pliment me on my acting.
We were home in no time, and when we were safely inside I felt pleased--for I had managed the walk without any unpleasant incident and my confidence was soaring. It was so late that we immediately
went up to bed. After removing my hat, jacket, skirt, blouse, petticoat and bloomers, I could not untie my corset laces, so I was reluctantly forced to seek Mother's help. Seeing me in my intimate feminine underthings, she laughed heartily, but as she unlaced me she again remarked on my feminine appearance even in my revealing attire. The corset off, I gratefully stretched and enjoyed great lungfuls of air--then returning to my room, after an unusually fond goodnight from Mother--I removed shoes, hose, chemise and wig, and happily climbed into bed.
Mother called me the next morning saying, "It's quite late you lazy-bones. Just because you parade around all night in the latest fashions you can't expect to sleep all day.
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I climbed out of bed and went in to take a bath, carefully averting my eyes as I passed the pile of feminine underthings I had left on a chair. Returning to my room, wide awake and tingling after my cold bath, I was surprised to find Mother still there. "I thought that you would be at breakfast by now Mother, " I said. She said that she had decided that she would wait for me, and then asked what I planned to wear that morning. I replied, "Why my us- ual clothes. Why do you ask? Is there anything special on for to-
day?
́"Oh no Davy!
It's just that I would like to have you put on
Frances's things again.
"What! Me wear those things again!" I exclaimed.
"Oh Davy don't act that way," Mother pleaded, "I'll help you get them on so it won't be any trouble at all."
"But why Mother?" I asked. "They're so uncomfortable, and be- sides you saw me in them last night."
She hesitated, then answered, "Oh come on Davy, be a sport. All I want is to get some pictures of you that way--then you can take them off."
"Yes and have Sue see me", I replied. Sue was our maid.
"What would she think?"
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