The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-11-26
A TRIPI
SCARE
By SADIE OLCOTT

OA-ANAco'
The maid who admitted her looked at
her, surprised.
whats the matter, Elem" asked
the mistress.
LA sakes, mum! / thought you'd
come in and was upstairs
Mrs. Carpenter thought nothing of
this. The maid went back to the
kitchen, and the lady went up to her
herself!
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 you?" asked Mrs. Car
penter, gasping.
."Who are your was the reply.
I'm Margaret Carpenter"
s'SO am /.
There was an interval Of silence, dur
4
other with obvious terror The wom-
an before the glass showed signs Of
fainting.
ooh, my heavensr' she cried "Have
/ lost my mind?"
do go awayr' begged Mrs. Carpen-
ter
go away yourself. What do you
mean by coming into my house, as
though you were +? 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 it, mum?" asked the girl,
frightened at her mistress appearance.
"Who is it upstairs ?"
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."
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.
"I've received a stroke. Oh, Ellen"
And she fell back into chair.
There was a sound of latchkey in
the front door, and Mr.. Carpenter
walked in. He saw the swish of
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
liz my BRAIN
Break in your brain? What do you
mean?
I've seen myself"
I'm the mirror, of course
mo; standing in the doorway where
you are now. It's gone"
"VanishedY'
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
SEA. if / am there" He stood irresolute
for moment, and she gave him an ap-
pealing look. STEADY, my dear" She
sank on the lounge. 'I'll be back in
moment You have mistaken some one
for yourself"
He ran down the stairs, passed into
the living room, then the dining room,
and, pushing swinging door, stood in
the kitchen. There on 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-" 49, -,
"Has she gomez"
AEe you MdISdEoI VI 10 TIC WOAioh
upstairs Margaret?"
"Then there is really some one
there
"a woman who looks exactly like
, you, only the blinds are closed and |
couldn't see distinctly"
An explanation occurred simultane-
ously 70 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 @ skirt around the corner. He
stood thinking, then ran upstairs into
| his wife's room and opened tin box
| in which his wife kept her jewels. 1t
was empty. Going to the landing, he
called:
Margaret, come up here.
Mrs. Carpenter, considering the fright