The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-06
A TRIPLE.
SCARE
BY SADIE oLcoTT

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her, surprised.
whats the matter EllenT asked
the mistress.
La sakes, mum! l thought you'd
rome In and was upstairs.
Mrs. Carpenter thought nothing OF
this. The maid went back to the
kitchen, and the lady went up to her
room. Standing before dresser was
herselfl
Mrs. Carpenter put her hand to her
forehead, then rested it on the door
post for support Her double was ar
ranging her toilet, looking at herself
in a mirror. On hearing some one at
the door she turned her face and, see
ing Mrs. Carpenter, exclaimed:
my gracious!"
"Who-o-o are your asked Mrs. Car
| penter, gasping.
"Who are your was the reply.
I'm Margaret Carpenter"
$50 am l."
There was an interval of silence, dur
ing which each woman regarded the
other with obvious terror. The wom-
an before the glass showed signs of
fainting.
"Oh, my heavenst' she cried. Have
/ lost my mindY'
do go awayF' begged Mrs. Carpen-
ter.
$50 away Yourself. What do you
mean by coming into my house, as
though you We're /? oh, my! Can it
be that
She looked again at Mrs. Carpenter,
then buried her face in her hands. The
latter staggered to the head of the
stairs, held tight to the banister, de-
scended and tottered into the kitchen.
"Ellenr' she moaned
"What is 1t, mumT asked the girl,
frightened at her mistress appearance.
who is It upstairsf'
~ don't know, mum. You came in
ten minutes ago and went TO your
room, and now you have come In
again"
"Then there really is some one there. |
I'm not gone daft"
IL don't know. mum. I'll go and see"
do" moaned the mistress.
Ellen ran upstairs and was back |
again In a couple of minutes looking |
much troubled. She was very pale.
Il knew IT," cried Mrs. Carpenter.
1--WE received a stroke oh, Ellen"
And she fell back into a chair.
There was sound of latchkey In
the front door, and Mr.. Carpenter
walked in. He saw the swish of a
skirt on the landing above His wife
had tainted In the kitchen, and the
maid was trying TO keep her from fall
ing TO the floor Mr.. Carpenter went
Upstairs 10 his wife's room and saw
her standing before the dresser. He
was surprised TO see the blinds closed.
why, my dear" he exclaimed, why
shut out the llghtY'
I'm afraid I've had something break
n my BRAIN"
Break in your braini What do you
MEANT
i've seen myself"
"In the mirror. of course"
''No; standing In the doorway where
ou are now. It's gone"
"VanishedTf
"No; IL went downstairs"
Calm yourself. Some one who re-
embles you was here"
He approached her, but she drew
way. eco downstairs, f" she said, "and
re III am there" He stood irresolute
Or a moment. and she gave him an APP
ealing look. STEADY, my dear" She
lnk on the lounge. "I'll be back in a
loment You have mistaken some one
,r yourself"
lie ran down the stairs, passed into
he living room. then the dining room.
I'D, pushing a swinging door. stood in
he kitchen. There on a chair. pale rs
ghost. support,i by the maid was
IS wife. She gave him an appealing
ance.
"Oh. Henry she cried. I'm afraid ;
'mething awful has happened 20 me-
Great Scott" cried the man, I'm
raid something awful has happened
mef'
"Has she goneYr
Are you Margaret or Is the woman
,stnirs Marga-et2~
Then there Is really some one
ereT'
"A woman who looks exactly like
"a. only the blinds are closed and I
uldn't see distinctly"
An explanation occurred simuitane-
sly to both Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter
n. Carpenter rtghted herself. The
ont door was heard 10 close. Mr..
Irpenter ran into the hall and opened
p door inst o. time 10 SEE the swish -
a skirt around the corner. He
,od thinking. then ran upstairs into
J wffe's room and opened q IN boa
which his wife kept Der Jewels II
Il empty. Going to the landing. ne
lied.
Margaret. come NJ here-
frs. Carpenter. considering the night
p had been under. went upstairs and
b her room wifh remarkable rzpid- -
F. There stood her husband with hez ---
pty Jewel bon in his hands A
You've been foale1 BE slid IN
H0w-vhere- What a
some WOman resembling v0u has
red rou out - rour wits ana taken
lr jewels
The horrad thinrr
T-a r.rrtrs u-a-e mn - ssr $50 a.