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 watch the white wake and the long, uneven line of the city roofs, with its towering buildings wrapped in a veil of smoke that thinned and died away to the north and south, leaving the stretch of the park and beautiful homes standing out in the clear sunlight. We watched and chatted, and the twins certainly were fun. I liked one of them a good deal the better, but I could never tell which one it was; for whenever they'd get mixed up, I'd have to go to talking to the one that came handiest until I'd found out whether she was the one or not; and then when they'd get up and walk around, I'd get off of the track again. It was interesting, though, and I got to wagering my right pocket against my left pocket, as to whether I had the interesting one or not, until I got all of my loose change and keys and everything else over onto one side, and Bess wanted to know whether I was trying to show off my wealth, that I was rattling it around so much;—and the side I had 'em on, was the side where I put 'em when I missed my guess. They told a lot of funny stories about each other. Once one of them had to stay out of school for a while, and when she was ready to start in again, she