The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-01-18
LIKE AND UNLIKE.

ooh. Clara" cried Belle Pritchard,
running into the sunny morning
room whore her sister wa- diligently
p]racticiug on the piano. I've Just
heard such q piece of uow-' I've been
over to see Nellie Armstrong. and
they're going to have company-two
girl, from the city
"Whm are they coming; inquired
Clara. cNcitcdly.
zone Of them l. coming to-day"
answered Belle. They both can't
leave home at the same time. for their
mother /, an invalid. What makes 1t
80 interesting u. that they are twins,
aud .o much alike that at ir.t no one
can tell them apart. Nellie never
met them. but she saw them once at
a concert. They ,at just ia front OF
her. and ,hc ,a,. they are 50 pretty
II i, Ada who i, coming to-day. and
she will ,tay two weeks. and then
Elsie will come. Won't it be- nice:
Nellie say, she will expect u, To help
her entertain them. for she want.
them to have % real good time"
well be- glad enough 10 help
said Clara "l'vc been longing all
Summer for a little fun. Wen "a
over thi. evening aud call. How old
is Ada:"
"SiNi,cn; iu.t your age. Nellie
lscnt for a new cr"qu,t .cl to-day. and
n handsome racquet. - We can haV,
all the croquct and lawn tennis We
want"
The girl. could scarcely scttl,
thcm.cly,. To anything all day. and
were very impatiou, for evening tC
come. They led .uch quiet live, that
it seemed u very important and cx.
citing event to meet stranger.
They started for N,Ilic's a, soon a,
supper VA. over. and Clara carried d
large bouquet Of scarlet gcmuium.
a. an offering To- her friend, guest.
II was only q ,hor, distance to tn,
handsome stone house IN which III,
Armstrong, lived. hut Clara an,
Belle walked - fast that they w,r.
tired and warm 10y the time they
reached it.
Ard they felt painfully con.ciou
Of their flushed face, and dusty shoe.
when Ada Howard rose from tn,
bamboo chair in which she was re
clining and. looking delightfully."- coo
in her white linen dress and blu,
ribbons. came forward to meet them
But it was not the contrast ,hc af
fordod 10 ihcmsclyv5. nor anythiu.
she said, tina, made the girl, fee
shabby and plain, hut the way il
which she looked them over,
81 felt like a tramp-actually liz.
a tramp" Belle said To her sister. il
confidence, that night, Il don't be-
lieve III put on my blue lawn again
without a ,huddcr. Her eyes SCENE,
to light on that darn on the slccy
the first thing. and ! knew she notice,
that a tuck had been let out in th.
skin, Aud when You and Nell wen
into the house for a glass Of water
she took occasion to ask me if ! In,
trimmed my hat myself. and to "a,
that the trimming nowadays wa, al
ways put on the front. and that /
wis dreadfully oId-fa,hioncd To hay
it on the back. She ,nid she though
Id like to know. for Of course "
couldn't he expected To learn the lat
est fashions in such Il place as this.
'She is a little odd" Clara admit
ted, reluctantly, "Shc said she won
dcred how had kept that white can
vas belt 80 clean, for ii must be fiv
years nj least since they were worn
. | felt ashamed Of myself for mindin.
such a petty thrust, but | did feel il
However, she is Ncllie's guest, an,
We must make the best Of ner,'
"Yos, / suppose so,' sighed Belle
'but | don't believe | shall ever lik
her. She i, an awful disappoint
mcnt,