The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-19

moments OI your valuable LlLue,
would like you to tell me something
about her-that is, If you know who
she is"
IT know all about her," she said.
land win be happy to inform you"
SIS she''-
Treadwen was about to ask If she
was young, but girl came in with a
pile of books to return and he decided
to finish his question the next day.
In the morning he received some
mail with instructions, which served
only to delay his business matters
and promised an indefinite prolonging
of his stay In B. He was not sorry.
He was quite satisfied with the libra
ry, the story he was reading, his
double heroine and the librarian.
though the last was the only living
one Of the three. He reached the IL
brary about II, and, no one being
there, he asked the librarian to tell
him what she knew about Eleanor
Trimble
1--WE been thinking about my prom
ise." she replied, land would recon-
mend your waiting till you have fin
ished the story"
Treadwell was quite satisfied to do
SO and, going to his alcove. buried
himself In his book.
One stormy afternoon when the ram
was keeping every one indoors Tread
well, sitting in his alcove, closed the
book he had been reading and took 1t
to the hbragian.
i've got 1t into my head" he said,
that there is some connection be-
tween Eleanor Trimble and the her
oine of that story. At any rate, / am
in love with the two. / don't know
why include Miss Trimble, but II
she is real living young woman you
will confer a favor on me by offering
her my hand and heart"
The girls usual sphinxIike express
sion broke with very pleasant smile.
while over her passed the faintest
blush.
"She Is and yet she is not real
living being" she said. at is
o'clock and time to lock up. Come
with me and l win show you her pic
ture."
''Her pictured"
Eyes, and her too
SIS she single or double?'
Neither. She is triple"
81 give it up" said Treadwell- 81
shall have to wait"
Taking the girl under his umbrella
he walked to coy cottage where she
lived. Ushering him into living room
she pointed to the portrait of an old
woman hanging on the wall and said:
Eleanor Trimble."
Treadwelrs face fell. His dream
was shattered.
Come across the hail." said the girl
land will show you the double"
The double was portrait also, but
Of a woman about thirty-fiye. Tread
well was not comforted. you tolt
me that she also lived"
Coloring, the girl said. II am alss
Eleanor Trimble"
A very different expression came
over the mans face. He started t.
say something pleasant, but the situa
ton was embarrassing He had com
missioned Eleanor Trimble to offel
herself his heart and hand. The girl re
heved the embarrassment by continu
ing:
my grandmother, Eleanor Trimble
was the model for Marcia Colfax. Sh'
owned the copy of the book you have
read and marked certain passages
Ny mother, the second Eleanor Trim
BILE, made other marks. sometimes
doubling grandma's. have made
still others. Sometimes when one o.
us has been displeased by some senti
ment or act we have made a cross
mark"
"a diagonal" interrupted Treadwell.
| Eyes. We have all three been nat
urally interested in the character, ant
both mother and myself have beer
often told we and Marcia are tripIets.
singular. isn't it, said Treadwell
that l should have had a vagu,
knowledge of the combination"
Miss Trimblc explained that the cop,
Of the book Treadwell had read wa
lent to the library.
Treadwell made failure in the bust
ness matter he went to B. to transact
but achieved what was Of more i'm
portance to him. He got wife.