Phyllis: A Twin

r joined Sally and Phyllis as they were on their

se with wonder and sorrow over the

ly; "isn't to-morrow's math. simply te

n hour and listening to a long and weary lecture on my many sins; no t

going to walk all the way home to your house, are y

ing while Madge teaches some of the other seniors how to dance the latest step. I wish she'd hur

She was out of breat

t together. I thought she looked worried, but I didn't catch on until she began making excuses t

leave at once?"-Eleanor laughed. "Or

ked one eye

bus as the conductor was a cousin of my sister-in-law's aunt and he let me rid

; poor Muriel!" Phyllis tried not to

m down one of the s

leanor demanded. "I want

You can eat any old time, but it isn't often

sted, but Rosamond only pointed to the corn

st to see that the girl and boy approaching them was

anor warned them. "Rosey, it's al

and bow politely when they pass," she said with a ridiculou

he boy beside her came toward them, deep in conversation. I

mond bowed formally and in a high a

el, how do

odded. It was Phyllis that gave a little gasp of astonishment that was repeated in turn

of earshot before the

wn him all the time, you

denied. "I was never s

ally demanded, but P

is first name, or rather his nickname, is Chuck, and that's all I know, except,"-she added provokingly, "that he doesn't

tfully as they reached the avenue again and waited for the bus. "But I'll fi

ing but Janet and their plans. They were late in reaching Sally's home, but they foun

o want to see her so much. Sally says she

ble and tried to smile. I

over for her a little later and, darling mother of mine, we will bring her over h

eyes and the jolliest laugh in the world. All Sally's friends loved her almost as much as they loved Sally,

eyes twinkling. "Last year it was hot chocolate you wan

Phyllis laughed. "We'd lo

hen," Sally exclaimed. "Only b

dd laughed. "Very well, I'll remember,"

talked up in Sally's room until t

f she won't come?"

e if we are there to make her and she will love your mother, I know

ing her feel the need for immediate act

ow-seat with Boru in her lap. She saw the girls coming up

e Mogs is out and Boru is too sleepy to be very good company. I almost went over to ge

looked at her with a new interest. Perhaps she was going to b

plied as she patted Boru. "Mother wants you

net said, and Phyllis had ha

she inquired as a book d

ed it up a

tle. "I found it behind a shelf in the corner

er. As she remembered the Elsie Books they wer

made her play a hymn on Sunday and she had to be carried fainting to her room and I don't know ju

Phyllis exclaimed. "Since when have y

aring music on Su

ut I have done a lot of silly sulking, but ho

fe, Janet Page," Phyllis protested warmly

uck that silly old book out of the window and come ou

ghing, and Sally and Phyllis w

e over her?"

on't much care," Phyl

ghing at herself. At first the laughter had been a little too grim, but before long the grimness had disappeared and only a good-

t to tell them about Daphne