The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16

were lull VI OACCCAAASo0'
trouble, and kind of fright IN
the depths of them; the same
delicate lips, only they were set
in hard lines as if the grim reall-
ties of life had been too close
to her.
Well" she said with a final
little shiver, opening the door a
triflle wider, Il suppose you must
be my twin sister! Will you
come in?" Her voice was most
ungracious, but she stood aside
in the tiny hall to let the other
girl pass in.
ooh! Are YOU? That isl
didn't know" said Marjorie in
confusion. Then she turned sud
denly to the taxi and nodded
brightly.
Its all right" she said. 'They
still live here!"
But they probably won't for
long" added the other girl grim
ly.
"Oh, are you going to move?
Then I'm glad 1 came before you
did, for l might have had trouble
finding YOU"
"Yes," said the other girl I'M
smiling, "you probably would.
Then she motioned toward a sim
gle wooden chair in the middle
of the room. Won't you sit down?
We still have one chair left,
though l believe Ted is going to
take it to the pawnshop this al
ternoon. There isn't any heat
here. Will you take cold?" There
was something contemptuous in
the tone of this hostile sister
Marjorie gave her quick
troubled glance.
"Are you really my sister,
81 suppose I must be-" said the
other girl listlessly as if it didn't
in the least matter, "there's your
picture up there on the mantel.
Maybe you'll recognize that. Ii
you had waited till afternoon
that would probably have been
gone too"
you know, l didn't even know
| T had sister until the day be-
fore yesterday"
The other looked at her with
hard unbelieving eyes.
That's odd, isn't it? How did
that come about?"
mo one told me-" she answered
sadly.
"Oh, yes? Then how did you
find out?"
Il found a letter-from Moth
that is from my adopted mother
after she died. She left a letter
to tell me about my people"
"You mean Mr.. and Mrs. Weth-
GRILL are both dead?" The tone
was incredulous.
YES. l am alone in the world
now, except for you-my own
family"
The other girls face grew very
hard and bitter now.
"Oh!" she said shortly. Il Won
dered why you came after all
these years when you haven't
paid the slightest attention to us.
You with your grand home and
aristocratic parents, and your fine
education! What could you pos
sibly want with us? But l see
it now. They have died and left
you penniless, I suppose, after all
their grand pretentions, and you
have come back on us to live.
Well, we'll take you in of course.
Mother wouldn't have it other
wise, but I'll say it's something
like the end of a perfect day to
have you turn up just now"
ooh, I'm sorry" said Marjorie
distressed at once. Il ought to
have telephoned to see if it was
convenient, but I was so eager
to find you. And you don't at all
realize anything about it. I've
not come home to be a burden on
you. l thought maybe l could
spend Christmas with you. I
know how you must feel. You
are moving, and frightfully busy,
but you'll let me help, won't
your"
Moving" sneered her sister.
eyes, we'd be moving right away
today if we had any place to
move to! And any money to hove
with! And anything to move!
Christmas! I didn't know there
was such thing any more!" And
suddenly she dropped down in
the vacant chair, jerking her
hands out from the ragged pock-
cts of her old coat, put them up
to her face and burst into tears,
sobbing until her slender body
shook with the force of the sobs.
Yet it was all done very quietly
as if there was some reason why