The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-09
LIKE AS TWO PEAS.


laughing Its mammals sister, Lady
Hamlyn."
''Oh, beg PARDON murmured. "I
took her for q more reniote relative"
"Mamnsa always says that Aunt Lucia
was exactly like what am now when she
was girl"
1 started violently.
Il dare say you don't see the likenessi"
asked Adelaide, with the slightest hint OF
uneasness in her tone.
"There-thero's look" ! said apollo.
getlcally.
There was pause. Then Adelaide said
tentatively:
II don't call her bad looking for an old
woman, do your
''She looks good natured," managed
to gasp.
"Oh, that means you think her very
ugly" and Adelaide turned "a shoulder on
me in high dudgeon.
mot uPly," | cried, "tut rather
"Woll, Mr.. Danbys'
Rather-rather stout and-and"-
"Well, Mr.. Danbyr
"Homely" 1 murmured, stealing q
furtive, fearful glance at Adelaide.
There was long silence. Then Ade-
laide said very coldly:
DO you care TO see any more pictures,
Mr. DanbyS"
"Not for the world" I cried impul-
sivoly
We walked out of the gallery in gloomy
silence.
The tension of our uncomfortable atti-
tude To one another, SO different from
what it had been when we entered the
gallery, was happily relieved by the ap-
proaoh of Mrs. Elliott. i saw o question
in Mrs. Ellott's eye, and / avoided her
eye as had avoided Adelaide's eye and
Lady Hamlyn's eye. / knew that we had
not been sent round the picture gallery
for nothing.
"WclI, Mr.. Dandy. hope you like our
picturesI" said my hostess
They are delightful" answered.
"1'm SO grateful To Miss Elliott for show
ing thom to me-"
could scarcely have put 1t moro unfor-
tunately. Adelaide shot u glance of angry
scorn at me. II know you're grateful.
the glance said
THE one of my sister has only just
come We consider 10 SO like Addie"
Its not tho began desperately,
but Adelaide was too quick
"Mr Dandy was immensely struck with
tho likeness" said she, with an icy air.
He saw IL, did he?" cried Mrs. Elliott,
apparently much pleased. But really ev-
erybody must, think"
why, hero comes Sir George! Earlier
than he said How delightful
Across the broad lawn. slowly coming
toward Us, was Uncle Georges heavy,
broad figure. He had the gout, poor old
man, and walked leaning on a stick.
Poor old chap. He doesn't get any
younger" i observed, chiefly in order to
cover Adolaide's frozen silence.
Mrs. Elliott pnt np her double GLASSES
and surveyed Uncle Georges approaching
figure She took a long, critical, exhaust
i've view of Uncle George. Then she turn
ed and looked at me with some particu-
larity.
"Well," she observed, drawing a long
breath, talk about likenesses!"
was inclined TO implore her to choose
any other topic under heaven, but could
not do so while Adelaide stood by.
Talk about hkeness" said Mrs. FL
lott. "Addie is like her aunt no doubt
''All right, mamma. Mr.. Dandy knows
that now" came suddenly land, IL ! may
DO allowed the word, snappishly) from
Adelaide
but it's nothing, absolutely nothing,
compared with your likeness To Sir
George, Mr. Danby."' %
For the second time started violently.
"My likeness TO Uncle Georgci' cried.
why, my dear Mr. Dandy. it's almost
iudicrous. -
Adelaide gave short gasp We stood
regarding Uncle Georges approaching fg-
urc.
IF he We're your age, you'd be as like
as two peas" " said Mrs. Elliott in final
tone, and with that she walked of to meet
Uncle George, leaving Adelaide and me
standing together.
"Do--do you see iti" asked after q
long pause.
Adelaide is d girl of spirit. She an
swered inoisively:
Have / oyes, Mr.. Danbyf" And she
has very lne ones.
Receiving this answer, / fell again to
studying Uncle George, who stood lean
ing on his stick talking to Mrs. Elliott.
II don't call Uncle George by any
means unprepossessing In appearance,
observed as the result of my scrutiny.
"Oh, poor old man, how lie suffers"
said Adelaide I'VE mustn { think about
his appearance, Mr. Dainty"
That was all very well for Adelaide. I
was bound to think about his appearance.
"Of course he's rather fat and-er-
bald, and-wcll-red IN The face.
''All that's only because of his health"
said Adelaide not joining issue on any
point of my description. "I'm sure he's
nice, though"
l looked at Adelaide. drew step near
er 10 Adelaide. lis Lady Hamlyn nicer
Iasked.
Adelaide made no reply; but, looking
still, saw her lips curve ever SO slightly.
And, aftor all, she can't help her
looks" l said compassionately.
No more can poor Sir George" con-
ceded Adelaide.
They would make funny old pair,
Wouldn't theyf" said /.
"Oh, can imagine i'll" cried Adelaide.
Cant your" asked.
''No, l can't" said she, with mighty
determination.
But suppose he had met her when she
was young--and like your
"Oh, she wouldn't have looked mt himl'
protested Adelaide.