Phyllis: A Twin

was not a bit like an ordinary schoolroom, for a fireplace filled one corner of it, books and picture

current of excitement in the air. At the slightest sound

feeling of friendship that had always existed between the two was

dvantage of every glance that Miss Baxter, who wa

edly, "if she doesn't come soon I shall expire

had better enter, and to Phyllis the decision was all important. Although she would never h

upon calling Janet. Eleanor and Rosamond had already met her. Sally had been in bed with a cold when

is, to all outward appearance. She had on a dark blue serge dress with white collar and cuffs, and her hair was tied loosely in the nape of her neck with a black rib

o Miss Baxter, and th

; this is Janet Page. You had better all look at her very hard for I think it is going to be almost impossible to tell her from Phyl

hispers of "she's the very image," "what a dear

. It would never do to put you beside Phyllis, for we'd all be sure th

Harding," she replied so qu

es left of study period. But this has been an occasion, hasn't it?" Miss Harding smiled, nodded, said a few words i

Sally, but her eyes were looking into Phyllis's. As she passe

sary to add that Miss Harding had found her ready for the

books and showing her the lessons, she managed to talk until the bell rang. There was a ten-mi

nded. "I think I hypnotized Miss Harding, I really do. I thought so

beside you?" Janet ask

did,"-Sally was e

oo, good and hard. Why I even pointed to the forlorn an

ed, and Phyllis was kept busy. Even the seniors cam

ith copper-colored hair named Madge Cannan, exclaimed,

l be your twin,"

ed. "There's only one twin i

r girl and spoke quite seriously. "It

d, and the g

"Phyllis, I can't speak for the rest, but as far as

l rang, and the d

ers were served. School did not let out until one-thirty, and Miss

she handed Janet her cup and prepared to sit down beside her.

is in all her life and she couldn't understand it. For one terrible moment she thought they were making fun of her,

er except by Phyllis in all her l

xpect her to do much talking and were content with her shy answers. Perh

sket ball?" Ele

et shook

u. We play this year, and

osamond demanded, and ag

think of her! Why, she

some one

but for once she was looking at some one else. Onl

pite of the angry eyes that were turned toward her

grew very white. There was a pathetic silence. She knew that it would end

he said slowly; "you see, I never went

el still smiled. She felt quite s

l and to go sailing or canoeing,"-she thought of Peter Gibbs, and the tho

ays fishing," she finished lamely. How could she explain the hun

ind it very strange here." It w

you, why under the sun should she?" Sall

laughed

to Sally's Aunt Jane's poll parro

onsult him when our own reason fails

t no one has had the manners to introduce me. My name is Daphne Hillis, but no one ever calls me anything but Taffy on account of my hair." It was a lo

er and laughed wi

wfully glad to know about the pol

l, to one of the teachers, joined them and nodded to Taf

smiled

hyllis," she drawled

just like Taffy?

protested. "Taffy l

y insisted. "It's like her to say

yllis were alone in the livin

" she said, "but I think she has fewer friends tha

so popular?"

't seem to want them. She's queer and different some

elf. If being different from other girls meant being lik

to turn her head when P

I hate Mu