When Rose was in a coaxing mood, few people could resist her. Katy
yielded, and between jest and earnest the matter was settled. Katy
was to head the plan and invite the members.

"Only a few at first," suggested Rose. "When it is proved to be a
success, and everybody wants to join, we can let in two or three more
as a great favor. What shall the name be? We'll keep it a secret,
whatever it is. There's no fun in a society without a secret."

What should the name be? Rose invented half a dozen, each more absurd
than the last. "The Anti-Jane Society" would sound well, she insisted.
Or, no!--the "Put-him-down-Club" was better yet! Finally they settled
upon "The Society for the Suppression of Unladylike Conduct."

"Only we'll never use the whole name," said Rose: "We'll say, 'The
S. S .U. C.' That sounds brisk and snappy, and will drive the whole
school wild with curiosity. What larks! How I long to begin!"

The next Saturday was fixed upon for the first meeting. During the
week Katy proposed the plan to the elect few, all of whom accepted
enthusiastically. Lilly Page was the only person who declined. She
said it would be stupid; that for her part she didn't set up to be
"proper" or better than she was, and that in any case she shouldn't
wish to be mixed up in a Society of which "Miss Agnew" was a member.
The girls did not break their hearts over this refusal. They had
felt obliged to ask her for relationship's sake, but everybody was
a little relieved that she did not wish to join.

No. 6 looked very full indeed that Saturday afternoon when the S. S.