Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-10
A Double
Deception
By EuJNCE BLAKE

o'clock In the morning with siegen
ing sensation. She had been out ev-
cry night for week at some function.
slept the greater part of the day and
ut evening prepared for the next round
Of gayety.
.Oh. how tired | am Of It. wish
were poor. could then find something
to occupy me- Being rich. can't"
Miss Auchincloss hay In bed long
while thinking. then arose with
scheme she had resolved to put In
practice. She wrote an advertisement
that young woman recently gradual
ed from college would like posi-
ton as governess In family living
In the country. Within week she
had purchased railroad ticket to Hi
ton to be inspected and was onered
and accepted situation under the
name Of Maria Bristow.
Now, IT happened that Jack Larrabee.
the son Of the lady who had engaged
the governess. when the negotiations
were In progress peeped through the
half open door and recognized per-
son he had seen and admired as one
Of the most graceful dancers In the
social world He had never been pre-
eented to her and was sure that she
did not know him.
Il think 1 know a trick worth two
o. that" be said and got out OF the
way before the applicant had seen him
There were In the Larrabee family,
besides Jack. Mrs. LArrabee. widow.
and two little daughters There was q
chauffeur who sometimes acted as gar
dener. The morning after Miss Auch-
incloss entered upon her duties she
saw a man In overalls outside prepar-
ing the flower beds for spring use. Be
Ing fond of flowers. she went out 10
ask him some questions as to what ne
was doing.
~ didn't know" she said, that Mrs.
Larrabee employed two men on the
place. l supposed the chauffeur did
the gardening"
$50 he does. miss. but this spring
the misSis has hired me-"
Miss Auchincloss asked a number OF
questions about what kind OF towers
he was Intending TO put In. then re-
turned to the house and soon after be-
gan work with the children at their
lessons
Now, Jack IArrabee In order to play
gardener without being given away.
told his mother that he was tired Of
the social whirl and anxious to make
q man Of himself He proposed to take
the position Of gardener for garden
ers pay. but he stipulated that he
should do 20 incognito. His being a
member Of the family was not to be
divulged. His sisters were not only
charged not to give the secret away.
bat rewards were offered them u they
refrained from doing 70.
Occasionally the chauffeur was
bribed BY Jack to plead illness. and
Jack took bis place At the wheel. Jack
also at times bribed his sisters when
the time came for the afternoon ride
to do something else. thus giving him
an opportunity to make love 70 the
goveruea1.
1t wss not to b. expected that this
twofold deception could b kept MP In
definitely. though Miss Auchinclosa
had \ better chance at the problem
than Mr.. Larrabee. she being some dis
lance from home. lack BY incesaant
watchfulness kept the ball a-roiling for
. month, though hs met with q num-
Der OF narrow escaped He was dis
appointed. however. In not being able
to break down the barrier that sepa-
rated him from one who was supposed
to be of higher station. Miss Auch-
incioss. though evidently kindly dis
posed toward him, required him At all
times to keep his distance
One day when Jack was driving the
governess In a runabout they met two
Of his friends. Ned Morgan and Char.
lie Phelps. A chaufYeur's apparel Is
not necessarily much different from
that OF an ordinary person. and the
young men thought little Of seeing
Jack Mt the wheel.
Hold on. jack" cried one OF them.
II wish to speak TO you" -
Jack put on more speed. His friends.
one OF whom had recognized the socie-
~ belle. Miss Auchincloss. turned ana
followed Seeing an opportunity oy
taking different road to meet the
couple again. they turned and by some
rapid driving succeeded in their de
Sign On meeting again they signal
ed Jack to stop and enforced his doing
30 by occupying his side of the road
Phelps greeted the goyerness with a
hearty Good morning. Miss Anenin.
Gloss" while Morgan apolog1zed TO
Jack for stopping him on the ground
that he had message for him.
Jack looked at Miss Auchincsoss, ana
Miss Auchincloss looked at Jack. bur
neither said anything tlll they had got
nd OF the two men. Then Jack said:
MY secret is out"
Its been out for some time"
what! You have known who l
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