Arizona republican., 1911-12-04

| to make the Twins so utterly unlike No stranger ever took Violet Anasta- sia Dangertield. so dark eyed. dark haired, dark-skinned. of SO rich & coloring. so changeful and piauant a face. for the cousin. much less for the twin sister, of Hyacinth Wolfram Dangerfield. so fair-skinned. fair haired. blue-eyed. on whose finely chis- eled features rested so perpetual. so contrasting a serenity. But it was a whim of man. of their wicked Uncle Sir Maurice Falconer which had robbed them of their pretty names. He had named Violet "Erebus" because, he said.
 She walks in beauty like the night Of cloudless climes and starry spheres :; and he had forthwith named Hya- cinth 'The Terror" because. he said. the ill-fated Sir John Franklin had made the Terror the eternal companion of ErebHs
 ErebuS and the Terror they became Even their mother never called them ny their proper. pretty names save in moments of the severest displeasure.
 'They're good apples" said the Ter
 
 core of his third and took two more from the bag
 They are said Erebus in a grate- ful tone-"worth all the trouble we had with that dog"
 Wed have cleared him out of the orchard in half the time. if we'd had our catapults and bullets. IL was hard luck being made to promise never tO use catapults again." said the Terror sadly
 All that fuss about a little lead from the silly old belfry gutter.' said ErcbuS bitterly.
 As if belfrieS wanted lead gutterS. They could easily have put states in the place of the sheets Of lead we took" said the Terror
 Why can't they leave Us alone: It quite spoils the country not to have catapults." said Erebus. gazing on tho rich autumn scene through which they moved with mournful eyes
 They climbed over gate (for the Twins it was always simpler 10 climb over a gate than to unlatch il and walk through and took their way along the common. They had gone some fifty yards. when from among the gorse on their right a voice cried, Bang-g-g, Bang-g-g,"
 The Twins fell to the earth and lay still: and Wiggins came out of the gorse. his wooden gun on his shoulder. a smile of proud triumph on his richly freckled face. He stood over the fal- len twins: and his smile of triumph 10 a scOwl of the most savage ferocity.
 ''IIa IIa !. Shot through the heads, ,' he cried Their bones will bleach in the painless forest while their scalpS hang in the wiswam of Red Bear. the terror of the Pawnecs'
 Then he scalped the Twins with formidable. but wooden knife. Then he took from his knickcrbockcr pocket a tattered and dirty notebook. an in notebook it was the only thing to curb the exubcrant imaCina- tiOn of Ercbusl. made an entry in if. and said in a tone of lively satisfac- tion. You're only one game ahead
 "I thought we were three" said Ercbus. rising.
 They're down in the book" said firmly; and his bright blue eyes were very stern.
 Well we shall have tO spend whole afternoon getting well ahead of you" said Ercbus. shaking out her lark curls.
 Virgins waged a deadly war with hr Twins. He ambushed and scaIped them: they ambushed and scalped him. Seeing that they had already passed their thirteenth birthday. it was great condescpnsion on their a,.f t. tat # md they felt it. But Wiggins was fav- pred friend: and the game filled inter- valS between stcrner deeds.
 The Terror handed Wiggns an ap- pie: and the three of them moved swiftly on across the common. Wig gins was one of those who spurn the earth. Now and again. for obscure put profound reasons. he would sud ienly spring into the air and proceed by leaps and bounds.
 once when he slowed down to let hem overtake him. he said. The game sn't really fair: you're two to one
 "You keep very level.' said the Ter TOT.
 Yes: it's my superior astuteness." said Wiggins sedately.
 "Goodness What words you use," said Erebus in somewhat jealous tone.
 "It's being so much with my father: you see. he has q European reputa- ton" Virgins explained.
 Yes: everybody says that. But what is a European reputation?" said Erebus
 "Everyhody in Europe knows him. said Wiggins; and he spurned the ,arth.
 They called him Wiggins becnuse his name was Rupert. Ii seemed to them both affected and Ostentatious Besides. crop it as you might his hair r0Hid assume the appearance of q mop.
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