y new Janet from the one who had arrived at the Grand Central
Station a few days before; that 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 ribbon. The
curls, that Martha had tried so hard to keep tidy, were blowing about
her face, her cheeks were pale from nervousness, and her eyes shone
brighter than ever.

Miss Harding nodded to Miss Baxter, and then turned to the girls.

"I think we have all been more than usually interested in Phyllis's
twin sister," she said, smiling. "I want to introduce her to you; 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 Phyllis unless we are
very careful. Perhaps I'll have to ask one of them to wear a pink
string tied to her finger and the other a green."

The girls, including Janet, laughed heartily. Whispers of "she's the
very image," "what a dear," and "won't it be funny," ran around the
room.

"I must find you a seat, my dear," Miss Harding continued. "Let me
see. It would never do to put you beside Phyllis, for we'd all be sure
then that we were seeing double. I think--Sally, are you alone?" she
asked.

Sally stood up. "Yes, Miss Harding," she replied so quickly that the
girls laughed.

"Well, then I think Janet will sit beside you. And now you must all
get back to work for there are only a few minutes left of study period.
But this has been an occasion, hasn't it?" Miss Harding smiled,
nodded, said a few words in an undertone to Miss Baxter, and left the
room, leaving behind her a joy and charm that were always hers to give.

Janet walked down between the rows of desks to the beckoning Sally, but
her eyes were looking into Phyllis's. As she passed her desk Phyllis
caught her hand and whispered, "What class?"

"Yours," Janet whispered back. She did not think it necessary to add
that Miss Harding had found her ready for the grade higher but that she
had chosen to stay with Phyllis.

Sally almost hugged her as she took her place beside her, and under
cover of supplying her with books and showing her the lessons, she
managed to talk until the bell rang. There was a ten-minute recess
before lessons began. The girls made the most of it and crowded around
Janet's desk.

"Oh, Aunt Jane's poll parrot, was there ever such luck?" Sally
demanded. "I think I hypnotized Miss