YOU, GERALDINE DEAR," SHE SAID, AS SHE ASSISTED HIM IN REGAINING HIS FEET.

"ANYTHING, MISS LOUISE," GERALD SAID RASHLY. "ANYTHING AT ALL YOU WANT ME TO DO, I'LL DO IT."

MISS LOUISE SAT ONCE MORE IN HER

DESK CHAIR.

"SINCE YOU HAVE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH BOY-GIRLS SUCH AS JAMES AND INFLUENCING THEM TO ENTER OUR SEMINARY, I WONDER IF YOU WOULD HELP ME OUT WITH A SOMEWHAT MORE DIFFICULT CASE THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN CONFRONTED WITH."

"YES, MISS LOUISE," GERALD REPLIED. "I'LL HELP ANY WAY I CAN."

"THIS YOUNG MAN, FELIX IS HIS NAME, IS FIFTEEN YEARS OLD JUST YOUR AGE. HE IS THE SON OF A VERY WEALTHY WOMAN WHO WANTS TO MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL DONATION TO THE SEMINARY, SINCE SHE BELIEVES IN WHAT IT STANDS FOR EDUCATIONALLY.

"FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW, FELIX HAS BEEN MAKING A REGULAR PEST OF HIMSELF IN THE HOUSEHOLD. HE SNEAKS INTO HIS SISTER'S ROOM AND DRESSES UP IN HER CLOTHES AND LEAVES THEM ALL SOILED WITH EJACULATE. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE EVIDENCE, HE VE-

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HEMENTLY DENIES WHAT HE HAS DONE.

SO FAR, NOBODY HAS EVER CAUGHT HIM IN THE ACT OF DRESSING UP, BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT HE IS THE GUILTY PARTY.

"HIS MOTHER HAS DECIDED TO ENROLL HIM IN OUR SEMINARY, IN SPITE OF HIS FRENZIED PROTESTS THAT HE HATE'S GIRLS' ATTIRE AND WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD IN IT.

"THIS AFTERNOON, HIS MOTHER HAS ENLISTED THE SERVICES OF SEVERAL OF HER MAIDS, AND THEY WILL FORCIBLY ATTIRE FELIX IN A COMPLETE GIRLS' OUTFIT. THEN THEY WILL BRING HIM HERE IN THEIR AUTOMOBILE UNDER DURESS AND DEPOSIT HIM IN THE SCHOOL."

MISS LOUISE SMILED HER WARMEST SMILE AT GERALD, AND CONTINUED. "THEN IT WILL BE UP TO ME TO PERSUADE HIM TO ACCEPT HIS FATE. I KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO YOU STAY AFTER SCHOOL TODAY APPROVED THE IDEA YOUNG CONVERT."

YOUR AUNT HAS ALREADY AND HELP ME WITH THE

"BUT HOW CAN I HELP?" GERALD ASKED, SOMEWHAT PUZZLED.

"I'M SURE YOU WILL FIND A WAY. ANYTHING GOES, IF YOU CATCH MY MEANING," MISS LOUISE WINKED. "AFTER ALL, IT IS FOR FELIX'S OWN GOOD. HE REALLY IS A CONFIRMED CROSS-