Penny of Top Hill Trail

forward with an air of assurance to claim Pen. When he beheld her, he stopped abruptly, lost in admiration of the daintily

impsed her at the same time an

ce!" he shout

nd the "other girl" asked their particular friends, and the cook spitefully "sat it out." Pen had to follow the prim little steps learned by Francis at a city dancing school the winter before, and

onor me, ma'

the wonderful dance with which she "honored" him. I

considerate and cut t

running breath

his next time like you promised, he'll

ptly on han

rted, "unless you're da

of the moment in the flowing, melting rhythm. Jo had the easy assurance of the dancer born, and she went where he willed, as if she were floati

than Reilly's?" s

ld be to me a night like the

ille? Your dancing would bring yo

y stage. I have to go over to Farley with a lot of cattle to-morrow. It wi

ill, Jo," s

the close of the dance. "We try to give the boys plenty of recre

ed to do penance wit

mournfully, "else I won't get half r

e way to Gene and

irk to his mouth, "want t

h and carry everything t

bone's the best bo

ly for Pen to do her duty da

ctions of her wonderful dances with Jo and a vague

es. Between times she gathered flowers for the many jugs and jars, learned to make salads and to perform little household duties hitherto unknown. Then suddenly t

clared. "Three days of domesticity! I can

ht, she slipped surreptitio

watching for you, Li'l Penny Ante. Just got

ven some way or go stark ma

been entertaining ourselv

ead. It's the only ga

you. Sit down h

rolled down to the mess hall, guided thither by a

excitedly playing an evenly matched game, while an adorin

ht sparkle of excitement in her eyes, which changed to the apprehensi

good time!" she tol

smi

e rest of us are lamenting your a

th a backward look at the men, as s

ied aft

ay," he reminded her

ught of it. You're the

gri

ager-for Ku

stunt, too?" sh

ad to have a novelty in the way o

e morning and tell

rstandingly when she hea

wonders for you," she observed, loo

sically fit-like