explained.

"Well, I don't think that was very nice to you, Sally dear," Miss
Carter protested. "Do hurry and eat your luncheon. I told Annie to
keep it hot for you, and, oh, by the way, there are some letters for
you on the hall table." She returned to the drawing-room where she was
listening to the head of a new charity who was trying to secure her
promise of support.

Janet dashed to the table and came back with the letters.

"Both alike and they're from town," she said as she opened hers.

"Muriel's invitations!" Phyllis exclaimed. "And, oh, Sally, do
listen--it's to be a masquerade."

"What luck, oh, oh, why haven't I got a twin!" Sally wailed.

The discussion of costumes occupied the rest of the afternoon, and they
must have reached a happy conclusion for Sally went home singing, and
every time Phyllis and Janet looked at each other that evening they
burst out laughing.

CHAPTER X

THE SCREENED WINDOW

The telephone rang insistently, and Phyllis, stretched at ease on the
sofa in the snuggery, looked appealingly at Janet.

"Darling twin of my heart, if you love me go and answer that. I'm so
comfy," she pleaded.

Janet got up slowly from her big chair and looked reproachfully at her
sister.

"Lazy, you're not a bit more comfy than I am, but I will go just to
prove that I have the sweeter disposition."

"Bless you, I never doubted it," Phyllis called after her as she ran
down the steps. Then she snuggled deeper into the cushions that were
piled high about her, selected a large chocolate from the box beside
her and closed her eyes.

It was the day before Muriel's party, and it was snowing hard. The
girls had returned wet and cold from school and decided upon spending
the rest of the day indoors. Janet, as usual, had found a book to
read, but Phyllis, after playing with Galahad and Boru, had insisted
upon interrupting, until in sheer desperation she had given it up and
they had discussed the coming masquerade.

"It was Sally," Janet announced, returning from the 'phone.

"And what did she want?" Phyllis inquired. "You know, Jan, we were
awfully silly not to bring Sally home with us."

"I won't tell you what she said unless you get up and hand me those
chocolates," Janet replied as she settled herself once more in the big
tufted chair.

Phyllis looked at the box of candy and then at the distance between it
and Janet. It was too far to reach.

"Oh, Jan, I'm so tired," she prote