Middletown transcript., 1919-01-18

riany things he remembered about
those Gays in college. little things that
she herself had forgotten. And how
manv things he remembered about
Margaret Avery! Why. even the time
she i:iG taken part in n freshman play
Years before, and the dress she used
to wear to class in her sophomore year.
In spite Of herself Peggy found that
she was warming little bit toward
Carter Ferris.
AS re days went by Peggy and Car
ter Ferris became very good chums.
They were chums in the real sense. for
they p.,ea, ed to like the same things.
They had long walks together. picnic
luncheons. fishing trips. discussions OF
books. And ever recurrent was the
,cpic Of Peggy's SISTER Margaret"
One day they sat on the bank CT
the little creek, quiet. Carter Ferris
apTeered to be summoning courage to
tell her something, and Peggy waited.
"Do you know" he said at length. Il
use to care very great deal for your
sister. She never seemed to care about
me. but l have always remembered
her. I never thought that l could
love any other woman. but-1've grown
t. care for you. Peggy. more than
ever did for her. Why. from the very
moment saw yon-~-"
Peggy>was silent, and presently he
went on:
1T seemed somehow as though had
known you always. At first | thought
it was just because you were so mucn
like your sister, hut l know now that
it isn't that at all it's you love.
don't suppose that you care, Peggy. we
have not known each other long. nut
if you could I want you to marry
me-"
Peggy had been sitting with her curly
head buried in her hands. and when
she lifted it there was something like
the CLINT of smile in her eyes.
"Wait," she said, I'm not sure that
it isn't my sister that you love, after
all. Perhaps if you saw her again
you would choose her. She Is com
ing here tomorrow. Before you ask
me to give you any answer you must
meet Margaret"
And so it was a very anxious young
man who came in to dinner the next
evening He did not want to meet
Margaret Avery. What he wanted was
to have dinner alone with Peggy op'
pOsite him, as he had done every eve
ming for several weeks. ...
A young woman sat in Peggy's chair
with her back toward him. The au-
burn braids that were coiled SO
smoothly about her head were quite
familiar, and he saw she wore bone
trimmed spectacles and mannish
stock. just as Margaret Avery had al
ways worn them. But where was
Peggy?
lie strobe over to the table and ex-
tended his hand.
"Good evening, Miss Avery. I'm aw'
fully glad to see you again. Where"
He stopped bewildered by the smile
that twink%ed ut him through the spec
tacles; bewildered also by the very
striking resemblance between the sis
tiers. He had not remembered that
Margaret had such unruly waves about
her temples.
"Why. you-you aren't Margaret
Avery!" he exclaimed at last. "You'rc
Peggy. What kind of game is this
Peggy? / don't understand. And your
hair"
Whereupon Peggy explained to him
the mystery of the curls and the AL
burn braids, which, as every woman
knows, are so easy to pin on If they
have been severed.
1T was mean Of me, l KNOW" she
confessed. But you seemed 80 sure
and so much in love with my staid old
sister that l couldn't help being just
a little bit jealous Of her. l simply
had to cut her out, because
cause"
because what, dearest?"
"Why, you blessed goose, because
I went and fell in love with You my
self"