Phyllis: A Twin

lis, stretched at ease on the sofa in th

you love me go and answer th

er big chair and looked re

an I am, but I will go just to prove

steps. Then she snuggled deeper into the cushions that were piled high about

spending the rest of the day indoors. Janet, as usual, had found a book to read, but Phyllis, after playing with Galahad and B

et announced, retur

red. "You know, Jan, we were awfully s

and hand me those chocolates," Janet replied as sh

and then at the distance between it

so tired," s

t opened her book

t?" Phyllis inquired, wit

d not look up from he

red to consid

nd I'll throw it to you," she

y went on

t up slowly, the candy box in her hand. "Only never again al

sweetly as she rooted in the

demanded, "what

dy and selected anothe

ould be ready to try on at four o'clock to-day

s was now wide awake. "Did Sally say when the not-to-

t later than t

really will have

, do keep still and let me read in peace until the girls come, I have

t?" Phylli

ny,' by Conan Doy

ned her attentions to the candy box, and then because she was now too wide awak

on the roof of the house across the yard. The roof covered an extension that was only one story high but ran out from

new, for the family was down South. He seemed to be fitting a heavy wir

she said aloud to herself. "Looks as tho

this minute and put a

aphne would come by for us in Daphne's car, and we could all

rter smiled. "I was worrying about your

and put her arm

ried. "We should have a car of our own and then

laughed. "Well, I'm afraid I must keep on

nt interest for her book, had been list

ed at her in amazement-"

y smelly things-give m

hyllis. "I'll take a high-

tened and smile

laughed. "Poor abused children! Hurry along with

ed, as the front door bell pealed mer

k, and they went to thei

e all in the comfortable lim

Phyllis said as soon as the greetings were over. "

tickled when mother said I could have i

ndow, and suddenly she leaned forwar

ere's little Donald; isn't

too, then she

e said unde

?" Janet

not

Donald through the w

Keith?" she asked,

or so he told me with much pardonable pride. He was mo

n's cousin, Chuck Vincent, that Muriel walks home with every day. I've p

. "I think boys are a whol

hink they are all very stuck up. Chuck

ady for us," Sally said. "She is always so uncertain.

t suggested. "You can always put on suc

almly; she knew it was true. Her drawl did seem to

n steps. Miss Pringle herself let them in. She was a tall, angular woman, with wisps of untidy hair

he said distractedly.

r dominoes," Sally sa

s, yes, to be sur

ell of the kerosene stove and strewn with patterns

, going over to the table and pick

iss Pringle said nervous

of the costumes an

iss Ladd. Slip it

rowded aroun

's a love!" Ph

shook her hea

ned. "Now, if you had only consulted me I could have designed such

gular masquerade, you know, and we thought that four costumes just alike would c

ks with a big hood lined with pale yellow. Each stripe

ted and lengthened and shortened. She had made costumes all her life an

ls going to wear?" Daph

ess dress, and those two that are always to

and Phyllis

dd and Elean

e, I forgot. I know I've done my best for them all, and I must say they had more f

I prove it last year by letting you make a fairy out of me when I wanted to be a

er sniff. "I can understand the Miss Pa

d Daphne interrupted her politely

he said. "As we are all going to dress at one house and

y promises." Miss Pringle spoke huffily, but Daphne only smiled h

ecognized as the caretaker of the house just back of theirs ran up the

said to herself, and then dismissed the sub