full length mirror in her bedroom, when I suddenly saw in the mirror that Mother was standing behind me! I realized at once that she had returned unexpectedly, and discovered me. She had forgotten something, she explained later, and had come in quiet- ly, thinking I had gone out, and no one was in the house.

I was embarrassed to death? I immediately started taking off my dress as quickly as possible.

"Turn around and let me see how you look," she said.

I did so, feeling miserable, and wondering what she would

do to me for dressing in girl's clothes.

"I didn't know you liked to wear girl's clothes, "how long has this been going on?"

she said,

I did not answer, but just stood there. She buttoned up the dress again, and to my great surprise said:

"You don't have to undress. Just keep your dress on if you want to until I get home. Maybe I'll buy you a pretty dress, and a pair of girl's shoes and stockings if you would like me to do 80."

I did not say whether I wanted her to buy me a new dress and shoes and stockings or not, but I was sure she knew that I did want them, so I kept on my blue calico check dress, and her shoes and impatiently waited for her to return from shopping. Finally, she did return, and to my surpised delight, she brought me two beautiful dresses, two sets of girl's undies, and a pair of black patent leather Mary Jane shoes, and two pair of white girl's stockings.

"Let me help you get dressed now, she said. In only a few minutes, I was completely dressed in a beautiful blue dress with collar styled like the collar of a Middy-blouse which was so popular in those days, and a black patent leather belt. With the lovely undies and my Mary Jane shoes, and my white stockings I had never felt so wonderful. Needless to say, I wore it all day, and when bed time came I was most reluctant to take it off, and the next day, which was Sunday, I put the same outfit on when I got up, and wore it all day long. Complications began almost immediately, however.

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