The Marshall republican., 1911-09-07
A Disappearance
ey RUTH B. ssYzRANcE
Copyright by ..merican Press Asso-
cia'ioa 1911.

lnefe Wiz u rlNu al tile tplepnU;le.
Mrs. N-r,.- .iie Answered the cnI aud
received an inquiry from her nus.
bands Ohase asking If he were AZ
home. .;rS. Mnrt;ndalr replied that
he was not and askrd way the inquiry
was made. The answer was that a
gentleman WIZ hau an ap..Vin,.ni,,
with him was waiting for b,.I: TIM
Mr.. Martnaa.r aa.. Ey.ie ~, IL idnsh
and had not returned.
Mr. Martinda.p did net come home
to dinner. His wife t%e.eplivned to his
club and to every other piate where
he was likely TO 10 without fnding
any trace OF him lie did uOt ,O...r
home that night. The ext morning n
newspaper contained an item stai,n4
that a well dressed man had been
seen Mt - o'clock the previous evening
to jump of u ferryboat. IL was so
dark that those who bad seen him
jump could give very little description
of his personal appearance.
Mrs. Mariindale was frantic. SHE
feared that this suicide was her his
band. Unfortunately the body was
not recovered. a body changed be
You'd recognition was tished up weeks
afterward. but there was no certainty
that II was the remains OF MIR. Mar
tindale. After the police had searched
several months for the missing man
without finding him his wife reluc.
family came TO the conclusion that he
was the man who had jumped from
the ferryboat. Since his business and
domestic affairs were In the most sat.
isfactory condition II was supposed
that he had committed suicide under
a fft OF temporary mental alteration.
A man ragged. unsbnven. burrows IN
his face indicating suffering. appeared
at the door OF n dwelling and rang the
bell. a maid came TO the door. and,
seeing one who bore the appearance Of
n tramp and being alone In the house,
she was about 10 shut the door In his
fCce when he asked II Mrs. Martlndnle
was In.
NO" was the brief reply.
"where II sheT'
'In the country"
"Is Mr.. Mnrtindale In the city,"
mo. Mr.. Martindale is dead"
Mrs. Martindale hasn't married
again. has shef" the man asked
mo. What's that 10 your
without waiting for n reply she shut
the door. The mnn turned AWAY. II,
was Oscar Martindnle. the mi whc
had disappeared several years before
He stood ou his own doorstep foi
awhile. lookiax cut Oh the pass.ns
thronE. apparently delibernting whnI
10 do next Then. starting down thu
street. he hated n trolley car and. rid
Ing 20 the outskirts ~ the city. STOP
ped mt the rnic or n cemetery. Enter
Ing. he walked into the interior nm,
stopped NJ n lot Of which lie was th'
owner There was n central mon
mcnt with the name Mar,iada.e on !
In raiscl LEI: srs C~adernenth was Os
car Martial. 20 with the date Of birth
But this shaft h?:d Mr.. Mnrtlndale'
gnZc oalT Or = second: then n tI-ncG
upon n little hr"dS'cne on which wa
the nnme Edith The returned ma,
gave n convuisive shudderi One OF hi
children had gone. his little daughter
MI. Martindl.e walked buck 10 tn
city. lie had expended his last nickel
Besides. he preferred TO walk. Reach
| Ing the business enter. be turned int
a bank and. goirG to the cashiers desk
said:
"How are you. Somersr'
The cashier looked az the suppose
tramp and asked what he wanted.
Five hundred dollars"
somers giared. For whose account ?
he asked presently
"Martindaie. ! am Oscar Martin
dale"
The cashier peered into the man
face for fully half a minute; then
arising aud taking both OF Martin
dale's banda In his. exclaimed;
"ror heavens sake. Oscar. have 20,
come to .life?"
Half an hour later the cashier sen
a telegram 10 Mrs. Martindale sayiaI
that he had news OF her husba ID
nfs' niuftiru1fc tcpficu Unit viz Woei'
be at homo by the first train.
Mr.. Martindale left the bank witt
roll OF bills In his pocket. purchase
new apparel and. going to his house
rang the bell. When The maid opene
the door he simply said. Maggie, III
Mr.. Martindale." and walked upstairs
An hour later. after having shaved an
taken a bath. he anne down. aud tn
maid. who had been In doubt what I
do In the matter and was about TO ca
the police. recognized her master. Fl
Informed her that her mistress woul
soon be at home and later that b
would go out and order something 70
dinner.
At O O'clock the table was set and
good dinner prepared. while Mr.. Mai
tindalo awaited the return Of his fan
uy. Presently a carriage drove up
khe house. and there was q ring at III