Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-22
WOODBURY. n. ), THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1899

ty dimple as the law allowed
He saw the young woman almost ev-
cry day, and the days he didn't see her
seemed quite empty and wasted, for
good Mrs. Torrens seemed quite loath
to let her go. And one morning car
rier 400 said to her as he shuffied over
his letters, You don't seem to bother
the postmen TO any fatiguing extent
NO" she answered little sadly,
there is nobody to write. / am quite
alone in the world"
And if it needed any bond of sympa-
thy to draw carrier 400 10 this village
maiden here it was.
One day he boldly said to her, Have
you seen much of the city?Y
No, she haIn't. She guessed she was
little timid
MAY | call for you Sunday morn
mgr he asked with a nerve that he
felt was really paralyzlng, "and take
you for little trip on the suburban
cars?"
81 will ask Mrs. Torrens," she said
with a happy smile. Il would like to
go ever so much"
So they went, as the weather was de-
lightful, and carrier 400 knew where
to order such nice luncheon, and,
really, when they came back late In
the afternoon the man of the party felt
that he had never spent quite such a
delightful day.
But, alas, there was a dark cloud in
the offing.
As the carrier looked over his letters
the next morning there was one for
Mrs. Tom Trimble." 1t was in the
care of Mrs. Torrens, and the address
was written In a stiff, vertical hand.
He read this address to the neat
young woman at the door and when
she heard it she hesitated moment,
and then with a merry laugh and a
quick blush said, Yes, that's for me-
And Carrier George walked away
with a heavy heart and tile sky lost
its color, and the grass seemed dull and
brown
She had told him her name was Anna
Havens. And she looked so honest and
so innocent.
He came and went as usual but he
no longer had a smile and friendly
word for the false girl at the Torrens
door. He was all business now. New
ertheless his heart was bruised and
sore.
He couldn't help but notice that she
looked at him curiously. and almost
appealingly. and he even fancied she
was getting paler.
Worrying about that brute of a
husband l suppose" thought Carrier
George, and lie felt that the neglectfuI
Trimble would do well to keep off that
particular carriers route.
One morning she mustered up cour-
age and said to him: II fear | may
have unintentionally offended you.
You-you" couldn't stop her voice
from trembling little-'have been so
kind and so helpful to me that would
not for the world have you think that
am not truly grateful"
''Do not distress yourself, Mrs. Trim
ble," said Carrier George coldly. 1T
isn't worth while"
Mrs Trimbler' echoed the girl.
MRS. Trimble! Why do you call me
that? Oh, oh. did you think I was real
ly married?v
Il had an idea" said Carrier George
a little shakily, ~that when people are
married at all they are really married" J"
"But Pm not married at allr' cried
the girl with merry laugh. Tommy
Trimble is only 9-year-old boy! It's
all a joke. He belongs to a neighbor
family at home, and almost since he
could talk he has claimed me as his
sweetheart. 1t was just his boyish fun
putting that address on the envelope.
Wait! I'll show you his letter"
NO said Carrier George huskily.
"PIl-PlI see you again"
He walked away feeling he had had
shock. At the same time he noticed
the sky was quite blue again, and the
air fairly seethed with sunshine.
He knew just what he wanted to
say as he came up the street next
morning. What he did say was this.
and he said it very quickly:
Miss Havens, Anna, would you be
willing to change that address to Mrs.
George Tolliyer? VIII you jilt Tommie
Trimble for me?"
"Poor Tommiep said Anna very soft
" as she put her little hand in the
carriers strong grasp.
And so it presently happened that a
substitute was put on in the place of
carrier 400 and two happy Tolliyers
went away for brief wedding jour
ney.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.