Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24
By SADIE oLCoTT

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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 h%eavens" she cried. "Have
/ lost my mindp"
do go awayr' begged Mrs. Carpen-
ter.
"Go away yourself. What do you
mean by coming into my house, as
though you were I? oh, myl Can 1t
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.
"Ellent" she moaned.
@What is It, mum2' asked the girl,
frightened at her mistress appearance.
"Who Is it upstairsT'
81 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"
81 don't know, mum. I'll go and see.e
DO" moaned the mistress.
Ellen ran upstairs and was back
again In a couple of minutes looking
much troubled. She was very pale.
81 knew it." cried Mrs. Carpenter.
1--WE received a stroke. oh, EllenT"
And she fell back into a chair.
There was a sound of q 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 to 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 light?"
I'm afraid I've had something break
In my BRAIN"
Break in your brain? What do you
meanT"
"I've seen myself"
Al llC nlllIOl, VI COuASCs
mo; standing In the doorway where
you are now. It's gone"
"Vanished?7
mo; it went downstairs"
"Calm yourself. Some one who re
sembles you was here"
He approached her, but she drew
away. go downstairs" she said, "and
~ I nm fhopa - III stood irrocOlufn
for a moment, and she gave him an APP
pealing look. STEADY, my dear" She
sank on the lounge. ~I1l be back in a
moment. You have mistaken some one
for yourself"
He ran down the stairs, passed into
the living room, then the dining room,
and, pushing a swinging door, stood In
the kitchen. There on q chair, pale as
a ghost, supported by the maid, was
his wife. She gave him an appealing
glance.
"Oh, Henry" she cried, I'm afraid
something awful has happened to me!'
Great Scott" cried the man, "I'm
afraid something awful has happened
to me!''
Has she gomez"
Are you Margaret or is the woman
upstairs MargaretY'
''Then there is really some one
there?'
"a woman who looks exactly like
you, only the blinds are closed end
couldn't see distinctly"
An explanation occurred simuitane-
ously to both Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter.
Mrs. Carpenter righted herself. The
front door was heard to close. Mr..
Carpenter ran into the hall and opened
the door just In time to see the swish
of a skirt around the corner. He
stood thinking, her ran upstairs into
his wife's room and opened a tin box
in which his wife kept her jewels. II
was empty. Going to the landing, he
called:
Margaret, come up here"
Mrs. Carpenter, considering the fright
she had been under, went upstairs and
into her room with remarkable rapid
ity. There stood her husband with her
empty Jewel box In his hands.
you've been fooled" he said.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
"Some woman resembling you has
scared you out of pour wits and taken
your Jewels"
'"The horrid thing!'
The police were put on the case and
the woman was arrested, but the Jewels
were not recovered. The thief had
seen Mrs. Carpenter and, struck with
the likeness to herself, had resolved to
play a game for some plumber. And
she played 1t we'll