Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-06-30

was sorry for David.
About a month after the engagement
John Alroy was made postmaster OF
Garrett. He was young, quick and
clever, and handsome.
Joyce was busy at the store, so Mary
often went to social gatherings without
him, he calling for her later on in the
evening. He did not dance; Alroy did.
1t gradually dawned upon him that
Mary danced a good deal with the post
master. He also found that the post
master often met Mary by chance when
she took sunny walks.
In April he made his usual spring
trip to buy goods. He had been away
week when he received letter from
Mary. She asked to be absolved from
her engagement with him. The calm
ness with which Mary met him told him
his doom.
'It is Alroy, of course?" he said.
1T may seem to you that treat you
badly" she returned, ''but / never
knew what love was till met him -
and Joyce went away.
Throughout the summer he saw little
of the happy pair, invented business
excuses taking him much from home.
Winter came, and the store claimed
him. April loomed up-the anniver-
sary of his shattered hopes-and he
heard that Mary would be married in
June. In June the marriage was put
off till autumn
This was the reason. The postoffice
at Garrett was third-class. Out of his
salary the postmaster was expected to
defray NIL Office expenses. In sec
ond-class office, clerk hire and other
liabilities were met by the Govern
Inent, while the salary of the master
was considerably increased. Alroy
proposed to raise his Office to second
class. SO as to he in position to mar
ry. To do this he must prove that the
business of his Office had increased for
year TO such an extent that il
equalled existing second-class offices
Late in the summer he said that this
was SO. In September an expert dis
covered that, while the sale of stamps
for u year equalled that of an office of
the higher grade 1T did not represent
corresponding increase III mailed
matter Alroy was accused of fraud
In January Joyce was summoned 10
act as grand Juror ON the 20th Of Feb
ruary, IA the city, more than hun
dred miles AWAY
The afternoon Of the 18th brought
Garrett binding snow-storms; the
streets we're deserted, business was at
standstill, About four o'clock aud
nearly dark, lads entered Joyce's
private ruom at the store. IL Was
Mary hammond
/ have heard, she said at once,
that yuu arc grand Juror ia the
February term. TIE postmaster 8
cas- comes up befoSs YOU.
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