The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-06
A TRIPLE
SCARE
By SADIE OLCOTT

The maid who admitted her looked at
her, surprised.
whats the matter. Ellen?" 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
room. Standing before a dresser was
herself!
Mrs. Carpenter put her hand to her
forehead, then rested 1t on the door
post for support. Her double was ar
ranging her toilet, looking at herself
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 you?" was the reply.
I'm Margaret Carpenter"
80 am /.
There was an interval Of silence, dur
ing which each woman regarded the
Juliet Will tCtIOI. uC "oh-
an before the glass showed signs of
fainting.
ooh, my heavens." she cried. Have
lost my mindT
do go away! begged Mrs. Carpen-
ter.
$50 away yourself. What do you
mean by coming into my house. as
though you were 1? 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.
"Ellen" she moaned.
What is 1t. num- asked the girl
frightened at her mistress appearance
"Who is 1t upstairs?'
II 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.
, II knew it." cried Mrs. Carpenter.
1--WE received a stroke. Oh. Elem
And she fell back into chair.
There was a sound of a latchkey In
the front door. and Mr.. Carpenter
walked in. He saw the swish Of q
skirt on the landing above. His wife
4 had tainted In the kitchen, and the
n 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. II,
% was surprised to see the blinds closed
why. my DEAR" he exclaimed. "why
n shut out the light?"
I'm afraid I've had something breal
!, in my BRAIN"
Break in your brain? What do 20,
i, mean?"
b 1--WE seen myself
I'm the mirror, Of course"
mo: standing in the doorway wher
you are now. It's gone"
"VanishedT'
IN mo, II went uOWnSta1rS.
: Calm yourself. Some one who re
; sembles you was here"
He approached her, but she drew
away. go downstairs" she said, IAN,
"a see If l am there" He stood irresolut
for moment. and she gave him an al
4. pealing look. STEADY, my dear" Sh
10 sank on the lounge. "Tll be back ia
| Ia tnI.n
n for yourself"
ar He ran down the stairs. passed int
j, the living room, then the dining room
n and, pushing a swinging door, stood |
4. the kitchen. There on chair, pale a
n. a ghost. supported by the maid. wa
IN his wife. She gave him an appealin
" glance.
IN "Oh. Henry" she cried. I'm afrai
10 something awful has happened to me.
Great Scott" cried the man, III
r. afraid something awful has happene
.I to me!'
an Has she gomez
va Are you Margaret or Is the woma
upstairs Margaret?''
NJ Then there Is really some or
N there?"
III "A woman who looks exactly III,
n. you. only the blinds are closed and
ad couldn't see distinctly"
al An explanation occurred simultan
or ously to both Mr.. and Mrs. Carpente
II. Mrs. Carpenter righted herself II
no front door was heard To close. NJ
Carpenter ran into the hall and opene
M the door just In time to see the swis
a of Il skirt around the corner.
no stood thinking. then ran upstairs I'M
his wife's room and opened tin be
no In which his wife kept her jewels
was empty. Going to the landing.
N, called
Margaret. come up here"
et Mrs. Carpenter. considering the frigl
90 she had been under, went upstairs ar
Into her room with remarkable rapi
~. ity. There stood her husband with h,
N. empty jewel box in his hands.
ar You've been fooled" he said
"IIow-where- what?"
nd Some woman resembling you b,
no scared YOU out OF your wits and take
your Jewels.
The hnrrid thing
90 The police We're put on the case M
the woman was arrested, but the jewe
N, were not recovered. The thief la
~ seen Mrs. Carpenter and. struck VII
10 ltie >''''sS W u'' >eii' nau 'esoiNeu
"a play Il game for some plumber. Ar
she played II well