The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-20
A Double
Deception
By EU.NICE BLAZE

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cry night for ii week AT some t'iii'ti"h
slan, tn. greater part Of the day iilo
NJ ava,,jnp prepared for the ntXt r",,hu
of gayely
"Oh. how tired am Of it: wish !
u.are pn,r. | could then find something
tn a.,,lpy me- Being rich. ! can't
Miss AurhincO>s lay in he'd long
while thinking. then arose WI"
scheme she had resolved I" put III
practice, She wrote an advertisement
that a young woman recently erauuat'
OIL from - college would IKE posi-
tion as governess In faihl'! hN'hs
!, rho country Within week she
b,d purchased a railroad ticket to I'LL.
ton to be inspected ana WIS oueieu
and accepted situation uhoer Tue
name of Maria BristOw.
Now. II happened that Jack AarraDee.
tho son Of the lady who had engaIeu
m. yoyerness. when the negotiations
we're in progress ppeped through the
h,,f omen door and recognized a per
san h4 had seen and admired as one
Of the most graceful dancers ID .ne
social world. He had never Deen pre-
san,.d to her and was sure mat sue
did not know him
~ think l know trick worth TWO
| q, that" III said and got out OF .he
way before the applicant had seen MN
There were in the Ii,rrabee FANNY
hasidps lack. Mrs. IArrabpe. widow.
and two little daughters, lhere was q
chauffeur who sometimes acted as s"i
aonar Tn, morning after Miss Auch-
inc,oss entered upon her duties siie
COW n man In Overalls outside pI>mr
ing the flower beds for spring use. ne
ina fond of flowers. she went our ~
osk him some questions as to what he
was doing.
II didut know" she said. THAT MIS-
I,arrnbee employed two men on tne
place. | supposed the chauueu' o'u
the gardening.
$50 ne does. miss. but this spring
the missis has hired me-.
Miss Auchipcloss asked numoer OF
: questions about what kind Of flowers
5 he was intending to put IN. tn"h re-
1 turned to the house and soon after pe'
ran work with the children at their
4 lessons
:, Now Jnck Iarrnbee. In order to play
: GARDINER without being given away.
told his mother that he was tireh "
the social whirl and anxious to make
n a man of himself He proposed to take
rho positjon of gardener for garden
e er's nav but he stipulated that ne
q should do 80 incognito. His being
i, member of the family was not to oe
divulsul His sisters were not ohlV
charged not to give the secret away,
L hut rewards were offered them II they
refrnined from doing so.
y Occasionally the chauffeur was
Is bribed by Jack to plead illness. ana
,f lack took his place ut the wheel JACK
also at times bribed his sisters wnen
"a the time came for the afternoon r'de
IN do something else. thus giving MIN
:" an omortunity to make love to tue
governess.
AT II was not to be expected that TINS
twofold deception could he kept up 10
H. definitely. though Miss Auchtncloss
If had n better chance at the problem
tz than Mr.. Larrnbee. she being some dls
"a lance from home. Jack by inressah
watchfulpess kept the ball n-roling fo
~ n month. though he met with mum
k- bcr Of narrow escapes. He. was dis
NV amounted. however. In not being abl'
up to break down the barrier that sepa
ne rated him from one who was supposed
RS ~ be OF a higher station. Miss Auch
cd incloss. though evidently kindly dis
:. nos.d toward him. required him nj al
J., times to keep his distance.
'e One day when lack was driving tn
al yoverness In II runabout they met tw'
ISIS of his friends. Ned Morgan and Char
Ter lie Phelps A chautfeur'S apparel
he not necessarily much different iron
ltz that of an ordinary person. ana Tn
ba. young men thought little Of seein
sr Jack at the wheel.
Hold on Jack" cried one Of then
~ Il wish to speak to you"
ho Jack put on more speed. His friends
me one OF whom had recognized the socit
ter ty belle. Miss Aucnincloss. turned an
all followed Seeing an opportunity b
,ed tnking Il different road to meet tn
gs couple again. they turned and by som
;,r rapid driving succeeded in their d.
sign. On meeting again they sigma
ed Jack to stop and enforced his dom
'"'. SO by occupying his side OF the road.
Aeu Phelps greeted the governess with
'os- hearty Good morning. Miss Auchil
ers closs!" while Morgan apologized
Jack for stopping him on the groun
up that he had Il message for him.
the Jack looked ut Miss Auchincloss. an
,t.,r Miss Auchincloss looked at Jack. bl
=, neither said anything till they had g
rid OF the twn men. Then 'ncs snid.
" My secret is out"
ITS been out for some time"
ing What. Nou have known who
ond am?"
pp's Ever since | came TO the hous
,ut2 You may have forgotten that | dance
ller in the same figure with you at Mr
ev Perkins cotilion."
Il recognized you. hut | fancied th'
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