The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-17
Married Life
The Box OF Candy Was Not Warren's
Gift But the Elevator Boys
Mistake,


large box of candy.
How dear of him. He had NOT
forgotten after ALL
A layer of crystalized fruit was on
top. She lifted out the pastboard tray
and underneath was an attractive az
sortn1ent Of chocolates. Oh, it WAS
dear OF him! And what big box
surely Ave pounds! 1t must have been
at least four dollars-this candy was
never less than eighty cents!
oh, he shouldn't have sent to much.
But Warren did not do anything half
way. IL he gave her anything-it wa
always something worth while. And
today was the second anniversary OF
their engagement,
She had determined not to remind
him and when he left that morning
without the slightest reference to IL
she had gone about her worth with
n heavy heart. Try as she would.
she could not keep back the sicken-
ing sense OF disappointment That he
could ever forget this day, 1t was
just two years ago he had taken her
in his arms with murmuring I'VE
will always celebrate this day. IT
will be day apart from every other
because OF tthis!"
And he had NOT forgotten. This
was his remembrance 1t was Xix.
him not TO speak Of il in advance. He
never talked of things-he only did
them.
And now as was her nature when
given the least chance, she began 70
dwell on and exaggerate his every vfr-
tue and minimuze his faults. Did not
this show he thought of many things
that she believed he had forgotten
Perhaps very often in the same way
his thoughts were full of love and
tenderness OF which he gave no sign.
Perhaps all she had felt was indef-
!. ference was only lack of demonstra-
ton!
Her heart went out TO him in a
wave of tenderness. oh, she would
try 10 understand better after this,
she would try try not to be hurt at his
seeming coldness, but to remember
that deep in heart that he DID love
her-only she must not expect him
TO show it, that was not his nature.
She started up-she would phone
him! She could not wait until he
came home-she must tell him NOW
that the box had come and how happy
she was, and that she felt it had help
err TO make her understand him bet
ter than every before. Joyously she
went to the telephone-"1125 Cort-
land
Warren is Out.
"Hello-rd like to speak to Mr.. Cur
it's Oh then you will ask him to
call up Mrs Curtis as soon as ne
comes in?" She had hardly hung up
the receiver when the door bell rang.
It was the elevator boy with a very
worried look on his usually stolid face
TIN sorry, ma'am, but that package
the other boy brought up a little while
ago-that don't belong to you. THAI
is for Miss Cuttings"
Miss Cuttings" Helen grasped.
why IL was addressed to mel"
mo, ma'am it weren't. 1t might
have been wrote badly, but it belongs
20 Miss Cuttings. She gets box like
that every few days. The other boy
brought il up-and he's new-he didn't
know
Helen's cheeks were crimson as she
went over to the waste basket and
took out the wrapping paper that had
come around the box. The address
was no more than pencilled scrawl.
but it's Mrs w. Curtis, don't you
see," handing it to the boy.
"No, ma'am it is Miss NJ. Cuttings
that's her name
with a sick weight on her heart
Helen realized the boy was right.
Now that she looked at it closely ii
WAS Miss NJ. Cuttings"
But I'VE opened the box-I have
eaten some Of the candy! What SHAH
do?
Just have to say it was opened by
mistake I reckon"
Helen brought out the box.
"Oh, there't amt much gone," the
bows voice expressed relief.
Just spread IL out a bit and tie
ii up and she'll never know nothing.
"Oh, but she will know by the rib |
bon and broken seal-you'n HAVE to |
tell her.
The boy looked sullenJy obstinate. !
"Then I'll have to take il up TO her |
and tell her myself ought to any
way. I supposed l should have locke
at the address before l opened it,
Eyes. ma'am you should" agreed the |
boy. anxious TO shift the blame.
Helen rewrapped the box in the
paper and followed the boy TO the
elevator. What floor is Miss Cuttings
cn?"
Ninth floor. front, ma'am."
When she rang the bell of the ninth |
floor front she was net as embarrassed
or so conscious as she would have
been had not the weight of her own
disappointment dulled her TO any othe~
feeling
The door was opened by an atrac' !
tive young woman in a dainty house
gown.
Tam Mrs. Curtis from the fifth
floor They brought me this package
OF yours-it is addressed so carelessly
that IL looked very much like Curtis
and ] opened tim very sorry"
Miss Cuttings laughedd pleasantly.
You need not be. l got one of your
letters the other day and just noticed
IL In time or ! would have had 't
opened. Won't you come in? If We're
TO get each others letters and pack