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I was taken out! Oh, the terrible waves of laughter and the jeers of those girls as I minced out before them in those frilled knickers. It was summer vaca- tion but all the girls and the two teachers were there. I got to my knees on the little pillow that was placed for me: "Girls and dear teacher, I want to apologize to my teacher and your gym teacher for my actions of the past; you can see I am being punished for all my faults and (to the girls' gym teacher) will you please give me girl's gym!" Of course the whole thing was punctuated with weeping and soft sobs much to their delight - all of them! Miss Cora told the group how I had been a "secret dresser" but that now I was to be her daughter, Elsie, and that Alice and I would soon be married. Oh, what a time and now came the most terrible ordeal of all. I had to stand with hands on hips and at the athletic gym teacher's counting, I had to prance, jump, bend and twist, kick and dance for them to the shameful counting; "one, two, three, kick higher Elsie, show us those special gym bloomers, one, two three", etc., ets. (!) I was sobbing when it was over! Alice proposed me as a mem- ber of "The Girls' Athletic Union" and she had me bend over and gave me 10 mild stokes with a paddle. Now I was a member! One odd thing I did note with regards to this session; I was aware of the soft swish of my taffeta knickers and this thrilled me all over! As I did my shameful exercises before them all, I wept in utter shame. I also felt these thrills, as if a strong subconscious power was overpowering my shame. I guess it was Elsie, the inner Elsie helping me along!

That evening I decided to put my escape plan into operation, I got a small overnight bag and the money I had put aside and when Miss Cora and Alice were asleep I dressed in some easy to travel in clothes; sensible shoes with low heels, a cotton dress, plain slip and band leg panties. I wore my wrist length gloves and combed my hair well, made myself up and went down stairs and out into the big, dark world!