Old Rose and Silver

her unruly hair into some semblance of order while they waited at the door. She wore a red tam-o'-shanter on her brown curls and a white sweater under h

d Isabel. "You'll catch cold when yo

ostess, laughing as she did so. "Look!" The sweater sleeves had crept up to her elbows,

d Romeo. "If we try to be eleg

of their twenty-first birthday. They had light brown curly hair, frank blue eyes that met the world with interest and delight, well-sha

kate?" inq

smiled

skate as far as I can

observed Juliet, wi

on't, if you don't skate," he went on, a

onded Isab

She saved a man's life

said Juliet, beam

w?" he aske

l, shortly. "I'm af

on the women's canoe r

was twenty-five

ht me," put

aid Romeo, with a frank, boyish

Isabel, inwardly vowi

l. "She can climb a tree in her knickers, and fish and skate and row and swim and fence, and play gol

ed Juliet, in a voice su

can you do?" he asked, meaning to be deferential. Isabel thought s

n sing and play a little, sew and embroider, and trim hats if I want to, and paint on china

r. "We never thought of it,"

ey cost," remarked

em?" Juliet inquired

," Isabel ass

ther. "We're going to buy

s of money," said

th the air of a plutocrat.

"and put it into the bank, but when the next check comes, there's al

u save it?" q

Romeo demand

have it if you

ng," Juliet explained,

a and left it to us. He

we always

birthday?" suggested Isabel,

d to us," replied Romeo,

couldn't have died," Isabel ob

orn wouldn't have helped us any," r

se. "Will you have so

n it?" quer

Isabel, doubtfully. "Au

ined, "except when it's very co

need stimulants. What was i

ativ

means to calm, or to moderate. I think he got the word wrong him

uld sa

intily at wafers from the cracker jar. Then, feeling

," said Juliet, crushin

mented Romeo. "

sponded, weakly. "H

oad and turn to the left

gasped Isabel.

ul old place. You'll know it by the chimney being blown

kwardly doffed his cap. Their hostess went up-stairs with a sigh of relief. Sh

hing to them, even after a day of skating. The frosty air nipped J

"after being in that hot house.

ed carelessly. "Say, how did

t, and it was curl

hunder is-or are

alse hair made in

he tel

t. "Don't you suppo

rats had to

this

hing kind of sweet an

I guess, or some

smell. Can

-we've got

her, ask her what

ed Juliet, unpertur

hockey match on for the following day, which was Saturday, so they were compel

id Romeo. "We can't run it unt

twin, despondently. "W

wait until we h

n it," he observed, cheerfully. "If we can get it into the b

fectly fascinating! And we'll read all the automobile l

d minister who had been appointed executor of their father's small estate and guardian of the tumultuous twins

sked Romeo, apparently

ne, mostly," the harass

like that would discipline

t he had only time to make out a check in their favour for the balance entrusted to him. The twins had held high carnival until the money was almost go

t, for the most part, the twins behaved very well and attended strictly to their own affairs. They ate when they were hungry, slept when they were sleepy, and, if they desired to sit up until four in th

ter it, in Summer, but they had no flowers, because they maintained a large herd of stray dogs, mostly mongrels, that would have had no home had it not been for the hospit

te for curtains and Juliet did not trouble herself to oppose him. The furniture was old and most of it was broken. The large easy chair in the sitting room was almost disembowelled, and springs showed through the sofa, except in

Juliet, tying a large blue gingham apro

ve got to feed

" pleaded Juli

e worse off than we are, for

jar of jam, and cut a loaf of bread into thick slices. When Romeo came in, he set the table, made coffee, and opened a can of condensed mi

rn. They had no horse, but as a few bits of harness remained from the last

again," mused Juliet, "and we

et it. What colo

r black, aren't they?"

want ours diff

and cheerful. Oh, Romie," she continued, jumping up and down in exci

ndly hand. "Jule," he said

wn clothes to match. Brown hats with yellow b

rd for it. Shall we h

o-seated automobile lo

red Romeo, "and we c

t, "I think it would be nice of us if we waited to

eo, gloomily, "but it's

nd on the thirtieth of June, we'll take our first real ride in it.

dgingly. "But I hope Uncle appre

erfully. "Then, on our second ride, we'll

to go with us

Who's

ed it, you know. We might not

day that Uncle died doesn't mean anything to her, and it's everything to us. B

top to write an invitation to somebody to go out four

ted Juliet, "because our minds are

e slate," sug

wire. The pencil was tied to it. Here they put down vagrant m

ellow automobile, four- seated. Name it 'The Yellow Peril.' Brown leather inside. Get brown clothes to match and tr

she asked, after

d Romeo. "They're ea

the doors open. The attic had been made into a gymnasium, where they exercised and hardened their muscles when

o his and received a bro

night,

Romie. Plea

clock to tell them so, for the timepiece

calle

ha

you think

ho

u know.

d Juliet, sleepily. "I guess