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would willingly exchange your present status, to become, for an indefinite period of time, simply a maid of all work. And above all, wanting at the same time to wear my old cast off clothes, that I cannot possibly see looking at all well on you.

However, it is your decision to make, and one that you appear to have already made, so I will not oppose you any further. Conser quently, and as you have already suggested, we shall give your proposal a trial period of one month, and after that time we shall be guided in its further observance by how well your scheme has worked out. If by then I am still unhappy with the arrangement, you must then quietly give up the entire idea without a single word of protest. Only on that clearly understood basis, will I reluctantly consent to giving your unconventional proposal a fair trial."

Jan, now feeling the battle won, eagerly assented to his mother's one stipulation. On receiving this acceptance of her terms, Susan, in a note of resignation, replied,

"Judging by what you have already indicated, Jan, I can only assume that you would now like to put this new arrangement into effect without delay. However, I have first one practical suggestion to make. In as far as it is my understanding, that from now on you will be wearing none other than the clothes I am now turning over to you, that you now move into the guest bedroom next to mine, and cease to use your present room altogether,

Your next step is to gather up your new wardrobe and proceed to hang up the dresses and similar items of outerwear in the closets there, also place all the underclothes in the drawers of the pink chest of drawers.'

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"I shall not attempt to help you in that disposition, as it is now your problem, and you will just have to work these things out for yourself. Also, although you seem

to have some little familiarity with women's clothes, I gather this has been acquired largely through observation, and that to date you have never previously ever dressed up in them. While, here again, I could help you in this respect, but as I am still very much in opposition to what you now intent to do, I do not want to extend you any kind of assistance, and you will have to handle the problem of dressing properly as best as you can."

Although Jan was more than a little hurt by his mother's uncooperative attitude, also disappointed in that she would not even assist him in getting dressed for the very first time in what were indeed quite unfamiliar garments, he did not permit this to show in any way. But, after putting the best possible expression on his face, proceeded to silently take up one armful after another of his newly acquired wardrobe, and conveyed them into the room next door, to be put away as Susan had suggested. With this completed, he now looked forward eagerly to spending the next couple hours enjoyably, in handling and properly disposing of these hard fought for garments,