Janet threw him a kiss and told him to hurry. She listened, smiling, as she heard him splash in the bathtub. It was not many minutes before he was beside her, and they were seated on the old stone garden bench. "How is my little grown-up sister this morning?" he inquired, as he kissed her. "Tommy, please tell me everything," Janet begged. "I want to know so badly." "Poor youngster,"--Tom patted her shoulder affectionately--"so you shall, but first let me have a look at you, I hardly saw you last night." He turned her face toward him and smiled down into her eyes. "Janet, what would you say if I told you that you had a sister?" he asked slowly. "But--why, how silly! I wouldn't, believe you,"--Janet laughed. "Not if I told you quite seriously?" Janet jumped up from her seat and faced her brother. "Tommy, what do you mean?" she asked wonderingly. "Not only an ordinary sister," Tom continued, "but a twin sister." He studied her anxiously. Janet was more bewildered than ever. "But I couldn't have, Tommy, and not know it." "It does sound unreasonable," Tom agreed, "but it's true. Do you want me to tell you about her?" Janet put her hands on his shoulders and looked at him, still doubtful and a little frightened. "You're not teasing me, are you?" she asked, and her voice trembled. [Illustration: "You're not teasing me, are you?" she asked, and her voice trembled.] Tom stood up and put his arm around her, and they walked slowly down the garden path. "No, honey, I'm not teasing you," he said quietly. "Let me try and explain. "I will have to say some things about grandmother that I would rather leave unsaid, but you must try and understand that although she is a very unreasonable and selfish old lady she did what she thought was right." "Of course,"--Janet nodded her head. "I thought that you must know all about mother and father, I never dreamed she would refuse to answer your questions, and of course I knew you would ask questions as soon as you began to think. I've been a very selfish brother and I am heartily ashamed of myself, I should have come home ages ago, but we'll let that pass now. "You know Mrs. Todd?" he paused, and Janet nodded. "Well, a long time ago grandmother decided that she was to marry father, but father was in love with mother then; very, very much in love with her." Tom smiled as he added, "And he married her. Grandmother was furious, but she adored father and before long she forgave him and he and mother came here to live. I guess grandmother had to like mother in spite of herself, but she could never quite forgive her for not being the girl she had chosen. I was born, and then ten years later you and Phyllis came along." "Phyllis, oh, what a lovely name!" Janet exclaimed.