husband of Mrs. Nanderwart.
showing him a newspaper announcing his
departure for Bermuda for vacation of
n month. They also showed him II pho.
toeraph accompanying lie article and
asked him if he thought he locked like
the " ilionaire. The prisoner, seeing his
c',angcd appearance, tried to explain to
the officers, but All in vain.
Confident that when his wife saw him
she could explain it all, he ordered the
officers to send for her and addressed
note to her telling of his plight and beg
ging her to release him from prison
Mrs. Nandcrwart arrived i'll the after
noon, and as the prisoner was about TO
embrace her, she stepped back and looked
ut him with an expression of mingled sur
| prise and anger
Then it's as | thought" said the cap
tain; hes not your husband"
Indeed he is not" replied Mrs. Van.
dcrwart, but ii he were lie could not be
more familiar
what" gasped the prisoner. Don't
YOU recognize me, Alice, your own Law.
lronce ~
Without dcigning to look at him again
Mrs. NandcrWart took her necklace and
left the prison.
AS Lawrence was led 10 his cell he
asked the officers 10 send for his LAWYER
Mr.. Longstreet.
Meanwhile he was doomed to spend the
night III prison and he slept very little
on his uuaccustomed bed iii ever Get
out OF this" muttered the unfortunate
gentleman, I'm quit playing Jokes" But
wishing would not free him and there ne
lpassed the We0rieSt night of his life. In
the morning Mr. Longstrect came and il
did the young mans heart good to see
him, for he at least recognized him de.
spite his altered appearance. The news
which he received was encouraging. al
though IT aroused the Young fellows in
diguution
The lawyer informed him that his wife
mad recognized him, even 10y his note. but
had been so annoyed by the innnmprabI.
lpranks he had INDUCED in char ~1e b,j
determined. now that she had the ou,or.
tunity, TO teach him a lesson thai mo
would not soon forget And this WI, tbc
reason She pretended NOT tn recao,,ilr
him the day before
NanderWart was almost rhoLcJ viii,
rage To learn that hc had remained in
prison merely bceau>e of his Wife, him
His joke had rocoicd ON him i'm a very
embarrassing manner Ga his PROMISING
to play no more jokes ON her. his vifG
agreed to identity him, and thereby oh.
tam his release. Although this was ey.
tremeiy notifying to him The prisoner
saw no other way our of it. and com.
scented to the proposal Accordingly bo
ielt the prison an hour later with a nprf
hghter heart hat with mind embar.
raised by tho sudden turn of affairs r.
was with much difficulty that the ,to,',.
was Kept from several eager raporters
whose regulations would have been n,Jo