The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-11
HTO you thing two girls ought
 Ito be born so exactly alike| D said Charlie Dacre ruefully

O said Charlie Dacre, ruefully
 twisting up cigaret.
 The other man laughed.
 Are you talking of those two Denni
 son girls? They're not exactly alike. ;.
 Its all very well for you, but
 haven't your long sight, and l declare
 to you if I see either of them at little
 distance, or in bad light, I can't tell
 which is which. l am going to a party tonight, given by the respected parents Of my rennisOn, and positively dread it."
 Perhaps they play tricks on you,' said Ballantyne. "One of them is rath. CT skittish''
 Charlie got himself up that night with extraordinary care, and as he was a good-looking fellow he presented a rather striking appearance as he enter ed Mrs. DennisOn's drawing rooms. He had been detained, so that most of the guests Lad arrived when he came, and his inamOrata was nowhere to be seen. But shortly after he had paid his re- spects to the host and hostess the daughter of the house, prettily dressed in white and blue, came up. Dacre begged for a dance-two dances.
 I'm so sorry," said she, "but I've nothing vacant till the lancers. You're little late, Mir. Dacre, you see," with a slight accent of reproach as she gave him her card. Charlie apologized in the humblest terms, and the girl bestowed a smile on him as she was led away.
 Dacre went to seek her in good time for his lancers. She sat on an ottoman in a distant part of the room, where the dropping folds of a curtain formed a shade from the glare of the lights. The blue and white of her filmy gown stood out against the dark background. Dacre hastened across the room to her.
 Miss Dennison, my dance," he said, eagerly. May I?'
 She turned her pretty face and arch ed her eyebrows in surprise.
 "YeS," said Charlie, ''the lancers-yOu prOmised-O! beg your pardon. You're your cOusin-I mean, the other Miss Dennison-and, of course, 1 haven't
 
 Then n,-feeoyeffffes- fIfs cor1r JESUIT before the young lady could speak, he added:
 Il hope I'm not too late to get a dance, Miss DennisOn?"
 Having secured this, he sought the other Isabel.
 "Why in the fiends name do they dress alikeY he muttered, in nervous fear of another mistake. He might be continually coming across the one he didn't want, like a recruiting deci- nal. Several times he bore down on a fair girl in blue and white. but turn ed away, deciding that he had only come on an Isabel in another place. The lancerS had begun-it was in full swing before he came suddenly on a sofa where sat the Isabel.
 Miss Dennison," he stammered. 'I'm so sorry"
 Pray don't apologize" said she cold | Y; T assure you the delay is not of the slightest moment
 Indeed, 1t was quite unintentional," | said the unfortunate Charlie, in de- 'pair. T have been looking for you-'' ."I have been sitting here the last ten and you passed me just now" II saw a blue and white dress.' ac- Charlie, ''but some people anne between it and me. Won't you Orgive me and dance this? It isn't too ate."
 T think my mother wants me-" said sabel, rising with dignity.
 May take you to herT'
 No. thank you"
 Charlie only got pardoned when ev- rybody was going. He was mad with imself, but could not bring himself tO ckn0Wledge the real reason of his aD- aren't neglect. He was sensitive about heSe constant mistakes. They went Il happening, of course, the one Isabel lughing at him, which he dreaded. the , ther turning naughty and offended. , ie offered some flowers to a Dennison , irl one day and she said demurelv. , Are you sure they were meant for , lew 6 Whom else could they be meant ( or?" said Charlie, sentimentally. 2 My cousin, perhapS-she's over } lere," said the girl. merrily. Dacre i ushed in unutterable confusion, and f ok back the flowers, scarcely knowing f hat he did. And when he turned away f ? met the scOrnful eyes of a girl who s ust be the Isabel he wanted, because f e girl he had left wasn't she. It was Y lite impossible to present the flowers. Id he made a crestfallen escape as I on as he could. f. Hang it! I'll end all thisr' he said, k lgrily, one day. But shall have to N careful, if 1 am happily successful, el at I marry the right girl. It would NJ awfully awkward if I didn't" f, His opportunity seemed thrown into ot s hands, for he was invited to spend. Q, abel was also going with her mother. NJ ? sat next her at dinner, and to his f, eat delight saw no other Isabel. o, We shall be q larger party tO-mOr- of W" said the young lady; my cousins q ? coming C. 'The-the Dennisons" Charlie al- oi ,st gasped.
 Not all of them-only Isabel and cy."
 This was comforting! And both Isa ci Is had such an odious habit of dress W IIi , in the same cOlOrs! Why didn't VI y wear different colored ribbons, like ench twins? m