Stanley Brewster has been the mailman in Beguile for almost twenty years. Rain, hail or shine Stanley always ensures the citizens of Beguile receive
their mail on time.
The post office is manned by Gertrude Dalton. A spinster, Gertrude holds the fort until Stanley’s return in the afternoon.
It isn’t until the post office closes at four in the afternoon that Stanley and Gertrude are able to work on their favourite project, the Dead Letters. Stored in a bright red box the Dead Letters arrive mysteriously at all hours. They have no stamp and are always hand written on exquisite stationery. They are all sent care of the Beguile Post Office, with no name and with no return address.
The first letter had arrived over 5 years ago. It was perplexing at first and without knowing what to do with the strange letter Stanley and Gertrude had placed it in a red box. As the number of mysterious letters grew, the urgency to do something about them became tantamount.
After several sleepless nights Gertrude had decided it was time to open them. The letters are all from the same man, a Lieutenant Donald Abraham and are written to the Lieutenant’s “Darling”.
The letters are all very personal and tell of the adventures and longings of Lieutenant Donald Abraham.
Stanley and Gertrude enjoy working together late into the evening reading and re-reading the letters. In fact they have created a journal with a timeline and information about the Lieutenant and his so called “Darling” in an attempt to discover who she may in fact be.
The strange thing is that Stan and Gertrude discovered Lieutenant Donald Abraham died in a battle in December 1894 but still the dead letters come.
