The heroine, Hildegarde, finds herself transplanted from the middle western farm to the gay social whirl of the East. She is almost swept off her feet, but in the end she proves true blue. PEACOCK FEATHERS The eternal conflict between wealth and love. Jerry, the idealist who is poor, loves Mimi, a beautiful, spoiled society girl. THE DIM LANTERN The romance of little Jane Barnes who is loved by two men. THE GAY COCKADE Unusual short stories where Miss Bailey shows her keen knowledge of character and environment, and how romance comes to different people. THE TRUMPETER SWAN Randy Paine comes back from France to the monotony of every-day affairs. But the girl he loves shows him the beauty in the common place. THE TIN SOLDIER A man who wishes to serve his country, but is bound by a tie he cannot in honor break--that's Derry. A girl who loves him, shares his humiliation and helps him to win--that's Jean. Their love is the story. MISTRESS ANNE A girl in Maryland teaches school, and believes that work is worthy service. Two men come to the little community; one is weak, the other strong, and both need Anne. CONTRARY MARY An old-fashioned love story that is nevertheless modern. GLORY OF YOUTH A novel that deals with a question, old and yet ever new--how far should an engagement of marriage bind two persons who discover they no longer love. GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, NEW YORK