Phyllis: A Twin

d from the station with Auntie Mogs. They were very quiet for the

of having to face all those girls again. She had tried at first to find her place among them, but the old dread of being "different"

y had settled back into their own ways, and Janet had not understood the change. Her shyness made her morbid, and by the end of the fir

rd work to keep a stiff upper lip and to smile in spite of her heartac

s had welcomed her twin, but when Janet had seemed to refuse their offers of friendship she could only conclude that she did not like them. But Phyllis

et remained in the study hall to fi

istened

bout it?" Phyllis

course, and she doesn't understand us very well. I've seen her look at me as if she thought I were crazy sometimes. She acts as though she didn't

. "Hello, Taffy," she added, as Dap

Daphne

oom another group of gir

Phyllis," Eleanor said with a

else," replied Rosa

ut yes or no out of her," another girl

some one else objected. "I never

ll cure her of that

goodnatured that she couldn't underst

she said decidedly. "She's Phylli

e others agreed,

net was still at her desk. She looked up and smiled a

too. She wanted to shake her, to make her laugh or cry or do something besides just sit

and have it over with,"

and Sally lifted hers at the same time and bent her head

house this afternoon," she w

like to," Janet

in her own home, with a box of candy between th

ore she regretted it. Sally only wanted her because she

o them," she declared

hall after being detained by Miss Baxter at the

y exclaimed angrily. "Oh, she's

lly-" (s

ouse with Phyllis this afternoon, but I have just

much for bothe

AN

l parrot!" was all

e," Phyllis protested. "Oh, Sally, what is

"then later in the afternoon we will go over to your house, as though not

Phyllis agreed to the plan, dismally. "

come to her sense

ot want Phyllis to see her for, with that lump in her throat,

ed on slowly, deep in an unhappy revery, too miserable to n

aughing drawl was unmistakable, and Janet

o need to force a smile for her

iss. She looked lazily down at the wet and

his," she suggested.

il they gained the path th

idly. They stopped and looked over the

gray clouds, and a high wind swept through the trees, tea

ied indifferently. "I like

ou," Daphne agreed with her odd

?" Janet looked u

most awfully silly to be dreary yourself. Not fair, y

said quickly. "They wer

a green eyes that they were usually at such pains to hide. A strand of her taffy-colored

something besides laughter in her velvety v

I did something they didn't like or perhaps the

ss about you, you thought they stopped liking you, so here you are going off in corners

Janet sai

bit?" Daphne inquire

hat-" Janet

the fuss you made about him and the

es, I s

awned, showing all h

l like you, but they're used to you and they rather expect you t

" Janet

hem, you know. You're Phyllis's sister, and they have a right to expect more from you." She said it all in her soft furry voice,

ntly did not

epeated and without another

she stood. When Daphne was out of sight she turned once more to the reservoir, but thi