MRS.

PENDYCE'S DANCE Mrs.Pendyce believed in the practice of assembling county society for the purpose of inducing it to dance, a hardy enterprise in a county where the souls, and incidentally the feet, of the inhabitants were shaped for more solid pursuits.

Men were her chief difficulty, for in spite of really national discouragement, it was rare to find a girl who was not "fond of dancing." "Ah, dancing; I did so love it! Oh, poor Cecil Tharp!" And with a queer little smile she pointed to a strapping red-faced youth dancing with her daughter.

"He nearly trips Bee up every minute, and he hugs her so, as if he were afraid of falling on his head.

Oh, dear, what a bump! It's lucky she's so nice and solid.