The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-08
LIKE as TWO PEAS.
"Do you see that picturee''
.1What. that fat old ladY1',

laughing. tits mammals sister, Lady
Hamlyn."
"Oh, beg pardon, I murmured az
took her for a more remote relative
Mamma always says that Aunt Lucia
was exactly like what am now when she
was a girl
I started violently.
81 dare say you don't see the likenessi"
asked Adelaide, with the slightest hint OF
uneasiness in her tone.
'There-there's look said apollo
getically.
There was pause. Then Adelaide said
tentatively:
81 don't call her bad looking for an old
woman, do youf''
''She looks good natured," managed
to gasp.
''Oh, that means you think her very
ugly" and Adelaide turned shoulder on
me in high dudgeon.
'Not ugly" cried, s'Eut rather
'Well, Mr.. Danby?"
"Rather-rather stout and-and"-
"Well, Mr.. Danby?"
t'Homely," 1 murmured, stealing Q
furtive, fearful glance at Adelaide.
There was long silence. Then AIDE
laide said very coldly:
do you care to see any more pictures,
Mr.. Danby?r
Not for the werld,'' cried impul-
sively.
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
proach of Mrs Elliott. saw a question
in Mrs. Elliott's eye, and I avoided hel
eye as I had avoided Adelaide's eye and
Lady Hamlyn's eye. I knew that we had
not been sent round the picture gallery
for nothing.
''Well, Mr.. Dandy, I hope you like oul
picturesi" said my hostess.
They are delightful" I answered.
sim so grateful to Miss Elliott for show
ing them to me-
could scarcely have put it more unfor-
tunately. Adelaide shot a glance of angry
scorn at me. Il know you're grateful, 4"
the glance said.
1.-THE one of my sister has only just
come We consider it SO like Addie."
''It's not the began desperately,
but Adelaide was too quick
Mr.. Dandy was immensely struck with
the likeness, - said she, with an icy air.
f'He saw it, did he?'' cried Mrs. Elliott,
apparently much pleased. "But really ev-
erybody must, think
''Why, here comes Sir GeorgeI Earlier
than he saidl How delightful
Across the broad lawn slowly coming
toward US, was Uncle Georges heavy,
broad figure. He had the govt, poor old
man, and walked leaning on a stick.
Poor old chap. He doesn't get any
younger" observed, chiefly in order to
cover Adelaide's frozen silence.
Mrs. Elliott put up her double glasses
and surveyed Uncle Georges approaching
figure. She took 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 I could
not do SO while Adelaide stood by.
'Talk about likenessP' said Mrs. Ell
lott ''Addie is like her aunt no Doubt
'tAn right, mamma. Mr.. Dandy knows
that now" came suddenly (and, if I may
be allowed the word, snappish1y) 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 Georgel" cried.
''Why, my dear Mr.. Dandy, it's almost
ludicrous.
Adelaide gave short gasp. We stood
regarding Uncle Georges approaching fig
ure.
"If he were 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 it," asked after a
long pause.
Adelaide is a girl of spirit. She an
swered incisively:
"Have eyes, Mr.. DanbyP" And she
has very fine ones.
Receiving this answer, I fell again to
studying Uncle George, who stood lean
ing on his stick talking to Mrs. Elliots.
II don't call Uncle George by any
means unprepossessing In appearance. -
observed as the result of my scrutiny
"Oh, poor old man, how he suffersP
said Adelaide. I'VE mustn t think about
his appearance, Mr.. Dandy"
That was all very well for Adelaide
was bound to think about his appearance.
'Of course he's rather fat and-er-
bald, and-well-red in the face"
''All that's only because OF his health, 81
said Adelaide, not joining issue on any
point of my description. I'm sure he's
nice, though
1 looked at Adelaide. I drew step near
er to Adelaide. lis Lady Hamlyn nicer
1asked.
Adelaide made no reply; but, looking
still, saw her lips curve ever SO slightly
"And, after all, she can't help hel
looks, said compassionately.
mo more can poor Sir George" con
coded Adelaide.
''They would make funny old pair
wouldn't they?" said I.
"Oh, 1 can't imagine itl'' cried Adelaide
"Can't your asked.
''No, can't said she, with mighty
determination.
"But suppose he had met her when ahI
was young-and like your"
] "Oh, she wouldn't have looked az himl'
| protested Adelaide.
"But suppose, - persisted, "that he hac
been young also. and
! Like your asked Adelaide, with lif
| of her lashes.
"sWhat would have happened Them
s. don't know murmured Adelaide
| 1t was some moments later that oh