You danced better than any other girl I----" "This flattery of yours doesn't quite turn my head, Mr.Russell," Alice interrupted.

"Particularly since Mildred only gave you Ella Dowling to compare with me!" "Oh, no," he insisted.

"There were others--and of course Mildred, herself." "Oh, of course, yes.

I forgot that.

Well----" She paused, then added, "I certainly OUGHT to dance well." "Why is it so much a duty ?" "When I think of the dancing-teachers and the expense to papa! All sorts of fancy instructors--I suppose that's what daughters have fathers for, though, isn't it?
To throw money away on them ?" "You don't----" Russell began, and his look was one of alarm.