RELUCTANT PRESS

Before Shelley or Cindy could say a word, Barry had wiped Shelley's ears with the alcohol and placed the device over her earlobe. Almost instantly, a "POP" was heard as a shiny golden ball stud was inserted.

Shelley's mouth opened in a stunned "O" as she paled and reached a hand up to feel her violated ear. Before her hand reached its destination, Barry moved the device about a quarter of an inch and pulled the trigger. Another "POP" announced the installation of a second shiny golden ball stud. Shelley gingerly felt her stinging ear lobe and the two balls in her now pierced ear. By then, Barry had stepped to the other side and was positioning the device on her other ear. Too shocked to react, Shelley meekly allowed her ears to become matched.

"But my ears are only pierced once," Cindy said petulantly once she recovered from the surprise. 'You doublepierced Shelley's."

"Indeed," replied Barry with a broad grin. "In my haste I guess I made a mistake. Oh well, since I can't undo Shelley, I'll simply have to do YOU!" With a giggle, he stepped to Cindy and added a second hole in each of her ears.

"Now you match," he said gleefully. "Now there's just one more thing I need to do to make you both perfect little angels!"

With, that, he once more bustled away.

Shelley was looking at her all-too-girlish appearance in the mirror, fascinated by the sparkle of the light reflected off her earrings and the scintillating highlights of her silken hair. Cindy gazed at her reflection, just as pleased. Barry returned, pushing a cart followed by two women.

"Only one tiny detail," he gushed to Cindy and Shelley while one woman plugged in an extension cord from the cart as the other made some adjustments to the dials of a box that sat atop the cart. Turning to the women, he smiled and spoke.

"These young ladies need their eyebrows cleaned up a bit. There are far too many stray hairs. Please see to it they have nice, delicate brows."

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TWO LITTLE GIRLS

By JENNIFER SUE

Then, looking at Cindy and Shelley, he smiled benevolently. "This is on me, girls, I'm sure you'll love the results! Now, just relax while Sue and Dee work their magic upon you!"

With that, he bustled off to check on the rest of the bridal party.

Sue and Dee lost no time as they picked up tweezers and a pencil-like tool with a thin needle on one end and a wire running back to the device on the top of the cart.

"This will sting a bit," said Sue with a smile. "Not enough to hurt, but just a bit uncomfortable. At your age this should only take a few moments."

With that, the duo set to work on the girls.

Shelley and Cindy closed their eyes and winced for the first few "zings". But the longer the ordeal lasted, the less bothersome the incessant stings became. In fifteen minutes, the women finished. The girls eagerly peered into the mirror to see the results of the treatments.

Both were surprised to see that their eyebrow were no longer bushy--not that either had been outrageously so. Now, both sported delicately arched narrow brows that brought out a natural, girlish daintiness.

Coupled with their new feminine hair styles and their double pierced ears, both were remarkably cute. Cindy started to giggle with delight over the changes that had been made, and Shelley quickly joined her. Being young and naive, neither realized the electrolysis treatments had made the changes to their eyebrows permanent!

The enchanting giggles attracted the attention of Barry and Mary Green. The two came over to survey the results. Both were pleased with the charming little girls.

"Your mothers will be pleased to see how lovely you've become," Mary said with a broad grin. "Shelley, you'll make a divine flower girl!"

Cindy and Shelley both blushed, knowing that the praise was not unjustified. Little did either suspect that the

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