(Summer in Petticoats continued)

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and how you looked,' over and see you too.'

Harold explained, "but they wanted to come

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"How do you like my dress today?" I asked.

"It's super!" they replied in unison, "but are you really going to wear dresses all summer, and is your name going to be 'Roberta'?" they asked.

"Yes," I replied, "I am going to wear dresses all the rest of the summer, and my new name is Roberta."

"Are you going to wear girl's clothes even when you go to school next Tuesday to get your report card?" Harold asked. I had forgotten entirely that although school had closed for the summer on Friday, that we were expected to return to school on Tuesday morning for the closing exercises and to get our report cards!

"Maybe one of you could bring me my report card, I suggest- ed, "I had forgotten all about it."

"You ought to go," Harold replied, "you can even go with me if you want to."

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"I really don't know, I replied, "perhaps I will, and I would like to go with you.

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"If you do, why don't you wear the dress you have on now," Harold suggested, "it will be a sensation!"

"Do you think it would be alright?" I asked.

"Do I think it would be alright!" he exclaimed, "It would be all wrong if you did not go, or if you did not wear one of your dresses, everybody is expecting you to come and everyone is an- xious to see you.

A little later, Mother came out to the porch, and said, "Boys, please excuse Roberta for a moment?"

I went to the kitchen, and returned with a tray of refresh- ments consisting of cokes and cookies, which I took out to the porch and served to the boys. After about an hour, and after all of the boys had assured me that they wanted me to go to school with them on Tuesday, they left.

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