The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-01
A Double
Deception
By EUNIcE BLAKE


o'clock In the morning with sIcken.
ing sensation. She had been out cv-
cry night for week nj some function.
slept the greater part 81 the day and
at evening prepared for the next round
OF gayety.
"Oh. how tired am OF Il. I wish I
were poor. I could then find something
to occupy me. Being rich. | can't"
Miss AuchIncloss lay In bed long
while thinking. then arose with q
scheme she had resolved TO put In
practice. She wrote an advertisement
that n young woman recently gradual
ed from - college would ike a post
ton rs governess In family living
In the country. Within a week she
had purchased a railroad ticket to Hill.
ton to be inspected and was offered
and accepted a situation under the
name OF Maria Bristow.
Now. Il 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 a per-
son he had seen aud admired as one
OF the most graceful dancers In the
social world He had never been pre-
scented to her aud was sure that she
did not know him.
IL think ! know trick worth two
o. that" he said aud got out OF the
way before the applicant had seen him.
There were In the Larrabee family.
besides Jack. Mrs. IArrabee. a widow.
and two little daughters. There was a
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 TO
ask him some questions as to what be
was doing.
II didn't know" she said. that Mrs.
Larrabee employed two men on the
place. supposed the chauffeur did
the gardening"
$50 ne does. miss. but this spring
the missis has hired me-"
questions about what Kind OF towers
he was intending TO put In. then re-
turned TO the house aud soon after be-
gan work with the children at their
lessons
Now. Jack Larrnbee. IN order 10 play
gardener without being given away,
told his mother that he was tired Of
the social whirl and anxious TO make
a man OF himself Tie proposed to take
the position OF gardener for a garden
er's pay. but he stipulated that he
should do ~ incognito. His being a
member OF the family was not 10 be
divulged. His sisters were not only
charged not TO give the secret away.
but rewards were offered them II they
refraIned from doing -.
Occasionally the chauffeur was
bribed by Jack 10 plead illness. and
Jack took his place az the wheel. Jack
also at times bribed his sisters when
the time came for the afternoon ride
10 do something else. thus giving him
an opportunity to make love to the
governess.
II WIS not 10 be expected that this
twofold deception could be kept up In
definitely. though Miss AuchlnciOss
had u better chance at the problem
than Mr.. I.arrabee. she being some dis
tnnce from home. Jack by incessant
watchfulness kept the ball a-roiling for
month. though he met with num-
Der OF narrow escapes. He was dis
appointed. however, In not being able
20 break down the barrier that sepa.
rated him from one who was supposed
10 be Of a higher station. Miss Auch-
Incloss, 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 chauffeur's apparel Is
not necessarily much different from
that OF an ordinary person. and the
young men thought little OF seeing
lack az the wheel
Hold on. jack cried one Of them.
Il wish 10 speak TO you"
Jack put on more speed. His friends,
one OF whom bad recognized the socie-
" belle. Miss AuchinclOss. turned and
followed. Seeing an opportunity by
taking a different road to meet the
couple again. they turned ana by some
rapid driving succeeded In their de
sign. On meeting again they signal
ed Jack TO stop aud enforced his doing
20 by occupying bis side OF the road.
Phelps greeted the gOverDess with
hearty Good morning. Miss Auchin'
closs!" while Morgan apologtzed TO
Jack for stopping him on the ground
that he had a message for him.
Jack looked at Miss Auchincloss. and
Miss Auchincioss looked az Jack. but
neither said anything TIL they had got
nd OF the two men Then Jack said:
MY secret Is out" tr.
-Its been out for some time"
-Whati You have known who !