eded. Gladys
had undertaken the task of teaching Sahwah fancy dancing, and
drilled her every morning in the shack. Sahwah was eager to
learn and practised the steps until her feet ached with
weariness. "There," said Gladys, as Sahwah succeeded in
memorizing a number of steps, now we'll try it with the music.
Remember, you are impersonating a tree swaying in the wind, and
bend from your waist line. That's the right way.

"Now, everybody up for the 'Hesitation,'" she called, when
Sahwah, flushed and panting, sat down in a corner to rest. The
girls lined up briskly for their lesson. Nearly all of them knew
the correct steps of the modern society dances, but few of them
danced really well, and it was the little fine touches and graces
that Gladys was teaching them--lightness of foot, stateliness of
carriage, graceful disposing of arms and hands. Gladys had taken
charge of the entire dancing hour now, and it was the most
popular class in the whole schedule. Nyoda was a little
breathless at the way Gladys was developing into a leader. She,
who a few weeks before was not able to reach the standards which
the Winnebagos had set for themselves, was now calmly leading
them on to greater heights!

Now that Gladys had learned to swim, the next thing for her to do
was to get used to jumping into deep water. She stood out on the
end of the low springboard a long time trying to make up her mind
to go off, and finally shrank back, thoroughly disgusted with
herself, but unable to bring herself to make the leap. "Shall I
hold your hand the first time?" said Nyoda. Holding tightly to
Nyoda's hand, Gladys jumped from the board, and sank down, down
through the glassy, translucent depths, holding her breath and
trying to keep her eyes open as she had been bidden. At first
all was darkness, then a mass of bubbles became visible, then
light shone through the water and the next moment her head shot
out above the surface, and Nyoda pulled her up on the dock. It
had all happened so quickly that she had no time to be frightened.

"Why, it's _fun_," she said in amazement. All the girls laughed
at the comical expression on her face.

"Now do it alone," said Nyoda, "and this time try to right
yourself and begin to swim." Again Gladys jumped into the
depths, and as soon as her head was clear of the water struck out
of her own accord and swam around the dock. "Now come up, and
turn over on your back and float," said Nyoda. Gladys