Can't side scroll on new MacBook trackpad

I am unable to use a two finger scroll to scroll sideways on my (new model) MacBook Pro. I can do vertical scrolling in a window, but not side to side. I used to be able to, but one day I just noticed I can't.
I've checked in Safari, Finder, Preview, and iPhoto. These are times there is a left-right scroll bar present. The option is checked in the Preference pane.
So basically, if I'm looking at a photo, I can do a two finger scroll up and down, but I can't go left and right.
Any ideas?

No such checkbox exists there.
I see:
One Finger
X Tap to Click
_ Dragging
_ Drag Lock
Two Fingers
X Secondary Click
X Sroll
Pinch Open & Close
Rotate
_ Screen Zoom (Options...)
Three Fingers
Swipe to Navigate
X = checked checkbox
_ = unchecked checkbox
= no checkbox

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